Mason S. Peters | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 | |
| Preceded by | Orrin Larrabee Miller |
| Succeeded by | Justin De Witt Bowersock |
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| Born | Marcus Summers Peters (1844-09-03)September 3, 1844 Clay County, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | February 14, 1914(1914-02-14) (aged 69) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Party | Populist |
Mason Summers Peters (September 3, 1844 – February 14, 1914) was aU.S. representative fromKansas.
Marcus Summers Peters was born on September 3, 1844, inClay County, Missouri nearKearney. He attended the William Jewell College,Liberty, Missouri.[1]
Peters taught in the grammar schools ofClay County, Missouri from 1867 to 1870. He served as clerk of the court ofClinton County, Missouri from 1870 to 1874. He studied law and wasadmitted to the bar in 1875 and commenced practice inPlattsburg, Missouri. He moved toWyandotte County, Kansas, in 1886. He organized the Union Live Stock Commission Co. in 1895.[1]
Peters was elected as aPopulist to theFifty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899). He was unsuccessful in reelection in 1898 to theFifty-sixth Congress. He resumed his business and professional pursuits inKansas City, Kansas.[1]
Peters died on February 14, 1914, inKansas City, Missouri. He was interred atForest Hill Calvary Cemetery in Kansas City.[1]
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