district succeeded death_place death_date children birth_place religion party term_end preceded term_start spouse article_title state name occupation alma_mater
1st laurence j. burton ogden , utah 15 july 1985 4 ogden , utah the lds church -rrb- church of jesus christ of latter-day saints -lrb- democratic january 3 , 1963 henry a. dixon january 3 , 1961 lucille parry m. blaine peterson
 utah m. blaine peterson lawyer university of utah
m. blaine peterson

morris blaine peterson -lrb- march 26 , 1906 -- july 15 , 1985 -rrb- was a u.s. representative from utah .
born in ogden , utah , peterson attended the public schools and weber college .
he graduated 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 state 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 lucille parry on may 18 , 1932 , and they had four children .
peterson was elected as a democrat to the eighty-seventh congress -lrb- january 3 , 1961-january 3 , 1963 -rrb- in an extremely close election against a. walter stevenson .
peterson won by just 68 votes .
he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1962 to the eighty-eighth 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 .
peterson served as president of the southern germany mission for the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints from 1970 to 1973 .
he was a resident of ogden until his death there july 15 , 1985 .
he was interred in ogden city cemetery .
