Peter Nelson (b. 1861) explained

Peter Nelson
Birth Name:Peter M. Nelson
Birth Date:16 May 1861
Birth Place:Tromsø, Norway
Death Place:Beaver, Marinette County, Wisconsin
Occupation:Farmer, politician
Party:Republican
Office:Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Constituency:Marinette County Second District
Term Start:1908
Term End:1910

Peter M. Nelson (May 16, 1861 – February 10, 1938) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He was elected to the Assembly in 1908. Additionally, Nelson was Assessor of Coleman, Wisconsin and Chairman (similar to Mayor) and a member of the school board of Beaver, Marinette County, Wisconsin. He was a Republican. Nelson was born on May 16, 1861, in Tromsø, Norway.[1]

He died at his home in Beaver on February 10, 1938.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=AEwNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA1127 . Biographical Sketches . Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin . 1909 . . 1127 . 2020-06-25 . Google Books.
  2. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=KEnZAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1058 . Journal of Proceedings of the Sixth-Fourth Session of the Wisconsin Legislature, Part 1 . 2 . Jt. Res. No. 106, A. . . 1058–1059 . 1939 . 2020-06-25 . Google Books.