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George C. Perkins

Republican

Picture of George C. Perkins
Library of Congress
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-03-1868 Republican SD-24 0 Win
11-05-1872 Republican SD-24 0 Win
09-03-1879 Republican Governor 67965 Win
07-26-1893 Republican Senate3 0 Win
01-23-1895 Republican Senate3 0 Win
01-01-1897 Republican Senate3 0 Win
01-05-1903 Republican Senate3 0 Win
01-01-1909 Republican Senate3 0 Win
Website: bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000232
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: August 23, 1839 in Kennebunkport, Maine
Married: Ruth Parker
Died: February 26, 1923 in Oakland, CA

1872: Candidate for Senate President Pro Tem (Lost; 15 to 21)

  • Perkins was a member of the US Senate Committee on Commerce subcommittee created in April 1912 to investigate the Titanic sinking.

Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]
Source: Legislative Guide... of all the State Officers and Members of the Legislature... by Kean & Dudley (H.S. Crocker and Co.; 1871)