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- ↑ Philip D. Beall Jr.
- ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/article/pensacola-news-journal-obituary-for-newm/48141079/
- ↑ https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/07/21/former-senate-president-peterson-dies-in-surgery/
- ↑ Morris, Allen and Joan Perry Morris, compilers. The Florida Handbook 2007-2008 31st Biennial Edition. pp 169-170. Peninsula Publishing. Tallahassee. 2007. ISBN 978-0-9765846-1-2 Softcover ISBN 978-0-9765846-2-9 Hardcover
- ↑ "The People of Lawmaking in Florida 1822-2019" (PDF). Florida House of Representatives. February 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2022.