The Republican journal., 1913-08-07
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HON. JOHN a. PETERS.
A Brief Biography of the Republican Candi
date for Congress from the Third District.

A Brief Biography of the Republican Candi-
date for Congress from the Third District.
Ellsworth Americana.
1t is true that Mr.. Peters was born in
Ellsworth forty-nine years ago on the
18th of August ("probably on Friday
he suggests). the son of William B. and
Elizabeth Chute Peters. He attended
the public schools of his native town,
and was graduated from Bowdon college
in 1885, having taken such rank in scholar
ship that he was accorded the honor of
Phi Beta Kappa membership. During
his college course he was member of the
D. K Z. fraternity, and was chief editor
of the Orient for one year.
Upon leaving college he took up the
study of law with Andrew Peters Wis
well, his cousin, who afterwards became
chief Justice of the Maine supreme Judi
cial court. He was admitted to the bar
in October, 1887, and was at once taken
into partnership with Mr.. Wiswell and
Arno w. King under the firm name of
Wiswell, King & Peters, Mr.. King is
now an associate justice of the supreme
court.
The firm maintained an Office at Bar
Harbor, of which Mr.. Peters took charge
until 1898, when Mr.. Wiswell was APP
pointed to the supreme bench, and the
firm was dissolved. Mr.. Peters returned
to Ellsworth and has practiced law here
since, being associated the past two years
with John F. Knowlton under the firm
name of Peters & Knowlton.
1t is interesting to note that the firm is
occupying the same law Offices that were
used so many years by Mr.. Peters uncle,
George S. Peters, in the block built in
1887 by Mr.. Peters grandfather as sue
cessor to building first built by him in
1915. The property has been in the fam
lily ever since.
| In 1896 Mr.. Peters was appointed judge
of the Ellsworth municipal court, having
jurisdiction throughout Hancock county,
and served with distinction until he re-
signed in 1908 to become candidate for
the legislature
/ While his law practice has been ex-
tensive, Mr.. Peters has found time to
take part in important business enter
prises. He is president Of the Union
Trust Co., and has been ever since it
was organized in 1907. This bank has
deposits amounting to a million and a
quarter dollars, and serves large client
.ele in Hancock and Washington counties.
He is director in several other financial
enterprises, including the Merrill Trust
Co., of Bangor. He is president Of the
Ellsworth Foundry & Machine works and
of the Ellsworth Hardwood Co., both
! important local industries, and is direc-
! tor and counsel of the Ellsworth Loan 4
Building association. Mr.. Peters is also
, one of the overseers of Bowdoin college.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Peters attend the Congre-
gational church, and find their pleasures
in an ideal home life, Mr.. Peters's only
club utilization being the Tarratine at Ban
gor. His pardonable qualification de-
rived from his marked political successes
has always been somewhat tempered by
the unfor tunately inevitable separation
from his home. But characteristic OF
the man is his declaration, made the day
his nominating petitions were filed
''Now l expect to throw overheard al
pleasure and all business, take off my coat
and such other garments az are in thu
way, and lick all the other candidates wbt
show their heads"