Reino A. Perala (August 28, 1915 – February 25, 2002) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1]
He was born in Maple, Wisconsin.[2] Perala was blind and graduated from the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired before attending the University of Wisconsin–Superior and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Career
[edit]Perala received his bachelor's degree and law degrees from University of Wisconsin–Madison. He practiced law and owned a hotel in Superior, Wisconsin. He was a justice of the peace. Perala was a member of the Assembly from 1953 to 1968. He was a Democrat.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Reino Perala
- ^ "Reino A. Perala". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ "Perala, Reino A. 1915". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
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