Background
He was born on December 10, 1894, in Costello, Potter County, Pennsylvania.
politician member of the New York State Senate
He was born on December 10, 1894, in Costello, Potter County, Pennsylvania.
After the war he graduated from Binghamton Bible Training School and King School of Oratory.
The family removed in 1911 to Steuben County, New New York In 1917, he enlisted in the United States. Marine Corps and fought in World War I in France. He graduated Bachelor of Arts from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1924.
And from Boston University School of Theology in 1927.
He became a Methodist minister, and was the pastor of the Methodist Church in Odessa, Schuyler County, New York, from 1937 to 1960. He also entered politics as a Republican.
He died on October 20, 1964, in Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls, New York, of a heart attack. And was buried at the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Odessa.
Peterson was a member of the New York State Assembly (Schuyler Company) in 1937, 1938, 1939-1940 and 1941-1942. He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1953 until his death in 1964, sitting in the 169th, 170th, 171st, 172nd, 173rd and 174th New York State Legislatures.