Perl D. Decker

Perl Decker, c. 1912

Perl D. Decker (September 10, 1875 August 22, 1934) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.

Born on a farm near Coolville, Ohio, Decker moved with his parents to a farm near Hollis, Kansas, in 1879. He attended the public schools of Cloud County, and Park College, Parkville, Missouri, from which he was graduated in 1897. He was graduated in law from the University of Kansas at Lawrence in 1899. He was admitted to the bar in 1900 and commenced practice at Joplin, Missouri. He served as city attorney 19001902.

Decker was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third, Sixty-fourth, and Sixty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1913 March 4, 1919). On April 5, 1917, he was one of 50 representatives who voted against declaring war on Germany. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Joplin, Missouri. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1932. He died in Kansas City, Missouri, August 22, 1934. He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery, Joplin, Missouri.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
James A. Daugherty
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 15th congressional district

1913-1919
Succeeded by
Isaac V. McPherson