Mason S. Peters

Mason Summers Peters (September 3, 1844 – February 14, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.

Mason S. Peters
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899
Preceded by	Orrin Larrabee Miller
Succeeded by	Justin De Witt Bowersock
Personal details
Born	Marcus Summers Peters (1844-09-03)September 3, 1844 Clay County, Missouri, U.S.
Died	February 14, 1914(1914-02-14) (aged 69) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Populist

Early life

Marcus Summers Peters was born on September 3, 1844, in Clay County, Missouri near Kearney. He attended the William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri.^[1]

Career

Peters taught in the grammar schools of Clay County, Missouri from 1867 to 1870. He served as clerk of the court of Clinton County, Missouri from 1870 to 1874. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1875 and commenced practice in Plattsburg, Missouri. He moved to Wyandotte County, Kansas, in 1886. He organized the Union Live Stock Commission Co. in 1895.^[1]

Peters was elected as a Populist to the Fifty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899). He was unsuccessful in reelection in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth Congress. He resumed his business and professional pursuits in Kansas City, Kansas.^[1]

Personal life

Peters died on February 14, 1914, in Kansas City, Missouri. He was interred at Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery in Kansas City.^[1]