Peter Tomasello Jr. (1900 – November 17, 1960) was a politician in Florida. He was elected to serve in the

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in 1928, and served until 1940. He served as

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from 1933 to 1935. He had first stood for the speaker of the house position for the 1931 session but lost to E. Clay Lewis Jr. He was born in 1900 in Pinewood, Santa Rosa County, Florida. His father immigrated from Austria and worked his way up in the limber business. Jr. had a lumber mill. He had served as a private in the Florida national guard in World War I achieving the rank of sergeant before retiring from service. He was a candidate in the

1936 Florida gubernatorial election The 1936 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Democratic nominee Fred P. Cone defeated Republican nominee E.E. Callaway with 80.91% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on June 2, 1936. Democratic ...

where he came third out of thirteen. He met with gambling interests. He died in a private hospital in

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November 17, 1960, he had been living in Forest Park for 14 years. He was survived by his wife Elizabeth Tomasello (née Carter) and his son Jerome Tomasello.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tomasello , Peter Jr. Democratic Party members of the Florida House of Representatives 20th-century American politicians Speakers of the Florida House of Representatives People from Forest Park, Georgia United States Army personnel of World War I 1900 births 1960 deaths United States Army non-commissioned officers Florida National Guard personnel