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Thomas Mundy Peterson

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Thomas Mundy Peterson

Birth
Metuchen, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
Death
4 Feb 1904 (aged 79)
Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
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Social Reformer. He was the first black to cast a vote in the United States. This occurred at an election held in Perth Amboy, New Jersey on March 31, 1870. Peterson was a devoted Churchman and good citizen, a member of a committee to revise the city charter and a recipient of the Abraham Lincoln Gold Medal.
Social Reformer. He was the first black to cast a vote in the United States. This occurred at an election held in Perth Amboy, New Jersey on March 31, 1870. Peterson was a devoted Churchman and good citizen, a member of a committee to revise the city charter and a recipient of the Abraham Lincoln Gold Medal.

Bio by: Rich H.

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  • Originally Created by: Rich H.
  • Added: Nov 17, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6935257/thomas_mundy-peterson: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Mundy Peterson (6 Oct 1824–4 Feb 1904), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6935257, citing Saint Peters Churchyard, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.