AKA Frederick Valdemar Erastus Peterson Born:18-Jul-1903
Birthplace:Oakland, NE
Died:17-Oct-1983
Location of death:Fremont, NE
Cause of death:Respiratory failure
Remains: Buried, Oakdale Cemetery, Oakdale, NE
Gender: Male
Religion:Lutheran
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician,Diplomat
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Governor of Nebraska, 1947-53 Military service: US Army Air Corps (WWII, Lt. Col.) Father: Henry C. Peterson
Mother: Hermanda Swanberg
Wife: Elizabeth Howells Pleak (m. 6-Jun-1929, d. 1979)
University:BA, Wayne State Teachers College (1927)
University:MA Political Science, University of Nebraska
Administrator:Regent, University of Nebraska (1963-66)
US Ambassador to Finland (1969-73)
US Ambassador to Denmark (1957-61)
US Official Dir., Federal Civil Defense Administration (1953-57)
US Official Member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (1953-55)
Governor of Nebraska (1947-53)
Nebraska State Official Admin. Asst. to Gov.Dwight P. Griswold (1941-42)
American Legion
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Freemasonry
Rotary International
Shriners
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Risk Factors:Alzheimer's
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