Background
Peter was born at Harlyn, Street Merryn, Cornwall, the son of Henry Peter and his wife Anna Maria.
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He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, receiving Bachelor in 1807 and Master of Arts in 1809.
Career
He was called to the bar at Lincoln"s Inn on 28 May 1813. After a few years in London, he returned to Cornwall where he was a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant. He complied a two volume set of Speeches of Sir Samuel Romilly in the House of Commons, published in 1820.
In 1840, he was living at Bruges when he received an appointment as Her Majesty Consul in Philadelphia United States of America. She died in 1877 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Peter died in Philadelphia at the age of 64 and was buried in Street Peter"s Churchyard, Philadelphia.
Membership
11th United Kingdom Parliament]
At the 1832 general election Peter was elected as Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Bodmin, and held the seat until 1835 when he stood down.
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United Kingdom