Elly Peterson | |
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Chair of the Michigan Republican Party | |
In office 1965–1969 | |
Preceded by | Arthur Elliott |
Succeeded by | William McLaughlin |
Personal details | |
Born | Ella Maude McMillan June 5, 1914 New Berlin, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | June 9, 2008 Grand Junction, Colorado, U.S. | (aged 94)
Political party | Republican (Before 1980) Independent (1980–2008) |
Education | William Woods University Northwestern University South Suburban College |
Elly M. Peterson (June 5, 1914 – June 9, 2008), was an American politician from Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan.
Peterson was an overseas Red Cross volunteer in World War II. She was an officer in the American Cancer Society, an active member of the Congregational Church, American Legion Auxiliary, a lifetime member of the NAACP.