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Walter Rutherford Peterson Jr. (September 19, 1922 – June 1, 2011) was an American realtor, educator, and Republican politician from Peterborough, New Hampshire, who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and two terms as the 72nd governor of New Hampshire from 1969 to 1973.
Walter Rutherford Peterson Jr. (September 19, 1922 – June 1, 2011) was an American realtor, educator, and Republican politician from Peterborough, New Hampshire, who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and two terms as the 72nd governor of New Hampshire from 1969 to 1973.
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Walter Rutherford Peterson Jr. (September 19, 1922 – June 1, 2011) was an American realtor, educator, and Republican politician from Peterborough, New Hampshire, who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and two terms as the 72nd governor of New Hampshire from 1969 to 1973.
Peterson was born September 19, 1922 in Nashua, New Hampshire, and graduated from Nashua High School South|Nashua High School and New Hampton School. He attended the College of William & Mary and the University of New Hampshire and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1947. Peterson left his college studies to fulfill four years' service as a United States Navy Reserve officer in the South Pacific during World War II. After graduating from Dartmouth College, Peterson became a partner in The Petersons, Inc., a real estate firm in Peterborough, New Hampshire where he and family members worked until the late 1990s.
He married Dorothy Donovan in 1949. They had two children, Margaret and Andrew.
Peterson joined New Hampshire state politics in 1961 where he served as a representative and House Speaker.
Peterson, a moderate Republican, was governor from 1969–1973; in a period when the state was experiencing rapid growth and looking for ways to fund new infrastructure costs. He lost a bid for re-election in 1972 after renouncing a pledge to veto any attempt to institute an income or sales tax. In later years, he warned the state Republican party ag...
After Peterson's term as governor, he became President of Franklin Pierce College in 1975, and served until his retirement in 1995. He also served one year as president of the University of New Hampshire. In 1996 he became a trustee of the University System of New Hampshire. The University built a residence hall named SERC Hall B In 2007, on October 11, 2013, this hall was renamed to Peterson Hall in his honor.
During the 2008 election cycle, Peterson served as honorary chairman of John McCain's campaign during the New Hampshire primary, and as Chairman of Republicans for Lynch, a group of Republicans supporting the re-election of Democratic governor John Lynch. At age 86, his name emerged as a possible appointee to the United States Senate if Judd Gregg accepted the offer to serve as Secretary of Commerce in the cabinet of President Barack Obama. Gregg, however, subsequently withdrew his name from consideration after he was nominated.
In March 2011, Peterson (who was not a smoker) was diagnosed with lung cancer. He died on June 1.
Peterson at New Hampshire's Division of Historic Resources
Walter Rutherford Peterson Jr. (19 September 1922-1 June 2011) was the Republican Governor of New Hampshire from 2 January 1969 to 4 January 1973, succeeding John W. King and preceding Meldrim Thomson Jr..
1 de jun. de 2011 · In 1948 along with his father and brother, he founded The Peterson, Inc., Real Estate Group and began his political career as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1961 to 1969), serving as majority leader from 1963 to 1963 and house speaker (1965 to 1968).
Walter R. Peterson, Jr. reads the credentials of Wilson Ausmer of the Bendix Corporation as Ausmer receives an award at the Sixth Annual Black Achievement Dinner held by the Kansas City chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Walter R. Peterson Jr. was a Governor with two videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1984 Speech as a President for the Franklin Pierce College. Appearances by Title:...
