Dutton S. Peterson
Dutton Stiles Peterson (December 10, 1894 – October 20, 1964) was an American Methodist minister and politician from New York.
Life
He was born on December 10, 1894, in Costello, Potter County, Pennsylvania. The family removed in 1911 to Steuben County, New York. In 1917, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and fought in World War I in France. After the war he graduated from Binghamton Bible Training School and King School of Oratory. In 1922, he married Martha Melintha Robinson, and they had six children. He graduated B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1924; and from Boston University School of Theology in 1927.[1] He became a Methodist minister, and was the pastor of the Methodist Church in Odessa, Schuyler County, New York, from 1937 to 1960. He also entered politics as a Republican.
Peterson was a member of the New York State Assembly (Schuyler Co.) in 1937, 1938, 1939–40 and 1941–42.
He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1953 until his death in 1964, sitting in the 169th, 170th, 171st, 172nd, 173rd and 174th New York State Legislatures.
He died on October 20, 1964, in Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls, New York, of a heart attack;[2] and was buried at the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Odessa.
Sources
- ↑ New York Red Book (1963–1964; pg. 90)
- ↑ DUTTON S. PETERSON, STATE SENATOR, 69 in the New York Times on October 21, 1964
External links
New York Assembly | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by Floyd E. Meeks |
New York State Assembly Schuyler County 1937–1942 |
Succeeded by Edward K. Corwin |
New York State Senate | ||
Preceded by Chauncey B. Hammond |
New York State Senate 46th District 1953–1954 |
Succeeded by Wheeler Milmoe |
Preceded by George T. Manning |
New York State Senate 50th District 1955–1964 |
Succeeded by Bryce Barden |