Peter Beter

Peter David Beter
Born(1921-06-21)June 21, 1921
Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedMarch 14, 1987(1987-03-14) (aged 65)
NationalityAmerican

Peter David Beter (June 21, 1921 – March 14, 1987[1][2]) was an American attorney[3] and financier.[4] He ran for governor of West Virginia in 1968 in the Republican Party primary[5] (although he was formerly a Democrat), but lost in the primaries to Cecil H. Underwood.[6] Politically, he was a staunch admirer of ex-Alabama governor George Wallace; Beter also drafted Wallace as the American Party candidate in 1973, but numerous Republicans opposed such efforts.[7] Nonetheless, he later became a member of his Draft-Wallace committee.[8]

  1. ^ "Social Security Death Master File info for Peter Beter #234-20-9731". 2014. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "Deaths Elsewhere Series: deaths elsewhere". St. Petersburg Times. March 17, 1987. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  3. ^ Rudy Maxa (April 15, 1979). "Front Page People". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012.
  4. ^ "Raleigh Register". Beckley, West Virginia. November 10, 1972. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
  5. ^ Secretary of State of West Virginia. 1968 Primary Election – Official Returns of the Republican Party. Retrieved on 4 Jan. 2023.
  6. ^ FBI Archives, retrieved on July 2007, Sunday Gazette-Mail.[dead link‍]
  7. ^ Rome-News Tribune. March 11, 1973
  8. ^ FBI Archives, retrieved on July 2007,The Journal-News