▁elections ▁throughout ▁its ▁history ▁but ▁none ▁has ▁been ▁more ▁out rage ous ▁than ▁the ▁one ▁which ▁has ▁just ▁taken ▁place ▁in ▁H ait i ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 1 ▁in ▁H ait i ▁Category : E lections ▁in ▁H ait i ▁Category : 1 9 6 1 ▁elections ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁Category : In iti atives ▁and ▁refer end ums ▁in ▁H ait i <0x0A> </s> ▁Peter ▁J . ▁Mc Don ough ▁( August ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁– ▁August ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁Republican ▁Party ▁politician ▁from ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁both ▁houses ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Legisl ature . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Mc Don ough ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁P lain field , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁lif el ong ▁resident . ▁He ▁attended ▁P lain field ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁University . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Corps ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Theater ▁and ▁Japan . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁County ▁Board ▁of ▁Ch osen ▁Free hold ers ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁he ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁General ▁Assembly , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Education ▁Committee ▁and ▁the ▁Transport ation ▁and ▁Public ▁Util ities ▁Committee . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁to