Augustus Leonard Perrill (January 20 1807 June 2 1882) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Moorefield Virginia (now West Virginia) Perrill moved to Ohio with his parents in 1816 who settled in Madison Township near Lithopolis Ohio. He attended the local schools and then taught school near Circleville Ohio and then engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was appointed deputy sheriff in January 1833.Perrill was elected sheriff in 1834 and served until 1837. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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