Peter Reader

{{Short description|Delegate to the constitutional convention of Alaska}} {{for|the English footballer|Peter Reader (footballer)|the British artist|Peter Reder}} {{one source|date=January 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

'''Peter L. Reader''' (1913 – November 6, 2002) was a delegate of the [[Constitutional convention (political meeting)|constitutional convention]] of [[Alaska]]. He was the only delegate to oppose statehood.

Reader was born in [[Grand Rapids, North Dakota]]. A former [[Mining|miner]] who worked in [[Candle, Alaska|Candle]] and [[Nome, Alaska|Nome]], he worked as an equipment [[Construction foreman|foreman]] for the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]] during [[World War II]].

After the war, Reader worked for the [[North Fork Dredging Company]] and the [[Pioneer Water Company]]. He served as a delegate to the [[Alaska Constitutional Convention]] in 1955 and 1956.

In 1958, Reader formed the [[Nome Telephone Company]] along with four other investors. He remained at the company until its sale in 1965.

Reader died, aged 89, in [[Silverdale, Washington]] after a lengthy illness.

==References== {{cite web |url=https://www.alaska.edu/creatingalaska/constitutional-convention/delegates/reader/ |title=Peter L. Reader |date=16 June 2009 |website=University of Alaska |access-date=6 September 2017}}

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