Jesse M. Peters (July 21, 1897 – March 7, 1962) was a member of the

Wisconsin State Senate The Wisconsin Senate is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Together with the larger Wisconsin State Assembly they constitute the legislative branch of the state of Wisconsin. The powers of the Wisconsin Senate are modeled after t ...

Biography

Peters was born in

Iron Ridge, Wisconsin Iron Ridge is a village in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 929 at the 2010 census. The village was founded on a railroad line, named for the iron mined in the area. Its ZIP code is 53035. Geography Iron Ridge is loc ...

. During

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, he served in the

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. He died on March 7, 1962, in

Hartford, Wisconsin Hartford is a city in Washington and Dodge counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 14,223. All of this population resided in the Washington County portion of the city. The portion of the city ...

Political career

Peters was a member of the Senate from 1939 to 1942. Previously, he was District Attorney of

Washington County, Wisconsin Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 136,761. Its county seat is West Bend. The county was created from Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and organized in 1845. It was named after P ...

from 1929 to 1930. He was a

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The Political Graveyard
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peters, Jesse People from Hartford, Wisconsin Republican Party Wisconsin state senators Wisconsin lawyers Military personnel from Wisconsin United States Army soldiers United States Army personnel of World War I 1897 births 1962 deaths 20th-century American legislators People from Iron Ridge, Wisconsin 20th-century American lawyers