Peter Van Vliet (died July 3, 1876) was an American farmer and Wisconsin pioneer.
He served one year in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Racine County as a member of the Free Soil Party.
[1] Van Vliet was elected in 1841 to the first board of supervisors for Racine County, which met in 1842.
He represented Racine County's 2nd Assembly district, at the time composed of the towns of Caledonia, Mount Pleasant, Norway, and Raymond, succeeding fellow Free Soiler Stephen O. Bennett.
In June 1851, Van Vliet was appointed by the Racine County Agricultural Society as a judge for competitions in the upcoming Racine County fair, in the categories of best fields of Indian corn, winter wheat, spring wheat, and oats.