William Peter (22 March 1788 – 6 February 1853) was a British diplomat and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1832 to 1835.
He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, receiving BA in 1807 and MA in 1809.
He compiled a two-volume set of Speeches of Sir Samuel Romilly in the House of Commons, published in 1820.
[3] In 1840, he was living at Bruges when he received an appointment as HM Consul in Philadelphia USA.
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