Peter Tomasello Jr. (1900 – November 17, 1960) [1] was a politician in Florida. He was elected to serve in the Florida House of Representatives in 1928, [2] and served until 1940. [3] He served as Speaker of the Florida House from 1933 to 1935. [1] [3] He had first stood for the speaker of the house position for the 1931 session but lost to Clay Lewis Jr. [4]
He was born in 1900 in Pinewood, Santa Rosa County, Florida. [5] His father immigrated from Austria and worked his way up in the limber business. [6] Jr. had a lumber mill. [7]
He had served as a private in the Florida national guard in World War I achieving the rank of sergeant before retiring from service. [5]
He was a candidate in the 1936 Florida gubernatorial election where he came third out of thirteen. [3] He met with gambling interests. [8] [9]
He died in a private hospital in Forest Park, Georgia November 17, 1960, he had been living in Forest Park for 14 years. [3] He was survived by his wife Elizabeth Tomasello (née Carter) and his son Jerome Tomasello. [3]
Peter Tomasello Jr. (1900 – November 17, 1960) [1] was a politician in Florida. He was elected to serve in the Florida House of Representatives in 1928, [2] and served until 1940. [3] He served as Speaker of the Florida House from 1933 to 1935. [1] [3] He had first stood for the speaker of the house position for the 1931 session but lost to Clay Lewis Jr. [4]
He was born in 1900 in Pinewood, Santa Rosa County, Florida. [5] His father immigrated from Austria and worked his way up in the limber business. [6] Jr. had a lumber mill. [7]
He had served as a private in the Florida national guard in World War I achieving the rank of sergeant before retiring from service. [5]
He was a candidate in the 1936 Florida gubernatorial election where he came third out of thirteen. [3] He met with gambling interests. [8] [9]
He died in a private hospital in Forest Park, Georgia November 17, 1960, he had been living in Forest Park for 14 years. [3] He was survived by his wife Elizabeth Tomasello (née Carter) and his son Jerome Tomasello. [3]