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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Walter Peterson |
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Peterborough, New Hampshire , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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September 19, 1922
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| Died | June 02, 2011
(88 years)
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| Contributor | User 490 |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Sep 04, 2015 07:15pm |
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| Info | Born Nashua; Peterborough realtor/college president. In state politics from 1961. Governor 1969/73.
Walter Peterson was born in Nashua, New Hampshire and attended New Hampton School and the University of New Hampshire before graduating from Dartmouth (Class of 1947). His college years were interrupted by four years' service as a U.S. Naval Reserve officer in the Southern Pacific.
After graduation from Dartmouth, Peterson became a partner in The Petersons, Inc., a real estate firm in Peterborough, New Hampshire. He and other members of his family continue with the firm today (1997).
As governor Peterson was much concerned with state revenues. The state was growing rapidly during his years in office, as it does today, and costs of infrastructure were rising. A business profits tax was passed, and increased liquor sales helped produce a budget surplus during Governor Peterson's administration. Efforts were made to reorganize state government so that it operated more effectively at less cost; a three-hundred-person Citizens Task Force worked on this. In 1972 a special session of the legislature was called to consider the impact of New Hampshire's property tax on cities and towns, and related fiscal matters.
For twenty years following his years as governor, Walter Peterson was president of Franklin Pierce College. The development of the college has been a singular success story and a testament to Mr. Peterson's acumen and leadership.
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