Peter Heed
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| name = Peter W. Heed
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| order = 26th
| office = Attorney General of New Hampshire
| term_start = October 18, 2003
| term_end = July 15, 2004
| governor = Craig Benson
| predecessor = Philip T. McLaughlin
| successor = Kelly Ayotte
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| nationality = {{USA}}
| party = Republican{{cite news|title=N.H. Attorney General Resigns|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/n-h-attorney-general-resigns|access-date=18 February 2016|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Fox News|date=June 15, 2004}}
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| alma_mater = Dartmouth College
Cornell University Law School (J.D., 1975){{cite news|last1=Segal|first1=Lisa|title=New AG Peter Heed Brings Career Full Circle|url=https://www.nhbar.org/publications/archives/display-news-issue.asp?id=896|accessdate=18 February 2016|publisher=New Hampshire Bar Association|date=March 21, 2003}}
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Peter Heed is an American lawyer and a former New Hampshire Attorney General.
Career
Heed began his career in homicide prosecution for the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office in the 1970s. In 1980, he entered private practice. In 1999, Heed was elected Cheshire County Attorney. He served in that position from 2000 until 2003, when he became New Hampshire Attorney General. Heed resigned his position as New Hampshire Attorney General in 2004 following allegations of sexual misconduct.{{cite news|last1=Love|first1=Norma|title=Executive Council accepts Heed's resignation|url=http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20040624/News/306249974|accessdate=18 February 2016|publisher=Seacoast Online|date=June 24, 2014}}{{cite news|last1=Schweitzer|first1=Sarah|title=Former AG calls probe bizarre|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2004/07/14/former_ag_calls_probe_bizarre/|accessdate=18 February 2016|publisher=Boston Globe|date=July 14, 2004}}
After leaving his statewide position, Heed was again elected as Cheshire County Attorney in 2006. In December 2012, less than two months after being re-elected as Cheshire County Attorney, Heed announced he was retiring from public office to work for a private firm.{{cite news|last1=Pierce|first1=Meghan|title=County Attorney Heed announces resignation|url=http://www.unionleader.com/article/20121221/NEWS06/121229812&template=mobileart|accessdate=18 February 2016|publisher=New Hampshire Union Leader|date=December 21, 2012}} In January 2013, Heed pleaded guilty to Driving While Intoxicated. {{Cite news|url=http://www.unionleader.com/article/20130122/NEWS03/130129695|title=Former Attorney General Peter Heed pleads guilty to DWI {{!}} New Hampshire|work=UnionLeader.com|access-date=2018-08-10|language=en}}
Personal life
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| title = Attorney General of New Hampshire
| years = 2003 - 2004
| after = Kelly Ayotte
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Category:New Hampshire Republicans
Category:New Hampshire attorneys general
Category:Cornell Law School alumni
Category:Dartmouth College alumni
Category:People from Cheshire County, New Hampshire