Peterson, James A.
House 1901-02 (District 42)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
1/18/1859 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Alderly, Wisconsin
Birth County:
Dodge
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1928
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Episcopalian
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Engaged in the Practice of Law
EDUCATION
Dodge County Country Schools, Wisconsin; Elementary School; Until He Was 14 Years Old
Hartford Common Schools, Wisconsin; Secondary;
Oconomowoc Schools, Wisconsin; Secondary;
University of Wisconsin; A.B.; Classical Course, 1880-1884
University of Wisconsin, Law Department; LL.B.; 1887
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Attorney:
Hennepin County, Minnesota (Assistant County Attorney);
01/01/1893 to 12/1896
[Appointed]
County Attorney:
Hennepin County, Minnesota (County Attorney);
01/1897 to 1899
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Marie Emilie Dahle (married on November 19, 1889)
Children:
One child: Amy (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was of Norwegian ancestry.
Toensing lists his birth year as 1860. Progressive Men of Minnesota lists 1859.
He was born near Aderly, Wisconsin. He moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 18, 1887.
"Mr. Peterson has always been a Republican and has always taken an active part in politics." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 227)
He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, the Masonic Order, and a Knight of Pythias.
He was a member of the Gethsemane Episcopalian Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Religion provided by Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897.
Elected: 11/6/1900
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/8/1901 to 1/5/1903
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Engaged in the Practice of Law
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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General Legislation
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Judiciary
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Public Buildings
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Public Health, Dairy and Food Products
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Soldiers Home (Chair)
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Taxes and Tax Laws