Samuel R. Peters
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Samuel Ritter Peters was a U.S. Representative
from Kansas
.
Born in Walnut Township, near Circleville, Ohio
, Peters attended the common schools and the Ohio Wesleyan University
at Delaware.
Enlisted in the Union Army
as a private in Company E, Seventy-third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in October 1861 and was mustered out in June 1865, having held successively the ranks of sergeant, second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and captain.
He was graduated in law from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1867.
He was admitted to the bar
the same year and commenced practice in Memphis, Missouri
.
He was editor of the Memphis Reveille 1868-1873.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1872.
He served as mayor of Memphis in 1873.
He moved to Marion, Kansas
, in 1873 and resumed the practice of law.
Peters was elected a member of the State senate in 1874 and served until his resignation in March 1875.
He was appointed and subsequently elected judge of the ninth judicial district and served from 1875 until 1883, when he resigned.
He moved to Newton, Kansas
, in 1876.
Peters was elected as a Republican
to the Forty-eighth
and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1891).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1890.
He resumed the practice of law in Newton.
He served as member of the board of managers of the State reformatory 1895-1899.
Postmaster
of Newton 1898-1910.
He was editor of the Newton Daily Kansas-Republican in 1899.
He died in Newton, Kansas
, April 21, 1910.
He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
.
Born in Walnut Township, near Circleville, Ohio
Circleville, Ohio
Circleville is a city in and the county seat of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States, along the Scioto River. The population was 13,485 at the 2000 census.-History:...
, Peters attended the common schools and the Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a nonsectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five — a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges...
at Delaware.
Enlisted in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
as a private in Company E, Seventy-third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in October 1861 and was mustered out in June 1865, having held successively the ranks of sergeant, second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and captain.
He was graduated in law from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1867.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
the same year and commenced practice in Memphis, Missouri
Memphis, Missouri
Memphis is a city in Scotland County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,822 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Scotland County. Memphis is located southeast of Pulaski, Iowa, north of Baring, east of Lancaster, and west of Kahoka....
.
He was editor of the Memphis Reveille 1868-1873.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1872.
He served as mayor of Memphis in 1873.
He moved to Marion, Kansas
Marion, Kansas
Marion is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Kansas, United States. It was named in honor of Francis Marion, a Brigadier General of the American Revolutionary War, known as the "Swamp Fox". As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,927....
, in 1873 and resumed the practice of law.
Peters was elected a member of the State senate in 1874 and served until his resignation in March 1875.
He was appointed and subsequently elected judge of the ninth judicial district and served from 1875 until 1883, when he resigned.
He moved to Newton, Kansas
Newton, Kansas
Newton is a city in and the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 19,132. Newton is located north of Wichita and is included in the Wichita metropolitan statistical area...
, in 1876.
Peters was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Forty-eighth
48th United States Congress
The Forty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1883 to March 4, 1885, during the last two years...
and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1891).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1890.
He resumed the practice of law in Newton.
He served as member of the board of managers of the State reformatory 1895-1899.
Postmaster
Postmaster
A postmaster is the head of an individual post office. Postmistress is not used anymore in the United States, as the "master" component of the word refers to a person of authority and has no gender quality...
of Newton 1898-1910.
He was editor of the Newton Daily Kansas-Republican in 1899.
He died in Newton, Kansas
Newton, Kansas
Newton is a city in and the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 19,132. Newton is located north of Wichita and is included in the Wichita metropolitan statistical area...
, April 21, 1910.
He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.