John B. Peterson

John Barney Peterson (July 4, 1850 – July 16, 1944) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, cousin of Horatio Clifford Claypool and Harold Kile Claypool.

John Barney Peterson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 10th district
In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
Preceded by	Edgar D. Crumpacker
Succeeded by	William R. Wood
Personal details
Born	(1850-07-04)July 4, 1850 Lowell, Indiana, U.S.
Died	July 16, 1944(1944-07-16) (aged 94) Crown Point, Indiana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic

Born near Lowell, Indiana, Peterson attended public schools. He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and commenced practice in Crown Point, Indiana. He served as prosecuting attorney of the thirty-first judicial circuit 1880–1884.

Peterson was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Crown Point, Indiana. He also engaged in banking and served as president of the Commercial Bank, Crown Point, Indiana, and of the First Calumet Trust & Savings Bank of East Chicago, Indiana, until 1939, when he retired. He died in Crown Point, Indiana, July 16, 1944, and was interred in Maplewood Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "John B. Peterson (id: P000262)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Edgar D. Crumpacker	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 10th congressional district 1913 – 1915	Succeeded by William R. Wood

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