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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Hugh Peterson |
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Ailey, Georgia , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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August 21, 1898
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| Died | October 03, 1961
(63 years)
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| Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
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| Info | born on a farm near Ailey, Montgomery County, Ga., August 21, 1898; attended the public schools, Brewton Parker Institute, Mount Vernon-Ailey, Ga., and the University of Georgia at Athens; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1921 and commenced practice in Mount Vernon, Ga.; also engaged in agricultural pursuits and editorial work; served as mayor of Ailey, Ga., in 1922; member of the State house of representatives 1923-1931; served in the State senate in 1931 and 1932; elected as a Democrat to the Seventh-fourth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1935-January 3, 1947); chairman, Committee on Elections No. 3 (Seventy-seventh and Seventy-eighth Congresses), Committee on Territories (Seventy-ninth Congress); unsuccessful for renomination in 1946; practiced law in Ailey, Ga.; died in Sylva, N.C., October 3, 1961; interment in the Peterson family cemetery, Ailey, Ga.
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