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.
Political 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.^[1] He was the father of Governor Janet Mills and State Senator Sumner Peter Mills III.

Early life and education

Mills was born on August 26, 1911, in Farmington, Maine, to Sumner Peter Mills and the former Flora Pearson. He attended Hebron Academy, Colby College, and Boston University School of Law.

Career

Mills served as personal attorney for Wilhelm Reich before becoming U.S. Attorney and ultimately prosecuting him despite the apparent conflict of interest. ^[2]

References

^ "Peter Mills". Bangor Daily News. September 24, 2001. p. B7. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ https://web.archive.org/web/20140513233053/https://www.wilhelmreichtrust.org/wheres_the_truth.pdf

External links

S. Peter Mills Jr. at Find a Grave

[1] "Peter Mills". Bangor Daily News. September 24, 2001. p. B7. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20140513233053/https://www.wilhelmreichtrust.org/wheres_the_truth.pdf

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