John Edgar Pickavant Peters (1839–1919) was a businessman and politician in

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

. He represented Burin in the

Newfoundland House of Assembly The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is the unicameral deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It meets in the Confederation Building in St. Jo ...

from 1882 to 1885 as a member of the New Party and from 1885 to 1889 as a member of the Reform Party. The son of Joseph Peters, principal of the Carbonear Grammar School, he was born in

Carbonear Carbonear is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It overlooks the west side of Conception Bay and had a history long tied to fishing and shipbuilding. Since the late 20th century, its economy has changed to emphasi ...

. He studied accounting with his father and later worked as an accountant for the firm of Ayre and Marshall in St. John's. Peters married Rosa Cole, a niece of

Charles R. Ayre Charles Robert Ayre (December 22, 1819 – April 12, 1889) was an English-born merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Burin in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1873 to 1878 as a Conservative. He was born in Exe ...

. In 1875, he set up a

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firm with a partner. In 1883, he formed a partnership with Agnes Mitchell. Peters did not run for reelection in 1889.

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Members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 1839 births 1919 deaths Newfoundland Colony people {{Newfoundland-politician-stub