perky

PERKY, Kirtland Irving, a Senator from Idaho; born in Smithville, Wayne County, Ohio, February 8, 1867; attended the public schools and graduated from Ohio Northern University at Ada in 1888; studied law at the University of Iowa, Iowa City; admitted to the bar in 1890 and commenced practice in Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebr.; moved to Albion, Idaho, 1894; district judge of the fourth judicial district of the State of Idaho in 1901; moved to Boise, Idaho, and continued the practice of law; appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Weldon B. Heyburn and served from November 18, 1912, to February 5, 1913, when a successor was elected and qualified; resumed the practice of law in Boise; moved to Los Angeles, Calif., in 1923 and continued the practice of law until his death there on January 9, 1939; interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, Calif.

Thanks! We'll add the full name (& date from neg.) in the source data and reload the description.

Another photo of the senator www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3313655251/ is in the same room.

This excerpt from History of Idaho, The Gem of the Mountains give more bio on the senator and identifies his wife: "On the 18th of April, 1891 Mr. Perky was married to Miss Ella Hunter, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, and they have one child, now Mrs. Esther Woodhouse, of Bloomington, Wisconsin."

Matt & Mel: Thanks for the information on Senator Perky's wife's name. We will add her name to the source data and reload the description.

PERKY, Kirtland Irving, (1867 - 1939) bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000238

Thanks for the pointer to the information, swanq. We'll correct the name and add a better date estimate next time we update the record.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirtland_Irving_Perky