"Throughout Colonel Perea's long and useful life he was noted for his industry and conservative opinions. In the Legislature, nothing pleased him more than a respectful hearing from those opposed to his views concerning any public measure."
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Francisco Perea
Francisco Perea (January 9, 1830 – May 21, 1913) was a delegate for the Territory of New Mexico to the 38th United States Congress from Mary 4, 1863 to March 3, 1865, a rancher, and Union Army officer in the American Civil War. He was a paternal grandson of Don Francisco Xavier Chávez, the first Governor of the Departmento de Nuevo México, 1st Mexican Empire, and a first cousin of Francisco Perea and of Pedro Perea.
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