▁he ▁entered ▁as ▁an ▁official ▁at ▁the ▁Od essa ▁County ▁Court . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Bas arab ian ▁Provin cial ▁Nob ility ▁( 1 8 5 3 - 1 8 6 9 ) ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁provincial ▁Up ra ve ▁of ▁Z em stwa ▁( 1 8 7 5 - 1 8 8 9 ). ▁His ▁son - in - law ▁was ▁I ul ian ▁Le vin ski ▁( 1 8 5 9 - 1 9 2 3 ), ▁mayor ▁of ▁Ch is in au . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁C OT R UT A , ▁Alexand ru ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category : M old ovan ▁polit icians ▁Category : 1 8 2 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 0 5 ▁death s <0x0A> </s> ▁Harry ▁Herbert ▁Pet erson ▁( A pril ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁- ▁January ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁lawyer , ▁judge ▁and ▁politician . ▁ ▁Background ▁Pet erson ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Saint ▁Paul , ▁Minnesota . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Sw an ▁Alfred ▁Pet erson ▁and ▁Math ilda ▁Christ ina ▁( G ust af son ) ▁Pet erson , ▁both ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁imm igr ants ▁from ▁Sweden . ▁Pet erson ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁and ▁entered ▁private ▁practice ▁as ▁an ▁att orney ▁at ▁law ▁in ▁Ram sey ▁County , ▁Minnesota . ▁He ▁married ▁M abel ▁V .