Peter J. Otey


Peter Johnston Otey was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.

Peter J. Otey was born on December 22, 1840 in Lynchburg, Virginia to Lucy and John Mathews Otey. He was a nephew of Bishop James Hervey Otey. He attended the Virginia Military Institute, graduating in 1859 with a degree in civil engineering. In the year of his graduation he and his fellow cadets were sent to combat John Browns raid on Harpers Ferry.

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