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Morris Blaine Peterson (March 26, 1906 – July 15, 1985) was a U.S. Representative from Utah.
M. Blaine Peterson | |
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 Official congressional photo | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 1st district | |
| In office January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Henry A. Dixon |
| Succeeded by | Laurence J. Burton |
| Member of the Utah State Legislature | |
| In office 1955–1957 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 26, 1906 Ogden, Utah |
| Died | July 15, 1985 (aged 79) Ogden, Utah |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary Lucile Parry |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University University of Utah |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Biography
editBorn in Ogden, Utah, Peterson's father was an immigrant from Norway.[1] He attended the public schools and Weber College before graduating from the University of Utah in 1931 and from Georgetown Law School in 1938. He was a law clerk to Justice Eugene E. Pratt of the Utah Supreme Court and served as Weber County attorney. He engaged in the private practice of law in 1941 and served in the Utah State legislature 1955-1957. Peterson married M. Lucile Parry on May 18, 1932, and they had four children.[2]
Congress
editPeterson was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-seventh Congress (January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963) in an extremely close election against A. Walter Stevenson. Peterson won by just 68 votes.[3]
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1962 to the Eighty-eighth Congress.
Later career and death
editAfter leaving Congress, he served as chairman of the Weber County, Utah, Taxpayers Association. He served as special consultant to director of Food for Peace Program, 1963. Having served as a young man in Leipzig, Germany, as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Peterson later served as president of the Southern Germany Mission from 1970 to 1973.[4]
He was a resident of Ogden until his death there July 15, 1985. He was interred in Ogden City Cemetery.
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Picture taken in 1971 in Nuremberg, Germany, while M. Blaine Peterson was serving as a Mission President for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Electoral results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | M. Blaine Peterson | 65,939 | 50.03 | |||
| Republican | A. Walter Stevenson | 65,871 | 49.97 | |||
| Total votes | 131,810 | 100.0 | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Laurence J. Burton | 59,032 | 50.88 | |||
| Democratic | M. Blaine Peterson (Incumbent) | 56,989 | 49.12 | |||
| Total votes | 116,021 | 100.0 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "United States Census, 1910", FamilySearch, retrieved March 6, 2018
- ^ Lucille Peterson's obituary in the Deseret News[dead link]
- ^ Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960, Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
- ^ M Blaine Peterson obituary on KSL.com, retrieved on May 16, 2022.
- ^ "1960 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "1962 Election Results" (PDF).
External links
edit- United States Congress. "M. Blaine Peterson (id: P000264)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress