John A. Peters (1822–1904)

John Andrew Peters ( born October 9, 1822 in Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine, † April 2, 1904 in Bangor, Maine ) was an American politician. Between 1867 and 1873 he represented the state of Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Peters was the uncle of the same name by John A. Peters (1864-1953), who was also of 1913-1923 the state of Maine in Congress. The elder Peters attended by the Gorham Academy until 1842, the Yale College. After a subsequent study of law and its made ​​in 1844 admitted to the bar, he began practicing in his new profession in Bangor. In the 1860s, Peter began a political career as a member of the Republican Party. 1862 to 1863 he sat in the Senate of Maine; In 1864 he was a member of the House of Representatives of the State. Between 1864 and 1866, he served as Attorney General of his home state.

1866 Peters was in the fourth electoral district of Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC selected. There he entered on March 4, 1867, the successor of John H. Rice. After two re- election he was able to complete in 1873 three contiguous legislatures in Congress until March 3. During this time, the failed impeachment of President Andrew Johnson and the adoption of the 14th and the 15th constitutional amendment fell. In 1872, John Peters declined to run again for Congress.

Between 1873 and 1883 Peter Judge of the Supreme Court of his State and from 1883 until January 1, 1900, he led as Chief Justice presided. After that, he went into retirement. John Peters died on April 2, 1904 in Bangor and was also buried there.