John Samuel Peters
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John Samuel Peters was an American
politician and the 26th Governor of Connecticut.
Peters was born in Hebron, Connecticut
on September 21, 1772. He studied medicine and practiced in Heborn. In 1810 he was elected to in the Connecticut House of Representatives and was re-elected in 1816 and 1817. He served in the Connecticut State Senate from 1818 to 1823. He became lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in 1827. He became the Governor of Connecticut in March 1831, when Governor Tomlinson resigned from office.
He was nominated and elected the Governor of Connecticut later in March 1831, and was re-elected to a second term in 1832. During his term, Connecticut's first railroads were authorized and private enterprise was promoted. He left office in 1833, after an unsuccessful re-election bid. He died on March 30, 1858.
Peters was the nephew of clergyman Samuel Peters
and the cousin of Connecticut Supreme Court Justice, John Thompson Peters.
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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
politician and the 26th Governor of Connecticut.
Peters was born in Hebron, Connecticut
Hebron, Connecticut
Hebron is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,610 at the 2000 census. Hebron was incorporated May 26, 1708....
on September 21, 1772. He studied medicine and practiced in Heborn. In 1810 he was elected to in the Connecticut House of Representatives and was re-elected in 1816 and 1817. He served in the Connecticut State Senate from 1818 to 1823. He became lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in 1827. He became the Governor of Connecticut in March 1831, when Governor Tomlinson resigned from office.
He was nominated and elected the Governor of Connecticut later in March 1831, and was re-elected to a second term in 1832. During his term, Connecticut's first railroads were authorized and private enterprise was promoted. He left office in 1833, after an unsuccessful re-election bid. He died on March 30, 1858.
Peters was the nephew of clergyman Samuel Peters
Samuel Peters
Reverend Samuel Andrew Peters was a Connecticut Anglican clergyman and historian. A nephew, John Samuel Peters , served as Governor of Connecticut 1831-33...
and the cousin of Connecticut Supreme Court Justice, John Thompson Peters.
Sources
- Sobel, Robert and John Raimo. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Greenwood Press, 1988. ISBN 0-313-28093-2