Peter Lee Atherton

Peter Lee Atherton
Born(1862-10-07)October 7, 1862
Athertonville, Kentucky
DiedJanuary 13, 1939(1939-01-13) (aged 76)
Burial placeCave Hill Cemetery
EducationGeorgetown College, Kentucky
Occupation(s)Businessman, property developer, politician, distiller
Political partyDemocratic Party
Spouses
Mary Goodenow Kelsey
(divorced)
    Cornelia Anderson
    (m. 1914)
    Parents
    Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
    from the 48th district
    In office
    January 1, 1912 (1912-01-01)  January 1, 1914 (1914-01-01)
    Preceded byHite H. Huffaker
    Succeeded byS. Mayzck O'Brien

    Peter Lee Atherton (October 7, 1862 – January 13, 1939) was an American businessman, property developer, investor and politician based in Louisville, Kentucky. He was a fourth-generation whiskey distiller until 1899.