Peter A. Peyser

A Representative from New York. Born in Cedarhurst, Long Island, N. Y. , September 7, 1921. Attended the Cedarhurst and New York City public schools. Graduated from Dwight Preparatory School, 1939. B. A. , Colgate University, Hamilton, N. Y. , 1943. Enlisted in the United States Army as a private in 1943 and served in the European Theater. Occupation duty in Germany with First Infantry Division. Discharged in 1946, accepted commission as second lieutenant with the Seventh Regiment, New York National Guard, and later with rank of captain. Manager, insurance agency in White Plains, N. Y. , and New York City, 1956-1970. Elected mayor of the Village of Irvington (N. Y. ), in 1963. Reelected in 1965, 1967, and 1969. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-second and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1971-January 3, 1977). Was not a candidate in 1976 for reelection to the United States House of Representatives but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to United States Senate. Changed party affiliation to Democrat, effective April 1977. Self employed as a pension consultant. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-sixth and to the Ninety-seventh Congresses (January 3, 1979-January 3, 1983). Unsuccessful candidate in 1982 for reelection to the Ninety-eighth Congress. Vice president of Landauer Advisors, a real estate consulting company. Died on October 9, 2014, in Irvington, N. Y.