Bishop Walden Perkins
United States Senator fromKansas
In office January 1, 1892 – March 3, 1893
Appointed by	Lyman U. Humphrey
Preceded by	Preston B. Plumb
Succeeded by	John Martin
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's3rd district
In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891
Preceded by	Thomas Ryan
Succeeded by	Benjamin H. Clover
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKansas'sat-large district
In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
Preceded by	Stephen A. Cobb
Succeeded by	seat eliminated
Personal details
Born	(1841-10-18)October 18, 1841 Rochester, Ohio, U.S.
Died	June 20, 1894(1894-06-20) (aged 52) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Republican

Bishop Walden Perkins (October 18, 1841 – June 20, 1894) was aUnited States representative andSenator from Kansas. Born inRochester, Ohio, he attended the common schools andKnox College (Galesburg, Illinois). He prospected for gold throughCalifornia andNew Mexico from 1860 to 1862 and served four years in theUnion Army during theCivil War as sergeant,adjutant, and captain. He studied law inOttawa, Illinois and was admitted to the bar in 1867, commencing the practice of law inPrinceton, Indiana. He moved toOswego, Kansas and continued practice; he was a local county attorney for the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad for two years andprosecuting attorney ofLabette County in 1869. He was a judge of theprobate court of Labette County from 1870 to 1882, and became editor of theOswego Register in 1873.

Perkins was elected as aRepublican to the Forty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress, but was appointed to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofPreston B. Plumb, and served from January 1, 1892, to March 3, 1893, when a successor was elected and qualified. He resumed the practice of his profession inWashington, D.C., and died there in 1894; interment was inRock Creek Cemetery.

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