S. Peter Mills Jr.

Peter Mills
Peter Mills
United States Attorney for the District of Maine
	In office; September 19, 1969 – January 20, 1977
President	Richard Nixon; Gerald Ford;
Preceded by	Lloyd P. LaFountain Jr.
Succeeded by	George J. Mitchell
	In office; August 17, 1953 – January 20, 1961
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Alton A. Lessard
Succeeded by	Alton A. Lessard
Member of the Maine Senate; from the 21st district
	In office; January 4, 1967 – September 19, 1969
Preceded by	Sidney D. Maxwell
Succeeded by	Joseph F. Holman
Member of the Maine House of Representatives from Farmington
	In office; January 1, 1947 – January 5, 1949
Preceded by	Clarence Crosby
Succeeded by	Jarvis L. Tyler
	In office; January 4, 1939 – January 6, 1943
Preceded by	Herbert Mosher
Succeeded by	Clarence Crosby
Personal details
Born	Sumner Peter Mills Jr.; August 26, 1911; Farmington, Maine, U.S.
Died	September 22, 2001 (aged 90); Farmington, Maine, U.S.
Party	Republican
Spouse	Katherine Coffin (m. 1941; div. 1975)
Children	5, including Peter and Janet
Parent	Sumner P. Mills (father);
Education	Colby College (AB); Boston University (LLB);
Military service
Branch/service	United States Navy Naval Reserve; ;
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	World War II American theater; Pacific theater Battle of Leyte Gulf; ; ;

Sumner Peter Mills Jr. (August 26, 1911 – September 22, 2001) was an American attorney and politician from Maine. He was the father of Governor Janet Mills and State Senator Sumner Peter Mills III.