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M. Blaine Peterson
Official congressional photo
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromUtah's1st district
In office January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963
Preceded by	Henry A. Dixon
Succeeded by	Laurence J. Burton
Member of theUtah State Legislature
In office 1955–1957
Personal details
Born	(1906-03-26)March 26, 1906 Ogden, Utah, U.S.
Died	July 15, 1985(1985-07-15) (aged 79) Ogden, Utah, U.S.
Party	Democratic
Spouse	Mary Lucile Parry
Children	4
Alma mater	Georgetown UniversityUniversity of Utah
Occupation	Lawyer

Morris Blaine Peterson (March 26, 1906 – July 15, 1985) was aU.S. representative fromUtah.

Born inOgden, Utah, Peterson's father was an immigrant fromNorway.^[1] He attended the public schools andWeber College before graduating from theUniversity of Utah in 1931 and fromGeorgetown Law School in 1938. He was a law clerk to JusticeEugene E. Pratt of theUtah Supreme Court and served asWeber County attorney. He engaged in the private practice of law in 1941 and served in the Utah State legislature 1955-1957. Peterson married M. Lucile Parry on May 18, 1932, and they had four children.^[2]

Peterson was elected as aDemocrat to theEighty-seventh Congress (January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963) in an extremely close election against A. Walter Stevenson. Peterson won by just 68 votes.^[3]

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1962 to theEighty-eighth Congress.

After leaving Congress, he served as chairman of theWeber County, Utah, Taxpayers Association.He served as special consultant to director ofFood for Peace Program, 1963.Having served as a young man in Leipzig, Germany, as a missionary forthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Peterson later served as president of the Southern Germany Mission from 1970 to 1973.^[4]

He was a resident of Ogden until his death there July 15, 1985. He was interred in Ogden City Cemetery.

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  Picture taken in 1971 in Nuremberg, Germany, while M. Blaine Peterson was serving as a Mission President for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

• United States Congress."M. Blaine Peterson (id: P000264)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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