Robert D. Peterson (March 14, 1888 – September 2, 1968) was the 20th Lieutenant Governor of

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...

serving from 1935 to 1937 under Governor

Tom Berry Thomas Berry (1914–2009) was a Catholic priest of the Passionist order, cultural historian and ecotheologian. Thomas Berry may also refer to: * Tom Berry (baseball) (1842–1915), baseball player of the 1870s for the Philadelphia Athletics * Tom ...

. Robert Peterson was from Glenwood Township in Clay County. He was married to Esther Ellenore (Bring) Peterson (1888-1916). Both he and his wife were buried in Komstad Cemetery in

Clay County, South Dakota Clay County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 14,967. The county seat is Vermillion, which is also home to the University of South Dakota. The county is named for Henry Clay, ...

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External links

Robert Peterson's historical listing
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South Dakota Legislature website

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Political Graveyard
1888 births Lieutenant Governors of South Dakota 1968 deaths 20th-century American politicians American people of Swedish descent {{SouthDakota-politician-stub