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William Thomas Jeter (October 19, 1850 – May 15, 1930) was an AmericanDemocratic politician. he served as the 21stlieutenant governor of California.
He was born inMenard County, Illinois, the third son and eighth child of William Griffin Jeter and Elizabeth McCutchen Berry. He was raised in Illinois andMissouri, worked on his family's farms, and moved toCalifornia in the early 1870s.
Jeter studied at theUniversity of California, Hastings College of the Law, attained admission to the bar, and practiced inSanta Cruz.
Active in politics as aDemocrat, in 1882 he became chairman of theSanta Cruz County Democratic Committee. In 1884 he was elected countydistrict attorney, and he won reelection twice. He later served as a member of the Santa Cruz City Council. He served as Mayor ofSanta Cruz, California from 1892 to 1894. In1894 he was the Democratic nominee forlieutenant governor, and lost toSpencer G. Millard. At the top of the ticket, DemocratJames Budd narrowly defeated RepublicanMorris M. Estee forgovernor.
In October 1895, Millard died. Budd appointed Jeter to complete Millard's term as Lieutenant Governor. Jeter served from October 25, 1895, to January 3, 1899. For many years, Jeter was president of the Santa Cruz County National Bank and the Santa Cruz County Bank of Savings and Loan.
William T. Jeter died in Santa Cruz on May 15, 1930. He was interred at Santa Cruz Memorial Park in Santa Cruz.
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| Preceded by | Mayor of Santa Cruz 1892–1894 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of California 1895–1899 | Succeeded by |
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