Francisco Perea

Francisco Perea ( born January 9, 1830 in Los Padillas, Mexico, † May 21, 1913 in Albuquerque, New Mexico ) was an American politician. Between 1863 and 1865 he represented the New Mexico Territory as a delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early years

Born near Albuquerque Francisco Perea attended the schools of his home, which at that time still belonged to Mexico. Between 1843 and 1845 he studied at the Jesuit College in St. Louis. In the years 1847-1849 he graduated from the Bank Street Academy in New York. Between 1850 and 1864 he worked among others as traders and ranchers. Occasionally, he led mule teams with goods from the state of Missouri in the New Mexico Territory.

Political rise

At the beginning of the Civil War was Francisco Perea 1861-1862 Lieutenant Colonel on the Union side. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party, whose national party he attended in 1864 as a delegate. In this Congress, President Abraham Lincoln was nominated for a second term. In the congressional elections of 1862 Perea was elected as a delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives. There he broke on March 4, 1863 from John Sebrie Watts. However, he had no right to vote because New Mexico was not yet a state of the United States. In 1864, he was not nominated by his party for that office; Therefore, he resigned from the Congress on March 3, 1865.

Further CV

After the end of his time in the federal capital Washington Perea returned to New Mexico. In 1881 he moved to Jemez Springs, where he ran a hotel among others. From 1894 to 1905 he was postmaster in this place. In 1906, he moved to Albuquerque, where he spent his twilight years. He is also passed in 1913. His cousin Pedro Perea also represented the New Mexico Territory 1899-1901 as a delegate in the House of Representatives.