Arthur P. Peterson
Arthur P. Peterson | |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Hawaii Attorney General | |
| In office June 17, 1890 – February 25, 1891 | |
| Monarch | Kalakaua |
| Preceded by | Clarence W. Ashford |
| Succeeded by | William A. Whiting |
| In office January 13, 1893 – January 17, 1893 | |
| Monarch | Liliuokalani |
| Preceded by | Cecil Brown |
| Succeeded by | William Owen Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 21, 1858 |
| Died | March 16, 1895 (aged 36) |
| Resting place | Oahu Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Punahou School University of Michigan Law School |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Politician, Newspaper Editor |
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Arthur Porter Peterson (November 21, 1858 – March 16, 1895) was a lawyer and politician of the Kingdom of Hawaii. He served two separate terms as Attorney General of Hawaii and was a member of Queen Liliuokalani's last cabinet before the Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii. He was arrested and jailed by the Republic of Hawaii in the aftermath of the 1895 Counter-Revolution and then exiled to San Francisco where he died of pneumonia.