Famous People with Name Peterson

Peterson Thomas Pete Orr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Peterson Thomas Pete Orr: born June 8, 1979 in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada) is a Major League Baseball player who is currently an infielder in the Washington Nationals organization.

Peterson Thomas "Pete" Orr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Peterson Thomas "Pete" Orr: is a Major League Baseball infielder for the Washington Nationals.Orr attended Galveston Community College in Galveston, Texas.[1] He was a 39th round draft pick of the Texas Rangers in 1998 (1187th overall), spending one year there before signing with the Atlanta Braves on July 3, 1999.[2] He was part of Team Canada who finished in fourth place at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1] Orr won the 2004 Bill Lucas Award (Atlanta Braves Minor Leaguer Best Exemplifying Sportsmanship and Character) and make him a valuable utility player for the Braves.

Peterson Dos Santos Peçanha            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Peterson Dos Santos Peçanha: commonly known by just his surname of Peçanha is a Brazilan footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Portguese Liga Sagres club Marítimo.

Peterson Bryant (Pete) Jarman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Peterson Bryant (Pete) Jarman: was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Jarman served as assistant State examiner of accounts 1919-1930, and as Secretary of State of Alabama 1931-1934. He served as assistant State comptroller in 1935 and 1936. He was a member of the State Democratic exe

David Robert Peterson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

David Robert Peterson: was the 20th Premier of the Province of Ontario, Canada, from June 26, 1985 to October 1, 1990. He was the first Liberal premier of Ontario in 42 years. Peterson is married to actress Shelley Peterson, and is the younger brother of Jim Peterson, formerly a federal Liberal MP and cabinet minister. Both his sister-in-law Deb Matthews and Tim Peterson, a third brother, were elected to the Ontario legislature in the 2003 provincial electiondeb matthews was re elected in 2007 and 2011. He has three children named Benjamin, Chloe and Adam. Peterson was first elected as the Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament for London Centre in the 1975 provincial election. Less than one year later, he campaigned for the leadership of the party following Robert Nixon's resignation. Despite his inexperience, Peterson nevertheless came within 45 votes of defeating Stuart Smith on the third and final ballot of a delegated convention held on January 25, 1976. Smith represented the left-wing of the party, while Peterson was seen as representing its right-wing. Some blamed Peterson's loss on the banal delivery of his convention speech. Peterson was re-elected in the provincial elections of 1977 and 1981, and ran for the Liberal leadership a second time after Smith's resignation in 1982; Smith had managed to maintain the party's standing in the legislature but was unable to make gains in both elections. Again considered to be on the right of the party, he defeated the more left-leaning Sheila Copps on the second ballot of a convention vote, held on February 21, 1982. One of his most prominent organizers during this period was Keith Davey.

Peter James Peterson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Peter James Peterson: is a former Canadian Member of Parliament for the riding of Hamilton West, representing the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. A stockbroker by profession, Peterson was elected in the 1984 Canadian federal election, and served as a backbencher. He was defeated by Liberal Stan Keyes in the 1988 election. He challenged Keyes again unsuccessfully in the 1993 election.

Tim Peterson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Tim Peterson: is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the Greater Toronto Area riding of Mississauga South. He was elected in the 2003 provincial election as a Liberal, but sat as an independent from March 29, 2007 until June 6, 2007, and as a Progressive Conservative from June 6, 2007 until the election. Tim Peterson is the brother of two prominent Liberal politicians: former Premier of Ontario David Peterson and former federal cabinet minister Jim Peterson. He was the last of the three brothers to enter political life.

James Scott "Jim" Peterson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Scott "Jim" Peterson: is a retired Canadian politician and former Minister of International Trade. As a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons he represented the riding of Willowdale in Toronto. Peterson first ran as a candidate for the Liberal Party in the 1979 election but was defeated. He ran again in the 1980 election and won, serving as a backbencher under Pierre Trudeau and as a parliamentary secretary from 1981 to 1983. He supported John Turner's successful bid to succeed Trudeau in the 1984 Liberal leadership contest but lost his seat in the 1984 election. He was returned to Parliament as a result of the 1988 election and was re-elected in each subsequent election until his retirement in 2007. Jim Peterson is the brother of former Ontario Premier David Peterson. Another brother, Tim Peterson, was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal, but was defeated as a Progressive Conservative. His sister-in-law, Deb Matthews is a Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament. He was mentioned as a potential interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, following the resignation of Paul Martin, however, Bill Graham was named to the position. Peterson did not take a critic's portfolio in the Liberal Party's Shadow Cabinet formed by Graham or by Martin's permanent successor, Stéphane Dion. He and his brother David supported Michael Ignatieff for the Liberal party leadership.

Leslie Raymond Peterson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leslie Raymond Peterson: is a lawyer, politician, and university chancellor in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In 1955, he was first elected to the Legislative Assembly for Vancouver Centre and served for 17 consecutive years. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Education and Minister of Labour[1] and then was Attorney General of British Columbia from 1968 to 1972. In 1978 he first became a member of the Board of Governors of University of British Columbia. He was elected the University's Chancellor in 1987.