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John A. Peters (1864–1953)

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degree in 1888 from Bowdoin College. He entered private practice in Ellsworth from 1887 to 1913. He was a Judge of the Ellsworth Municipal Court from 1896 to 1908. He was a member of the
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on November 14, 1921, and received his commission the same day. He, however, did not take his seat until January 2, 1922 after resigning from the House. He assumed
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Peters died on August 22, 1953, in Ellsworth. He was interred in Woodbine Cemetery in Ellsworth.
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in 1909, 1911 and 1913, serving as Speaker in 1913. He was a delegate at large to the
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on January 2, 1947. His service terminated on August 1, 1953, due to his retirement.
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in 1916. He served as Vice President of the Board of Trustees of Bowdoin College.
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Senior Judge
United States District Court for the District of Maine
United States District Court for the District of Maine
Warren G. Harding
Clarence Hale
John David Clifford Jr.
U.S. House of Representatives
Maine
3rd
Forrest Goodwin
John E. Nelson
Ellsworth
Maine
Ellsworth
Maine
Ellsworth
Maine
Republican
Bowdoin College
A.B.
A.M.
read law
United States representative
Maine
United States district judge
United States District Court for the District of Maine
Ellsworth
Hancock County
Maine

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