J. Hardin Peterson
J. Hardin Peterson | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1951 | |
Preceded by | Herbert J. Drane |
Succeeded by | Chester B. McMullen |
Personal details | |
Born | James Hardin Peterson February 11, 1894 Batesburg, South Carolina, US |
Died | March 28, 1978 (aged 84) Lakeland, Florida, US |
Political party | Democratic |
James Hardin Peterson (February 11, 1894 – March 28, 1978) was a U.S. Representative from Florida.[1]
Early life and career
Peterson was born in
Peterson was city attorney of Lakeland, Florida, in 1916, 1917, and 1919–1932, of Frostproof, Florida from 1918 to 1929, of Lake Wales, Florida from 1920 to 1930, and of Eagle Lake, Florida from 1923 to 1933. Peterson served as a chief yeoman in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919, during World War I. Peterson served as prosecuting attorney and county solicitor of Polk County, Florida from 1921 to 1932. He served as special counsel for the state Department of Agriculture from 1930 to 1932.[1]
Congress
Peterson was elected as a
Peterson was not a candidate for renomination in
Later career and death
After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law in Lakeland. He served as special counsel for the Territorial Government of Guam, chairman of Commission on Federal Application of Laws to Guam, and chairman and vice chairman of the board of directors of the First State Bank of Lakeland.[1]
Peterson died in Lakeland in 1978, and was interred in Roselawn Cemetery.[1]
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress