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Profile of Frederick Peters
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Frederick Peters |
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30th June 1884 |
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Waltham, Massachusetts, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia Frederick Peters (April 8, 1851-July 29, 1919) was a lawyer and Prince Edward Island politician. A Liberal, he won election to the House of Assembly in 1890. He was asked to form a government in 1891 after the Conservative government lost its majority in the house. Peters government abolished both the Legislative Council and the House of Assembly and brought in a new legislative assembly to create a unicameral form of government. Peters served as Premier until resigning in 1897 to move to British Columbia though he retained his seat in the legislature until 1899 despite no longer residing in the province. Frederick's brother, Arthur Peters was also active in politics becoming premier in 1908.
Preceded by:
Neil McLeod
1889-1891 |
Premier of Prince Edward Island
1891-1897 |
Succeeded by:
Alexander B. Warburton
1897-1898 |
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