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Biography
Peter Van Vliet was an American farmer from Caledonia who served on the first Racine County Board of Supervisors, and spent one term as a Free Soil Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly representing part of Racine County.
Public office
Van Vliet was elected in 1841 to the first board of supervisors for Racine County, which met in 1842.
He was elected for the fourth (1851) session of the Assembly as a Free Soiler. Racine's delegation had been reduced to three seats from the five of the prior session, so it is difficult to state whom he may be regarded as succeeding. He was succeeded in the 1852 session by Whig Abraham Gordon.
Civic activity
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. In 1854, Van Vliet represented Caledonia on the executive committee of the society.