Born August 23, 1820, in Farmersville, Cattaraugus County, New York. Mr. Peet located in Clayton county, in April, 1846, on the county line. He was an ardent Christian and organized the first Sunday School in Lodomillo township. His home was always the stopping place for the early settlers. Nearly all of his old neighbors could say that they spent the first night in the new country at Peet's and that he had been a good friend ever since. Although a consistent, life-long Democrat, the Republican stumpers always made his house their home. So orthodox was his democracy that it is told of him that he was presiding at a Democratic convention when it was proposed to endorse certain nominees of the Greenback party. Mr. Peet arose with dignity and announced, "The present occupant of the chair cannot sit as president if the convention is not purely Democratic." Hon. S. R. Peet was elected as a Democrat, to the general assembly in the fall of 1859 from Clayton county, and was a member during the passage of the war measures at the extra session, and took an active part in bringing the state up to its exalted position in the Union as a loyal state. He was one of the strong members of the Clayton county bar and his removal to Delaware county was regretted by all.