Frederick Peters
| Frederick Peters | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| 6th Premier of Prince Edward Island | |
|
In office April 27, 1891 – October 27, 1897 |
|
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Lieutenant Governor | Jedediah Slason Carvell, George William Howlan |
| Preceded by | Neil McLeod |
| Succeeded by | Alexander B. Warburton |
| Leader of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party | |
|
In office April 27, 1891 – October 27, 1897 |
|
| Preceded by | John Yeo |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Warburton |
| Member of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island for 3rd Queens | |
|
In office January 30, 1890 – December 13, 1893 Serving with Donald Ferguson, James Cummiskey |
|
| Preceded by | James Miller Sutherland |
| Succeeded by | district abolished |
| MLA (Assemblyman) for 3rd Queens | |
|
In office December 13, 1893 – December 12, 1900 |
|
| Preceded by | himself |
| Succeeded by | Herbert James Palmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 8, 1851 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Died | July 29, 1919 (aged 68) Prince Rupert, British Columbia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Bertha Susan Hamilton Gray (m. 1886) |
| Relations | James Horsfield Peters (father) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | King's College |
| Occupation | lawyer |
| Profession | Politician |
| Cabinet | Attorney General (1891–1897) |
| Religion | Anglican |
Frederick Peters (April 8, 1851 – July 29, 1919) was a lawyer and Prince Edward Island politician, who served as the sixth Premier of Prince Edward Island.
Peters was born in Charlottetown and educated at King's College in Nova Scotia. Frederick's parents were Judge James Horsfield Peters (whose grandparents James Peters and Margaret Lester were United Empire Loyalists from New York) and Mary Cunard (eldest daughter of Sir Samuel Cunard). He went on to study law in England and was called to bar there in 1876. He was called to the bars of Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia later that year and set up practice in Charlottetown.
A Liberal, Peters won election to the House of Assembly in 1890. He was asked to form a government in 1891 after the Conservative government lost a motion of confidence in the house. The Peters government abolished both the Legislative Council and the House of Assembly and brought in a new legislative assembly to create a unicameral form of government. Peters served as Premier until resigning in 1897 to move to British Columbia though he retained his seat in the legislature until 1899 despite no longer residing in the province.
...
Wikipedia