Winfield Scott Peters (May 25, 1861 – July 20, 1919) was an American lawyer and politician who served as District Attorney of Essex County, Massachusetts from 1899 to 1911.
[3][4] Peters was unable to run for reelection in 1910 due to term-limits, so he ran for the 4th Essex District seat in the Massachusetts Senate.
Nason supported Butler Ames and Peters backed Henry Cabot Lodge.
[7] Peters represented Jessie M. Chapman, who was arrested for killing her neighbor and former friend, Eva F. Ingalls.
[8] He defended Arturo Giovannitti, a leader of the 1912 Lawrence textile strike who was charged with the murder of Anna LoPizzo, a striker who was killed in the protest.