Background
Peters, John Andrew was born on August 13, 1864 in Ellsworth, Maine, United States. Son of Wm. B. and Martha Elizabeth (Chute) Peters.
Peters, John Andrew was born on August 13, 1864 in Ellsworth, Maine, United States. Son of Wm. B. and Martha Elizabeth (Chute) Peters.
Bachelor of Arts with honors, Bowdoin, 1885 (Phi Beta Kappa), A.M., 1888, Doctor of Laws, 1923.
Admitted to Maine bar, 1887. Practiced, Ellsworth. Judge Municipal Court, Ellsworth, 1896-1908.
Member Maine House of Representatives, 1909, 11, 13 (speaker 1913). Elected, September 1913, to 63d Congress (1913-1915), to fill vacancy, 3d Maine District. Reelected 64th to 67th Congresses (1915-1923), resigned, January 1922.
Appointed judge The United States of America District Court 1922. Retired, 1947. Home: Ellsworth, Maine 04605.
Member of Phi Beta Kappa. (Vice-President Board of Overseers), Bowdoin College Club: Union, Boston, Chevy Chase. Washington.
Spouse Mary F. Cushman, November 20, 1889, Ellsworth, Maine.