Pete Wilson
| Pete Wilson | |
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Wilson as governor in 1993
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| 36th Governor of California | |
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In office January 7, 1991 – January 4, 1999 |
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| Lieutenant |
Leo T. McCarthy (1991–95) Gray Davis (1995–99) |
| Preceded by | George Deukmejian |
| Succeeded by | Gray Davis |
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United States Senator from California |
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In office January 3, 1983 – January 7, 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel I. Hayakawa |
| Succeeded by | John F. Seymour |
| 29th Mayor of San Diego | |
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In office December 6, 1971 – January 3, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Francis Earl Curran |
| Succeeded by | William E. Cleator, Sr. (acting) |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 76th district |
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In office January 3, 1967 – January 7, 1971 |
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| Preceded by | Clair Burgener |
| Succeeded by | Bob Wilson |
| Personal details | |
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Peter Barton Wilson August 23, 1933 Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Gayle Edlund Wilson |
| Children | Todd Chandler Graham (stepson) Philip Edlund Graham (stepson) |
| Alma mater |
Yale University UC Berkeley School of Law |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Presbyterianism |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Marine Corps
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| Years of service | 1955–1958 |
| Unit | Infantry commander |
Peter Barton "Pete" Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American politician from California. Wilson is a Republican who has served as the 36th Governor of California (1991–1999), a United States Senator (1983–1991), the Mayor of San Diego (1971–1983) and a California State Assemblyman (1967–1971).
Peter Barton Wilson was born on August 23, 1933, in Lake Forest, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago. His parents were James Boone Wilson and Margaret Callaghan Wilson. His father sold college fraternity jewelry to work his way through University of Illinois, and later became a successful advertising executive. The Wilson family settled in St. Louis, Missouri when Pete was in elementary school. He then attended the private, non-sectarian preparatory middle school John Burroughs (grades 7–9) in Ladue, and then St. Louis Country Day School, an exclusive private high school, where he won an award in his senior year for combined scholarship, athletics, and citizenship. In the fall of 1951, Pete Wilson enrolled at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he received a United States Navy Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) scholarship, majored in English, and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree. In his junior year he elected to join the Marine Corps upon his graduation.
After graduating from Yale, Wilson served for three years in the United States Marine Corps as an infantry officer, eventually becoming a platoon leader. Upon completion of his Marine Corps service, Wilson earned a juris doctor (JD) degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.
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