Peter J. Stadelman

Peter John Stadelman (October 29, 1871 – January 10, 1954) was an American businessman and politician from the state of Oregon. A native of New York, he was raised in The Dalles, Oregon, where he was a prominent businessman and mayor. A Republican, he served as Oregon Secretary of State during The Great Depression and later in the Oregon State Senate.

Early life Peter Stadelman was born in Hempstead, New York, on October 29, 1871, to an Austrian immigrant and native New Yorker. His father, Joseph, immigrated to the United States in 1869, where he married Mary Rath. He was raised near The Dalles along the Columbia River at the family's farm, which once belonged to the Catholic Mission. Stadelman received his education at the public schools in The Dalles before starting work as a paper delivery boy for The Oregonian, and then as an assistant at the local post office. Oregon Governor Julius Meier appointed the Republican Stadelman on February 9, to fill the remaining term of Hoss. Stadelman won re-election to additional four-year terms in 1940 and 1944, and served through the 1947 legislative session.

Later years At one time his company had the biggest cold storage facility in the eastern portion of Oregon. Peter John Stadelman died on January 10, 1954, at the age of 82.