Dutton S. Peterson

Dutton Stiles Peterson (December 10, 1894 – October 20, 1964) was an American Methodist minister and politician from New York.

Background[]

He was born in Costello, Potter County, Pennsylvania. His father, Chris Peterson, was an immigrant from Holla, Telemark, Norway.^[1] The family removed in 1911 to Steuben County, New York. In 1917, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and fought in World War I in France. After the war he graduated from Practical Bible Training School (now Davis College) in 1922^[2] and King School of Oratory. He graduated B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1924; and from Boston University School of Theology in 1927.^[3] He became a Methodist minister, and was the pastor of the Methodist Church in Odessa, Schuyler County, New York, from 1937 to 1960.

Political career[]

He entered politics as a Republican. Peterson was a member of the New York State Assembly (Schuyler Co.) in 1937, 1938, 1939–40 and 1941–42. He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1953 until his death in 1964, sitting in the 169th, 170th, 171st, 172nd, 173rd and 174th New York State Legislatures.

Personal life[]

In 1922, he married Martha Melintha Robinson (1899-1985). The couple had six children.^[4] He died in Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls, New York, of a heart attack;^[5] and was buried at the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Odessa.^[6]

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External links[]

• Dutton S. Peterson at Find a Grave