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GEORGE W. PETERS (deceased), a prominent business man of Newburgh, was born in Poughkeepsie in 1826, a son of
Charles and Phoebe (Dean) Peters. At the age of sixteen he engaged with his father in the meat business in New
York City, and in 1847 became a member of the firm of Charles Peters & Son, which continued until 1863, when
he sold the business and moved to Newburgh, where he engaged in farming for two and a half years. In 1869 he opened
a meat market at 113 Water street, which he conducted with his sons until 1882, when he retired.
Mr. Peters was actively identified with public affairs in Newburgh. Under Mayor Doyle he was superintendent of
streets for two terms. For many years he was president of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; also
president of the Horse Thief Protective Society. He joined the Masonic fraternity in 1852, and was a member of
the board of trustees of the Unitarian Church. He died in 1907.
From:
The History of Orange County New York
Edited by: Russel Headley
Van Deusen and Elms, Publishers
Middletown, N. Y. 1908
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