After leaving the legislature, Peterson ran for mayor of Minneapolis. He won and served two terms from 1957 to 1961. His mayoralty focused on developing the city's core and demolishing neighborhoods such as the Gateway District. In 1960 he unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the United States Senate. In 1961, Peterson lost his bid for reelection to Democratic challenger Arthur Naftalin.[3] In 1963, he ran for mayor again, and again lost to Naftalin.[4] Peterson then entered private law practice, but also served on a number of city and state boards and commissions, and as an administrative law judge for Hennepin County, Minnesota from 1974 to 1985.[1]
Peterson was killed in an automobile accident in Minneapolis on December 31, 1993.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcSmetkana, Mary Jane (1 January 1994). "Ex-mayor P. Kenneth Peterson killed in car crash". Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
^"Peterson, Paul Kenneth – Legislator Record". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.
^"Our Campaigns - Minneapolis Mayor Race - Jun 13, 1961".
^"Our Campaigns - Minneapolis Mayor Race - Jun 11, 1963".
kenneth, peterson, paul, kenneth, peterson, april, 1915, december, 1993, american, lawyer, insurance, broker, republican, politician, served, mayor, minneapolis, from, 1957, 1961, 37th, mayor, minneapolisin, office, 1957, 1961preceded, byeric, hoyersucceeded, . Paul Kenneth Peterson April 13 1915 December 31 1993 was an American lawyer insurance broker and Republican politician who served as mayor of Minneapolis from 1957 to 1961 P Kenneth Peterson37th Mayor of MinneapolisIn office 1957 1961Preceded byEric G HoyerSucceeded byArthur NaftalinPersonal detailsBorn 1915 04 13 April 13 1915Minneapolis Minnesota U S DiedDecember 31 1993 1993 12 31 aged 78 Minneapolis Minnesota U S Political partyRepublicanAlma materUniversity of MinnesotaProfessionlawyer insurance brokerLife and career editPeterson was born in Minneapolis Minnesota in 1915 He attended the University of Minnesota and after graduating worked as an insurance salesman During World War II he served in Air Combat Intelligence with the United States Navy After the war Peterson became involved in politics after working with Governor Luther Youngdahl Peterson ran for the Minnesota House of Representatives as a Republican and won serving four terms from January 7 1947 to January 3 1955 While serving in the legislature Peterson earned a law degree from the William Mitchell College of Law From 1950 to 1953 he also chaired the Minnesota Republican Party 1 2 After leaving the legislature Peterson ran for mayor of Minneapolis He won and served two terms from 1957 to 1961 His mayoralty focused on developing the city s core and demolishing neighborhoods such as the Gateway District In 1960 he unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the United States Senate In 1961 Peterson lost his bid for reelection to Democratic challenger Arthur Naftalin 3 In 1963 he ran for mayor again and again lost to Naftalin 4 Peterson then entered private law practice but also served on a number of city and state boards and commissions and as an administrative law judge for Hennepin County Minnesota from 1974 to 1985 1 Peterson was killed in an automobile accident in Minneapolis on December 31 1993 1 References edit a b c Smetkana Mary Jane 1 January 1994 Ex mayor P Kenneth Peterson killed in car crash Minneapolis Star Tribune Peterson Paul Kenneth Legislator Record Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Our Campaigns Minneapolis Mayor Race Jun 13 1961 Our Campaigns Minneapolis Mayor Race Jun 11 1963 Party political officesPreceded byAncher Nelsen Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota1954 Succeeded byLeonard R DickinsonPreceded byVal Bjornson Republican nominee for U S Senator from Minnesota Class 2 1960 Succeeded byRobert Forsythe Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title P Kenneth Peterson amp oldid 1197300522, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
