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Peter Moore Speer | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's28th district | |
| In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1897–1898 | |
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| Born | (1862-12-29)December 29, 1862 Oil City, Pennsylvania |
| Died | August 3, 1933(1933-08-03) (aged 70) New York City |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Washington and Jefferson College |
Peter Moore Speer (December 29, 1862 – August 3, 1933) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Peter M. Speer was born nearOil City, Pennsylvania. He attendedAllegheny College inMeadville, Pennsylvania, and theWestminster College inNew Wilmington, Pennsylvania. He graduated fromWashington and Jefferson College inWashington, Pennsylvania, in 1887. He studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1889 and commenced practice in Oil City. He was district attorney ofVenango County from 1891 to 1893. He worked as city solicitor of Oil City from 1895 to 1906. He was a member of thePennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1897 and 1898.
Speer was elected as a Republican to theSixty-second Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912. He resumed the practice of law in Oil City. He moved toNew York City in 1918 and continued the practice of law. He was the assistant general counsel for theStandard Oil Company from 1918 to 1922, as general counsel and member of the board of directors from 1922 to 1928, and as vice president from 1928 to 1932. He retired from active business pursuits in 1932 and died in New York City in 1933. Interment in Kensico Cemetery, nearWhite Plains, New York.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 28th congressional district 1911 - 1913 | Succeeded by |
