Fred Peters (politician)
Fred Peters (born Frederick Peters; September 21, 1867 – December 26, 1935) was the 11th mayor of Murray, Utah, serving from 1932 to 1934. He was born in Zutphen, Netherlands (Gelderland) and moved to Utah when he was one year old. He worked as a moler for the Union Pacific Railroad, then ran a mattress and upholstery business, and later started a wallpaper and interior decorating business.
In 1912 he became Murray’s City Marshal and served until 1916. From 1916 to 1931 he was Murray’s health officer. During his time as mayor, Murray’s new electric power plant was completed.
Peters was active in local groups, including the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the State Firemen’s Association, and he volunteered with the Murray Fire Department, Yeoman, and Woodmen of the World. He was married to Annie Cannegieter and had eight children, and he lived in Murray, Utah.
He is noted for arresting labor activist Joe Hill, who faced murder charges in Salt Lake City. Peters, as City Marshal, shot Hill in the hand when Hill tried to escape from a boardinghouse window and then handed him over to Salt Lake City police officer Blaine L. Baxter.
Fred Peters died on December 26, 1935, in Murray, Utah, at age 68.
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