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George Peter (singer)
George Peter may refer to: * George Peter (politician, born 1779) George Peter (September 28, 1779 – June 22, 1861) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Maryland. Biography Born in Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown, Maryland (now in Washington, D.C.) and the son o ... (1779–1861), US congressman from Maryland * George Peter (politician, died 1893) (1829–1893), US Maryland politician, son of George Peter (1779–1861) * George Peter (technician) (1922–2008), Cornell University technician See also * * * George Peters (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Peter, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Peter (politician, Born 1779)
George Peter (September 28, 1779 – June 22, 1861) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland. Biography Born in Georgetown, Maryland (now in Washington, D.C.) and the son of Mayor of Georgetown Robert Peter, Peter pursued classical studies and graduated from Georgetown College. At the age of fifteen, Peter joined the Maryland troops in the campaign against the Whisky Insurrectionists in 1794, but at the request of his parents, was sent home. Peter was commissioned in the United States Army by President John Adams, at the request of George Washington, as a second lieutenant in the Ninth Infantry in July 1799. He was transferred to the artillery in February 1801. In 1806 he was in command of Fort Bellefontaine when the Lewis and Clark Expedition returned. In May 1808, Peter was promoted to captain and organized and commanded the first company of light artillery in the country. He resigned from the Army on June 11, 1809, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He later served as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Peter (politician, Died 1893)
George Peter (November 28, 1829 – Augustus 9, 1893) was a Democrat American politician in the state of Maryland. George Peter was born in Montgomery County, Maryland, to politician George Peter and Sarah Norfleet Freeland. He followed in his father's footsteps and became a delegate to the Maryland constitutional convention in 1864. In 1878 he became a member of the Maryland State Senate, which he remained until 1888. In 1888 he also became president of the Senate President of the Senate is a title often given to the presiding officer of a senate. It corresponds to the speaker in some other assemblies. The senate president often ranks high in a jurisdiction's succession for its top executive office: for e .... He died in 1893, location unknown, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington D.C. He was the father of Arthur Peter, who also became a Maryland politician. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Peter, George 1829 births 1893 deaths Democratic Party members of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Peter (technician)
George Peter (October 21, 1922 – August 10, 2008) was an activist for employee rights at Cornell University. Biography Peter was born in 1922 in Ithaca, New York. His father was an Armenian immigrant, who had a farm near the town and worked in a quarry that was the source of the stone used to construct Myron Taylor Hall. Peter graduated from Ithaca High School in 1940 and then enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps. In 1947 Peter gave up a job which paid $4,400 annually for a post as an electriconics technician at Cornell that paid only $2,200. In 1960, he moved to Arecibo, Puerto Rico to help build the world's largest radio telescope. He returned to New York State two years later to lead the Research and Development Laboratory of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, and lived in Aurora, New York. His work involved specialized, low-noise radio astronomy receiver and antenna systems. In the aftermath of the black student takeover of Willard Straight Hall, Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |