Peter Shumlin

Shumlin in 2012, photo by Community College of Vermont

Birth Name: Peter Elliott Shumlin

Place of Birth: Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States

Date of Birth: March 24, 1956

Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*Dutch (mother)

Peter Shumlin is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Governor of Vermont, from January 6, 2011 to January 5, 2017. He was previously President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate, from January 1997 to January 2003, and again from January 2007 to January 2011.

Peter is the son of Kitty Adriana (Prins) and George Joseph Shumlin. His father was Jewish (of Russian Jewish descent). His mother was born in The Hague, Netherlands, from a Protestant background.

Peter is married to Kate Hunt. He has two children with his former wife Deborah Holway.

Peter’s paternal grandfather was named Elliott Michael Shumlin (the son of George Shumlin and Rebecca). Elliott was born in Colorado, to Russian Jewish parents.

Peter’s paternal grandmother was named Betty Saletan. Betty was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents.

Peter’s maternal grandfather was Albertus Jacobus Prins (the son of Pieter Prins and Adriana Pardoen). Albertus was born in Den Haag, Netherlands.

Peter’s maternal grandmother was named Cornelia Crescencia Katrine Willems.

Sources: Genealogy of Peter Shumlin (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Peter’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org