Thorleif Alfred "Tulley" Peterson (September 9, 1885 – January 9, 1982) was an American farmer and politician.
Peterson was born in the town of
Utica,
Crawford County, Wisconsin
Crawford County is a county in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,113. Its county seat is Prairie du Chien.
History
Along with Brown County, Crawford County is one of Wisconsin ...
. He was a farmer
[ ] and was involved with the cheese, creamery, and insurance businesses. Peterson served on the Utica Town Board and was the chairman of the town board. He also served on the Star Valley School Board. Peterson served in the
Wisconsin Assembly
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from 1933 to 1937 and was a
Democrat
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He was involved in the good roads movement, and in 1935 he introduced an unsuccessful bill to limit road speeds on Wisconsin highways.
[ ] In 1958, Peterson moved to
Viroqua, Wisconsin
Viroqua is the county seat of Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,504 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is in the Viroqua (town), Wisconsin, town of Viroqua.
Etymology
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He died in Viroqua, Wisconsin.
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1885 births
1982 deaths
People from Utica, Crawford County, Wisconsin
People from Viroqua, Wisconsin
Politicians from Vernon County, Wisconsin
Businesspeople from Wisconsin
Farmers from Wisconsin
Wisconsin city council members
School board members in Wisconsin
Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
20th-century American businesspeople
20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature
20th-century mayors of places in Wisconsin
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