Peter Rowe

Who was Peter Rowe?

Peter Rowe was a United States Representative from New York.

Born in Crescent, New York, Rowe completed preparatory studies and graduated from Schenectady Academy in Schenectady, New York. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and became the chief auditor of the New York Central Railroad. He served as mayor of Schenectady from 1846 to 1850.

Rowe was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress.

He died in Schenectady on April 17, 1876, and was interred there in Vale Cemetery.