C. Donald Peterson
Carl Donald Peterson (February 2, 1918 – December 19, 1987) was an American jurist and politician.
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Peterson received his bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota and his law degree from the University of Illinois. He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and as a judge advocate in the United States Air Force stationed in Japan during the Korea War. Peterson served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1959 to 1963 and was a Republican. Peterson served on the Minnesota Supreme Court for 19 years, from 1967 until 1987. Peterson died of cancer in Edina, Minnesota on December 19, 1987. His brother P. Kenneth Peterson also served in the Minnesota Legislature and as mayor of Minneapolis, while his daughter Barbara Peterson was crowned Miss USA 1976.[1][2][3]
Notes
- ^ Minnesota State Law Library-C. Donald Peterson Archived 2014-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Minnesota Legislators Past and Present-C. Donald Peterson
- ^ "Gretchen Peterson, dancer and pioneer descendant in a family of well-known names, dies at 79". Minneapolis Star-Tribune. February 6, 2003. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
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Preceded by Art Ogle | Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota 1962 | Succeeded by James B. Goetz |
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