[1] He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1885 from Bowdoin College, read law in 1887, and received an Artium Magister degree in 1888 from Bowdoin College.

[1] He served as Vice President of the Board of Trustees of Bowdoin College.

[1] Peters was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives of the 63rd United States Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Forrest Goodwin, and reelected to the four succeeding Congresses until his resignation on January 2, 1922, serving from September 9, 1913, to January 2, 1922.

[1] Peters was nominated by President Warren G. Harding on October 25, 1921, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Maine vacated by Judge Clarence Hale.

[2] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 14, 1921, and received his commission the same day.