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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | John A. Peters |
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Ellsworth, Maine , United States |
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August 13, 1864
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| Died | August 22, 1953
(89 years)
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| Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
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| Info | born in Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine, August 13, 1864; attended the common schools; was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1885; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Ellsworth in 1887; judge of the municipal court of Ellsworth 1896-1908; member of the state house of representatives in 1909, 1911, and 1913, serving as speaker in 1913; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-third Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Forrest Goodwin, and reelected to the four succeeding Congresses (September 9, 1913-January 2, 1922); judge, United States District Court for Maine,1922-1947; delegate at large to the Republican National Convention in 1916; vice president of the board of trustees of Bowdoin College; died in Ellsworth, Maine, August 22, 1953; interment in Woodbine Cemetery.
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