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W. Scott Peters
Winfield Scott Peters (May 25, 1861 – July 20, 1919) was an American lawyer and politician who served as District Attorney of Essex County, Massachusetts from 1899 to 1911. Early life Peters was born in Porter, Maine. His family moved to Haverhill, Massachusetts when he was 14 years old. He graduated from Haverhill High School and the Boston University School of Law. Public service Peters was elected Haverhill city solicitor in 1894. In 1898 he was elected district attorney of Essex County. In 1901, Peters, Massachusetts Attorney General Hosea M. Knowlton, and Assistant District Attorney Roland H. Sherman prosecuted John C. Best for the murder of George E. Bailey. Best was found guilty of murder in the first degree. Peters was unable to run for reelection in 1910 due to term-limits, so he ran for the 4th Essex District seat in the Massachusetts Senate. He lost the Republican nomination to incumbent Arthur L. Nason. The main issue in the campaign was 1910–11 United States Senate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porter, Maine
Porter is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. It is included in the Portland- South Portland-Biddeford, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area. Porter includes Porter village and part of Kezar Falls. The population was 1,600 at the 2020 census. History The land was once territory of Pequawket, the Abenaki village at what is now Fryeburg. It was purchased from the Massachusetts General Court in September 1795 by Dr. Aaron Porter of Biddeford and others. Terms of the grant offered to each man who settled before January 1, 1784. First called Portersfield Plantation, it was incorporated as a town on February 20, 1807, named for its principal proprietor. Land was set off to Brownfield in 1831, 1832 and 1855. Although farmers found the town's surface uneven, the hillsides offered excellent pasturage for cattle. Porter became noted for its orchards. Outlets of ponds provided sites for mills, with the best water power on the Ossipee River at Kezar Falls, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |