A Narrative History of The People of Iowa with SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC. by EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M. Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa Volume IV THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc. Chicago and New York 1931 PETER H. PETERSEN, who has lived all his life in Clinton County, has gained an enviable place at the Clinton bar and in the business affairs of that city. He was born on a farm in Clinton County, January 9, 1898, and his parents, Herman H. and Ida (Swendsen) Petersen, now respected retired residents of Clinton, were also native of Iowa. Peter H. Petersen grew up on a farm, had his early advantages in rural schools and after 1908 attended the grade schools of Whiting for three years. He was graduated from the Lyons High School in 1915 and then entered the University of Iowa, where he took his A. B. degree in 1919 and his degree in law in 1921. During the World war he was a member of the Students Army Training Corps at Iowa City, and military training took precedence over his routine studies. After qualifying as a lawyer Mr. Petersen engaged in practice at Clinton and is a member of the law firm of Petersen & Petersen, being in partnership with Alfred E. Petersen. In addition to his general law practice Mr. Petersen is owner and manager of the Abstract & Title Guarantee Company. He is a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason, being a member of DeMolay Consistory No. 1 of the Scottish Rite. He is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias, the Sigma Pi fraternity, the Clinton County and Iowa State Bar Associations, and is a member of the Presbyterian Church. He married, October 24, 1923, Miss Irene M. Tosh, daughter of John and Elizabeth Tosh, of Clinton. Her father, now retired, was for many years a foreman in the service of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa History Project _http://iagenweb.org/history/_ (http://iagenweb.org/history/) Scott County, Iowa _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm) **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)