Peter Trafton Snowe (January 16, 1943 – April 10, 1973) was an American businessman and politician.

Early life and education

Born in

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, Snowe graduated from Edward Little High School, Auburn, Maine, in 1962. He attended the Bentley College of Accounting and the

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Career

He served in the Maine National Guard and

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. He was president and treasurer of the Superior Concrete Company, Inc. of Auburn, Maine. On December 29, 1969, Snowe married Olympia Bouchles in New York City. Snowe served in the

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, from Auburn, Maine, from 1967 until his death in 1973 and was a Republican.

Personal life

Snowe was killed in an automobile crash on the Maine Turnpike at

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References

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