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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaHugh PETERSON
(1898-1961)
PETERSON, Hugh, a
Representative from Georgia; born on a farm near Ailey, Montgomery
County, Ga., August 21, 1898; attended the public schools, Brewton
Parker Institute, Mount Vernon-Ailey, Ga., and the University of
Georgia at Athens; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1921 and
commenced practice in Mount Vernon, Ga.; also engaged in
agricultural pursuits and editorial work; served as mayor of Ailey,
Ga., in 1922; member of the State house of representatives
1923-1931; served in the State senate in 1931 and 1932; elected as
a Democrat to the Seventh-fourth and to the five succeeding
Congresses (January 3, 1935-January 3, 1947); chairman, Committee
on Elections No. 3 (Seventy-seventh and Seventy-eighth Congresses),
Committee on Territories (Seventy-ninth Congress); unsuccessful for
renomination in 1946; practiced law in Ailey, Ga.; died in Sylva,
N.C., October 3, 1961; interment in the Peterson family cemetery,
Ailey, Ga.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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