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See also
Richard
Dean Arbuckle —
Prelate
Demick Barker —
Dewey
Boyce Blanton —
John
Pettit Borden —
Walter
Roy Donohoo —
Henry
Pardee |
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Pettit, Alvin D. (b.
1856) —
of Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in 1856.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 3rd District,
1903-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pettit, Charles
(1736-1806) —
Born near Amwell (now Mt. Airy), Hunterdon
County, N.J., 1736.
Secretary
of state of New Jersey, 1776; served in the Continental Army
during the Revolutionary War; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1783-84; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1785-87.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
3, 1806 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Pettit, Charles William —
of Virginia.
Mayor
of Norfolk, Va., 1894-96.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pettit, Curtis H. —
of Hennepin
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state senate 5th District, 1866, 1868-71.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pettit, Mrs. Edwin —
of Stuttgart, Arkansas
County, Ark.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,
1924.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pettit, Eliada —
of Sodus Point, Wayne
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Wayne County 1st District, 1848.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pettit, Francis E. —
of Washington, Washington
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Pettit, George —
of Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County, 1820-21, 1824, 1835, 1837.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pettit, George H. —
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1898-1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pettit, George W. —
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pettit, Henry Corbin
(1863-1913) —
of Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind.
Born in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., 1863.
Son of John Upfold Pettit.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Wabash, Ind., 1888-90; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1895-97; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1897.
Presbyterian.
English,
Scottish,
and French
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., July 26,
1913 (age about 50
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Pettit, Howard L. —
of Ellicottville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Republican. Chair of
Cattaraugus County Republican Party, 1937.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pettit, James —
of Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County, 1825.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pettit, John —
of Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Saratoga County, 1816-17, 1823.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pettit, John (1807-1877) —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Sackets Harbor, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 24,
1807.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39; defeated, 1835, 1841; U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1839-41; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1843-49; delegate to
Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; Presidential
Elector for Indiana, 1852;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1853-55; defeated, 1854; circuit judge in
Indiana, 1855-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1856,
1864
(alternate); chief
justice of Kansas territorial supreme court, 1859-61; mayor
of Lafayette, Ind., 1867-71; justice of
Indiana state supreme court, 1871-77.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., June 17,
1877 (age 69 years, 328
days).
Interment at Greenbush
Cemetery, Lafayette, Ind.
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Pettit, John —
of Queens
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1860.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pettit, John Upfold
(1820-1881) —
also known as John U. Pettit —
of Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind.
Born in Fabius, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
11, 1820.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1844-45, 1865; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1865; circuit judge
in Indiana, 1853-54, 1873-79; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1855-61; colonel in
the Union Army during the Civil War.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
and French
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., March 21,
1881 (age 60 years, 191
days).
Interment at Falls
Cemetery, Wabash, Ind.
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Pettit, Joseph —
of Queens
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Queens County, 1800-02.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pettit, Mrs. M. F. —
of Ross, Marin
County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1932.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pettit, Marshall H. —
of Michigan.
Prohibition candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1915; Prohibition candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pettit, Martha E. —
Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1974; Socialist
Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1976;
Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
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Pettit, Micajah —
of Washington
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Washington County, 1799-1800, 1801-02.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pettit, Milton H. (d.
1873) —
of Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis.
Republican. Mayor of
Kenosha, Wis., 1861-62, 1865-66, 1867-68, 1870-71; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1872-73; died in office 1873.
Died March 23,
1873.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pettit, O. M. —
of Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis.
Mayor
of Kenosha, Wis., 1891-94, 1898-99.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pettit, Pembroke —
of Palmyra, Fluvanna
County, Va.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1912,
1920.
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Fluvanna County, Va.
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Pettit, Tamara H. —
of New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 1st District, 1989-; appointed
1989.
Female.
Still living as of 1997.
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Pettit, Thomas McKean —
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1845-49.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pettit, W. F. —
of Minnesota.
Member of Minnesota
state senate 15th District, 1859-60; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 16th District, 1861.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pettit, William R. —
of Ontario
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County 1st District, 1852.
Burial
location unknown.
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