Peter L. Cunningham (August 14, 1814 – April 22, 1899) was a one-term mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut in 1883.

[1] In 1861, he was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the Eighth Connecticut Volunteers, but resigned the commission after four months with an honorable discharge.

[1] From 1877 to 1879, Cunningham served on the South Norwalk City Council as its senior member.

[1] On April 22, 1899, Cunningham died suddenly while vising the Norwalk Hospital to view the building under construction.

[1] He fell while walking down a decline at the back of the building, and died shortly thereafter.