Samuel R. Peters

Samuel Ritter Peters ( * August 16, 1842 in Circleville, Ohio, † April 21, 1910 in Newton, Kansas ) was an American politician. Between 1883 and 1891 he represented the state of Kansas in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Samuel Peters attended the public schools of his home and then the Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware ( Ohio). During the Civil War he rose 1861-1865 in the Union army from simple soldier to the Captain on. After the war, Peters studied at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor Jura. After his made ​​in 1867 admitted to the bar, he began practicing in his new profession in Memphis (Missouri ). There Peters was also active as a journalist. Between 1868 and 1873 he published the newspaper " Memphis Reveille ". Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party. In 1872 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, was nominated to the President Ulysses S. Grant for a second term. In 1873, Peters was mayor of Memphis.

In the course of 1873, Peter moved to Marion, Kansas, where he also worked as a lawyer and his political career continued. Between 1874 and 1875 he was a member of the Senate of Kansas; 1875 to 1883 he was a judge in the ninth judicial district of the state. Since 1876 Peter lived in Newton. In 1882 he was for the newly seventh seat in parliament from Kansas State wide (at large) in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC selected. After three re- elections, he was able to exercise this mandate between the 4th March 1883, March 3, 1891. In 1890 he abandoned a bid again.

After the end of his time in Congress Peters again worked as a lawyer in Newton. Between 1895 and 1899 he was a member of the governing body (Board of Managers ) of the state educational institution. From 1898 to 1910 he served as postmaster in Newton. In 1899 he published the newspaper "Newton Daily Kansas Republican ." Samuel Peters died in April 1910 in Newton and was also buried there.

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