Governor John S. Peters
American, 1772 - 1858
BiographyJohn Samuel Peters was born on September 21, 1772, to Bemsle Peters and Annis Shipman Peters in Hebron, Connecticut. During the Revolution, Bemsle Peters was a loyalist and went to England in 1777, then to Canada in 1794, where he died in 1799.
At the age of 7, John S. Peters was placed with the family of Joel Horton, tending to the children and doing “boys work” until the age of 14 at which point he went to work in the farms in the summer and attended school in the winter. In 1790, at the age of 18, John S. Peters began teaching school in Hebron and two years later began studying medicine under Dr. Benjamin Peters and Dr. Abner Mosely. In 1796, he went to Philadelphia to complete his education through attending lectures by Dr. Shippen, Dr. Wistar, and Dr. Benjamin Rush. He established a medical practice in Hebron from 1797 to 1837.
He was a member of the National Republican Party and entered politics in 1810 when he was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives and was re-elected in 1816 and 1817. From 1818 until 1823, he served in the Connecticut Senate and was re-elected again to the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1824 to 1825. In 1827, he became the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut. Upon the resignation of Governor Gideon Tomlinson became the 26th Governor of Connecticut in March 1831 until May 1833. His bid for re-election in 1833 was unsuccessful. In 1839, he joined the Whig Party and was a delegate to the Whig National Convention from Connecticut and served as the Convention's vice president. He later became president of the State Medical Society, and was vice president of the Connecticut Historical Society. He died at the age of 85 on March 30, 1858.
At the age of 7, John S. Peters was placed with the family of Joel Horton, tending to the children and doing “boys work” until the age of 14 at which point he went to work in the farms in the summer and attended school in the winter. In 1790, at the age of 18, John S. Peters began teaching school in Hebron and two years later began studying medicine under Dr. Benjamin Peters and Dr. Abner Mosely. In 1796, he went to Philadelphia to complete his education through attending lectures by Dr. Shippen, Dr. Wistar, and Dr. Benjamin Rush. He established a medical practice in Hebron from 1797 to 1837.
He was a member of the National Republican Party and entered politics in 1810 when he was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives and was re-elected in 1816 and 1817. From 1818 until 1823, he served in the Connecticut Senate and was re-elected again to the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1824 to 1825. In 1827, he became the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut. Upon the resignation of Governor Gideon Tomlinson became the 26th Governor of Connecticut in March 1831 until May 1833. His bid for re-election in 1833 was unsuccessful. In 1839, he joined the Whig Party and was a delegate to the Whig National Convention from Connecticut and served as the Convention's vice president. He later became president of the State Medical Society, and was vice president of the Connecticut Historical Society. He died at the age of 85 on March 30, 1858.
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American, 1828 - 1898
