History of Rochester, (Lorain County) Ohio United States of America

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A Biography of Bishop Walden Perkins

Bishop Walden Perkins, senator, was born in Rochester, Ohio, Oct. 18, 1841; son of Benjamin Chaplin and Hannah M. (Cole) Perkins; grandson of Benjamin Chaplin and Elizabeth Ann (Walden) Perkins and a descendant of John Perkins, Boston, 1636. He was educated at Knox academy, Galesburg, Ill.; studied law at Ottawa, was a soldier in the 83d Illinois infantry. 1861-62, and captain in the 16th U.S. colored infantry, 1862-65. He was admitted to the bar at Ottawa in 1867; removed to Oswego, Kan., in 1869; was attorney for Labette county in 1869, and was married April 11, 1872, to Louise Cushman. He was probate judge of Labette county, 1870-73; judge of the 11th judicial district, 1873-82, and a Republican representative from the third Kansas district in the 48th, 49th, 50th and 51st congresses, 1883-91. He was appointed to the U.S. senate by Governor Humphrey to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Preston B. Plumb, Dec. 20, 1891, serving, 1891-93, and in 1893 took up the practice of law in Washington, D.C., where he died June 20, 1894.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor