S. Peter Mills Jr.

{{short description|American attorney and politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Peter Mills

|image =

|office1 = United States Attorney for the
District of Maine

|president1 = Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford

|term_start1 = September 1969

|term_end1 = January 20, 1977

|predecessor1 = Lloyd P. LaFountain

|successor1 = George J. Mitchell

|president2 = Dwight D. Eisenhower

|term_start2 = August 17, 1953

|term_end2 = January 20, 1961

|predecessor2 = Alton A. Lessard

|successor2 = Alton A. Lessard

|state_senate3= Maine

|district3 = 21st

|term_start3 = January 4, 1967

|term_end3 = September 1969

|preceded3 = Sidney D. Maxwell

|succeeded3 = Joseph F. Holman

|birth_name = Sumner Peter Mills Jr.

|birth_date = {{birth date|1911|08|26}}

|birth_place = Farmington, Maine, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|2001|09|22|1911|08|26}}

|death_place = Farmington, Maine, U.S.

|party = Republican

|spouse = {{marriage|Katherine Coffin|1941|1975|reason=divorced}}

|children = 5, including Peter and Janet

|education = Colby College (AB)
Boston University (LLB)

|allegiance = {{flagu|United States|1912}}

|branch = United States Navy

|rank = Captain

|battles = World War II

}}

Sumner Peter Mills Jr. (August 26, 1911 – September 22, 2001) was an American attorney and politician from Maine.{{cite web|title=Peter Mills|work=Bangor Daily News|date=September 24, 2001|page=B7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71879511/|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=February 23, 2021}} He was the father of Governor Janet Mills and State Senator Sumner Peter Mills III.