# Andrew Petersen
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{{short description|American politician (1870–1953)}}
{{Other people|Andrew Peterson}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Andrew Nicholas Petersen.jpg
| state = [New York](/source/New_York_(state))
| district = {{ushr|NY|9|9th}}
| term = March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923
| predecessor = David J. O'Connell
| successor = [David J. O'Connell](/source/David_J._O'Connell_(politician))
| party = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
| birth_name = Andrew Nicholas Petersen
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1870|03|10}}
| birth_place = near [Thisted](/source/Thisted), [Denmark](/source/Denmark)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1953|09|28|1870|03|10}}
| death_place = [East Rockaway](/source/East_Rockaway), [New York](/source/New_York_(state))
| occupation = [Patternmaker](/source/Pattern_(casting))
Foundry company executive
}}
'''Andrew Nicholas Petersen''' (March 10, 1870 – September 28, 1953) was a [patternmaker](/source/Pattern_(casting)) and foundry company executive who served as a [U.S. representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from [New York](/source/New_York_(state)).
==Early life==
Born near [Thisted](/source/Thisted), [Denmark](/source/Denmark), Petersen immigrated to the United States in 1873 with his parents, Tyler and Hansine (Furst) Petersen.{{sfn|''Who's Who in New York City and State''|page=1073}} They settled first in [Boston](/source/Boston) before moving to [New York City](/source/New_York_City) in 1879. He attended the public schools and learned the [patternmaker](/source/Pattern_(casting))'s trade.{{sfn|"Profile, Andrew N. Petersen"|page=49}}
==Business career==
Petersen later became an executive in the metal working industry, and served as president of [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn)'s Whale Creek Iron Works.{{sfn|"Profile, Andrew N. Petersen"|page=49}} In addition, Petersen was an officer and member of the board of governors of the Employers' Association of Architectural Iron Workers.{{sfn|"Profile, Andrew N. Petersen"|page=49}} He was also active in a real estate sales and development company, Farragut Realty.{{sfn|"Profile, Andrew N. Petersen"|page=49}} In 1897, he invented an iron [staircase](/source/Stairs) for [tenement houses](/source/Tenement), for which he received a patent.{{sfn|"Profile, Andrew N. Petersen"|page=49}} Petersen served as president of the Brooklyn Foundry Company from 1900 to 1952.{{sfn|"Profile, Andrew N. Petersen"|page=49}} His companies were active in construction throughout the New York City area, including fulfilling contracts for elevator fronts, staircases, railings, columns, building fronts, and other building components.{{sfn|"Profile, Andrew N. Petersen"|page=49}}
==Election to Congress==
Petersen was elected as a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) to the [Sixty-seventh Congress](/source/67th_United_States_Congress) (March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923).[{{cite news |date=November 4, 1920 |title=Harding Wins City by 440,401 in Record Run |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/186241906/ |work=New York Tribune |location=New York, NY |page=9 |url-access=subscription }}] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the [Sixty-eighth Congress](/source/68th_United_States_Congress).[{{cite news |date=November 8, 1922 |title=City Vote for Congress: Brooklyn, Queens |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/20546424/ |work=New York Times |location=New York, NY |page=2 |url-access=subscription }}] In 1924, he was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for the Congressional seat he had previously held.[{{cite news |date=November 5, 1924 |title=McCooey's Ticket Carried in Boro Almost Entirely |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/57550183/ |work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle |location=Brooklyn, NY |page=2 |url-access=subscription }}]
==Panama incident==
In 1923, President [Warren G. Harding](/source/Warren_G._Harding), and [Edwin Denby](/source/Edwin_Denby_(politician)), the [Secretary of the Navy](/source/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy), requested that Petersen and another former Republican Congressman from New York, [Albert B. Rossdale](/source/Albert_B._Rossdale) travel to the [Panama Canal Zone](/source/Panama_Canal_Zone) to make firsthand observations on living and working conditions for [Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) sailors, and make recommendations for improvements.{{sfn|''The Jews of Capitol Hill''|pages=93-94}} Intending to conduct their investigation undercover, Petersen and Rossdale joined the crew of the battleship [USS ''New York''](/source/USS_New_York_(BB-34)), donned sailors' uniforms, had dinner with the crew, and then departed with them for shore leave.{{sfn|''The Jews of Capitol Hill''|pages=93-94}} Upon entering a Panamanian cabaret, they were arrested by members of the Navy shore patrol and charged with being at liberty after 11 PM, in violation of Naval regulations.{{sfn|''The Jews of Capitol Hill''|pages=93-94}} They remained in detention until they revealed their identities and the captain of the ''New York'' wired the shore patrol instructions to release Petersen and Rossdale.{{sfn|''The Jews of Capitol Hill''|pages=93-94}} Rather than the planned undercover operation, the investigation Rossdale and Petersen intended degenerated into farce; when the media became aware of the events, they generated satirical headlines that showed the principals and the Harding administration in a negative light.{{sfn|''The Jews of Capitol Hill''|pages=93-94}}
==Death and burial==
Peterson died in [East Rockaway, New York](/source/East_Rockaway%2C_New_York) on September 28, 1953.{{sfn|"Andrew M. Petersen, Boro member of 67th Congress"|page=17}} He was buried in [Cypress Hills Abbey](/source/Cypress_Hills_Abbey), [Brooklyn, New York](/source/Brooklyn%2C_New_York).{{sfn|''Images of America: Cypress Hills Cemetery''|page=91}}
==Family==
In 1896, Petersen married to Olga E. Holck.{{sfn|''Who's Who in New York City and State''|page=1073}}{{sfn|"Andrew M. Petersen, Boro member of 67th Congress"|page=17}} They were the parents of three children, daughter Shirley M.,{{sfn|''Who's Who in New York City and State''|page=1073}} and sons Harry E. and Elliott I. Harry Petersen succeeded his father as president of the Brooklyn Foundry Company.{{sfn|"Andrew M. Petersen, Boro member of 67th Congress"|page=17}} Elliott Petersen was vice president of production for the [Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company](/source/Mohawk_Industries).{{sfn|"Andrew M. Petersen, Boro member of 67th Congress"|page=17}}
==References==
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==Sources==
===Books===
*{{cite book |last1=Duer |first1=Stephen C. |last2=Smith |first2= Allan B. |date=2010 |title=Images of America: Cypress Hills Cemetery |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FFDjbNPyMY8C&pg=PA91 |location=Charleston, SC |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0-7385-7343-4 |ref={{sfnRef|''Images of America: Cypress Hills Cemetery''}}}}
*{{cite book |last=Leonard |first=John W. |date=1907 |title=Who's Who in New York City and State |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_0V1IAAAAYAAJ |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_0V1IAAAAYAAJ/page/n1047 1037] |location=New York, NY |publisher=L. R. Hammersly & Company |ref={{sfnRef|''Who's Who in New York City and State''}}}}
*{{cite book |last=Stone |first=Kurt F. |date=2011 |title=The Jews of Capitol Hill: A Compendium of Jewish Congressional Members |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ACTF56SnaykC&pg=PA93 |location=Lanham, MD |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-5731-5 |ref={{sfnRef|''The Jews of Capitol Hill''}}}}
===Newspapers===
*{{cite news |date=September 30, 1953 |title=Andrew M. Petersen, Boro member of 67th Congress |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/55207062/ |work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle |location=Brooklyn, NY |url-access=subscription |ref={{sfnRef|"Andrew M. Petersen, Boro member of 67th Congress"}}}} (Note: Headline and article give incorrect middle initial.)
===Magazines===
*{{cite magazine |last=Crossett |first=Frederick M. |date=February 1, 1905 |title=Profile, Andrew N. Petersen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4jAAAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA49 |magazine=Building Trades Employers' Association Bulletin |location=New York, NY |publisher=New York Building Trades Employers' Association |ref={{sfnRef|"Profile, Andrew N. Petersen"}}}}
==External sources==
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Category:1870 births
Category:1953 deaths
Category:Businesspeople from New York (state)
Category:Danish emigrants to the United States
Category:Patternmakers (industrial)
Category:People from Thisted Municipality
Category:Republican Party United States representatives from New York (state)
Category:20th-century United States representatives
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