Theron R. Perlee
Encyclopedia
Theron R. Perlee or Per Lee, (1824-1894), lawyer, soldier, 49er
, politician and judge in the territory and early state of California
.
Theron R. Perlee was born in Chenango County, New York
. He studied law before he enlisted as a Lieutenant in Company C of the 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers
that came to California
during the Mexican American War. While there he commanded the removal of the garrison of Sutters Fort to San Francisco. After the Regiment was disbanded, he set up a law practice in San Francisco. In February of 1849, he was elected as the of Justice of the Peace for San Francisco, his first political office. Perlee also edited The Placer Times from June 19, 1849 to August 25, 1849. He resigned so that he could run for the territorial assembly as its representative from Monterey in the fall of 1849.
Perlee, a Democrat, relocated to Santa Cruz so that he could represent his district more effectively. Perlee won his election and served in the territrorial assembly from 1849 to 1850. He was then elected in April 1850, as the first State assemblyman of Santa Cruz County
in the first session of the California State Legislature. Was made first Adjutant General of California from April to October 1850.
On September 31, 1850, Judge William Blackburn, the first Santa Cruz County judge, resigned his office and the Theron R. Perlee became the presiding judge in October of that year. Judge Perlee was succeeded by Henry Rice in June, 1854.
Perlee later returned to New York to practice law. He married Mary F. Shinn January 7, 1857 in Highland County, Ohio. In 1875 he was living in Baltimore, Maryland. He died March 20, 1894 in Togus
, Kennebec County, Maine
and was buried in Rock Creek Cemetery
, Washington, D.C.
.
Society of California Pioneers
The Society of California Pioneers and its members are listed in the Annals of San Francisco of 1855. The key stipulation seems to be that they arrived in California prior to December 31, 1849. Since this was a membership organization, it lists only a portion of the pioneers that came to...
, politician and judge in the territory and early state of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Theron R. Perlee was born in Chenango County, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He studied law before he enlisted as a Lieutenant in Company C of the 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers
1st Regiment of New York Volunteers
1st Regiment of New York Volunteers, for service in California and during the war with Mexico, was raised in 1846 during the Mexican American War by Jonathan D. Stevenson. Accepted by the United States Army on August 1846 the 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers was transported around Cape Horn to...
that came to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
during the Mexican American War. While there he commanded the removal of the garrison of Sutters Fort to San Francisco. After the Regiment was disbanded, he set up a law practice in San Francisco. In February of 1849, he was elected as the of Justice of the Peace for San Francisco, his first political office. Perlee also edited The Placer Times from June 19, 1849 to August 25, 1849. He resigned so that he could run for the territorial assembly as its representative from Monterey in the fall of 1849.
Perlee, a Democrat, relocated to Santa Cruz so that he could represent his district more effectively. Perlee won his election and served in the territrorial assembly from 1849 to 1850. He was then elected in April 1850, as the first State assemblyman of Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County, California
Santa Cruz County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California, on the California Central Coast. The county forms the northern coast of the Monterey Bay. . As of the 2010 U.S. Census, its population was 262,382. The county seat is Santa Cruz...
in the first session of the California State Legislature. Was made first Adjutant General of California from April to October 1850.
On September 31, 1850, Judge William Blackburn, the first Santa Cruz County judge, resigned his office and the Theron R. Perlee became the presiding judge in October of that year. Judge Perlee was succeeded by Henry Rice in June, 1854.
Perlee later returned to New York to practice law. He married Mary F. Shinn January 7, 1857 in Highland County, Ohio. In 1875 he was living in Baltimore, Maryland. He died March 20, 1894 in Togus
Togus, Maine
Togus is a facility operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in Chelsea, Maine. The facility was built as a resort hotel, and housed Union veterans of the American Civil War prior to being converted to a veterans hospital....
, Kennebec County, Maine
Kennebec County, Maine
Kennebec County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. In 2010, its population was 122,151. Its county seat is Augusta. The center of population of Maine is located in Kennebec County, in the city of Augusta....
and was buried in Rock Creek Cemetery
Rock Creek Cemetery
Rock Creek Cemetery — also Rock Creek Church Yard and Cemetery — is an cemetery with a natural rolling landscape located at Rock Creek Church Road, NW, and Webster Street, NW, off Hawaii Avenue, NE in Washington, D.C.'s Michigan Park neighborhood, near Washington's Petworth neighborhood...
, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
.