Peter J. Somers

Peter J. Somers

Peter J. Somers (born April 12, 1850 in Menomonee Falls , Wisconsin , †  February 15, 1924 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American politician . Between 1893 and 1895 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Peter Somers attended his homeland public schools, Whitewater Normal School and Waukesha Academy . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1874, he began to work in Milwaukee in his new profession. Between 1882 and 1884 he was a city lawyer there. In 1890 he was elected to the city council and became its chairman. He served as Mayor of Milwaukee between 1890 and 1893 .

Somers was a member of the Democratic Party . After the resignation of Congressman John L. Mitchell , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC at the by-election due for the fourth seat of Wisconsin , where he took up his new mandate on August 27, 1893. Since he was no longer running in the regular congressional elections of 1894 , he was only able to end the current term of his predecessor in Congress until March 3, 1895 .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Somers initially worked as a lawyer in Milwaukee again. In 1905 he moved to Reno , Nevada , where he also practiced as a lawyer. Between 1907 and 1909 he was party chairman of the Democrats in Nevada. From 1908 to 1914 he also served as a judge in the local Esmeralda County . After that he continued his legal practice. Peter Somers died in Los Angeles on February 15, 1924.

Web links

• Peter J. Somers in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Peter J. Somers in the database of Find a Grave (English)