- Erasmus D. Peck
Erasmus Darwin Peck (
September 16 ,1808 -December 25 ,1876 ) was a U.S. Representative fromOhio .Born in
Stafford, Connecticut , Peck attended the common schools ofMunson, Massachusetts , and was graduated from the medical department ofYale College in 1829.He moved toPortage County, Ohio , in 1830 and practiced medicine.He moved toPerrysburg, Ohio , in 1834 and continued the practice of his profession.He served as member of the State house of representatives 1856-1859.Peck was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Truman H. Hoag.He was reelected to the Forty-second Congress and served from
April 23 ,1870 , toMarch 3 ,1873 .He did not seek renomination in 1872. Practiced medicine inPerrysburg, Ohio , until his death thereDecember 25 ,1876 .He was interred in Fort Meigs Cemetery.ource
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