Jim Peggett (Napoleon's World)

James Allan "Jim" Peggett (September 1, 1901 - March 8, 2007) was an American politician from Kahokia who served as the US Senator for Kahokia from 1957-1981, and as Governor of Kahokia from 1953-1957. First becoming involved with union activism and politics through the 1919 Winnipeg general strike, Peggett was a major figure in the Kahokia Democratic Party, helping build a massive rural machine in the 1920s and 1930s, and served as the Senate Majority Leader from 1942-1952, arguably the most powerful figure to hold that office until Bill Schenk in the late 20th century.

Peggett was a socially conservative populist in the Senate, voting against tax cuts or deregulation and lukewarm on civil rights legislation, often partnering with Southerners. In 1980, Peggett retired after a nearly six decade career in Kahokia politics, and was replaced in a stunning surprise by Brian Ransom in that fall's Senate election. Peggett would live to be 105 years old.