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Samuel Peters
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Samuel H. Peters (c. 1835 – October 1, 1873) was an American businessman and politician from Louisiana. A Republican, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 4th congressional district in 1872, but he died from complications caused by yellow fever shortly before he was due to take office.
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