John M. Peffers (April 28, 1878 – November 29, 1936) was an American lawyer and politician.

Biography

Peffers was born in

Eureka, Illinois Eureka is a city in Olio Township, Woodford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,295 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Woodford County. Eureka is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Eureka is ...

. He graduated from

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, Illinois, in 1896. Peffers was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1902 and practiced law in Aurora. He served as secretary to United States Senator Albert J. Hopkins of Illinois for seven years. Peffers served in the

Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...

from 1925 until his death in 1936. He was a

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. Peffers died from a heart attack at his home in Aurora, Illinois. His wife was

Maud N. Peffers Maud Norris Peffers (March 7, 1888 – August 25, 1956) was an American politician. Peffers was born on a farm near Oswego, Illinois. In 1896, she moved to Aurora, Illinois. Peffers graduated from West Aurora High School and AAllen's Business ...

, who was elected to replace her husband in the

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.'Illinois Blue Book 1955–1956,' Biographical Sketch of Maud N. Peffers, pp. 228–229.

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* 1878 births 1936 deaths Illinois lawyers People from Aurora, Illinois People from Eureka, Illinois Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub