About Oscar G. Peters
Lived 1842 – 1894 (aged 51–52). Oscar G. Peters was an American businessperson.
Oscar Glaze Peters (April 6, 1842 – November 9, 1894) was a 19th-century American businessman. He was at the head of the Peters' Dash & Columbus Buggy Company, where his ability as a businessman and expert accountant proved invaluable in helping to build up the largest manufacturing plant for light vehicles in the world.
In 1856, he was probably the first newsboy in Columbus, as be sold on the street daily and weekly papers and monthly magazines.
Peters pursued his public school education until he became a high school student.
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Who was Oscar G. Peters?
American businessman (1842-1894)
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Oscar G. Peters was born in 1842.
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Oscar G. Peters died in 1894.
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Oscar G. Peters was a businessperson.
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Oscar G. Peters was American.
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