| |  PETTUS:
See also
Philip
Kingsland Crowe —
William
Pettus Hobby —
William
Pettus Hobby, Jr. |
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Pettus, E. W. —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Democrat. Alabama
Democratic state chair, 1929-31.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pettus, Edmund Winston
(1821-1907) —
also known as Edmund W. Pettus —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Limestone
County, Ala., July 6,
1821.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; circuit judge in Alabama,
1855-58; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1876,
1884,
1888,
1892;
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1897-1907; died in office 1907.
Died in Hot Springs, Madison
County, N.C., July 27,
1907 (age 86 years, 21
days).
Interment at Live
Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
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Pettus, Edward L. —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Washington, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Pettus, Erle (b. 1877) —
of Athens, Limestone
County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Elkmont, Limestone
County, Ala., February
4, 1877.
Son of Joseph Albert Pettus (M.D.) and Musie (Cartwright) Pettus.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1898-1901; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1919-22.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Pettus, John Jones
(1813-1867) —
of Mississippi.
Born October
9, 1813.
Governor
of Mississippi, 1854, 1859-63.
After the Civil War, amnesty
was refused to him, and he became a fugitive;
the manhunt continued until his death in Pulaski
County, Ark., in early 1867
(age about
53 years).
Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Flat
Bayou Burial Ground, Near Wabbaseka, Jefferson County, Ark.
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| |
Pettus, R. E. —
Alternate delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Alabama,
1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pettus, Reginald H. —
of Keysville, Charlotte
County, Va.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Pettus, William
(1768-1818) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Hanover, Hanover
County, Va., 1768.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1810-18; died in office
1818.
Died February
19, 1818 (age about 49
years).
Interment at Flint
Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Fort Mill, S.C.
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| |
Pettus, William Grymes (b.
1794) —
of St.
Charles County, Mo.
Born December
31, 1794.
Secretary
of state of Missouri, 1821-24.
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
|
| | PETTY:
See also
Loretta
Petty Chittum —
James
Medford Willis |
| |
Petty, Florence Cowley
(1881-1960) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1881.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1947.
Female.
Died in 1960
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
|
| |
Petty, G. W. —
of Mena, Polk
County, Ark.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arkansas, 1908,
1936.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Petty, Jackie —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| | Petty, Joe
See Joseph M. Petty |
| |
Petty, John S. —
of Aurora, Adams
County, Colo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,
2004
(alternate), 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Petty, Joseph H. —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1855; member
of New
York state senate 4th District, 1856-57.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Petty, Joseph M. (b.
1960) —
also known as Joe Petty —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born July 8,
1960.
Mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 2012-.
Still living as of 2012.
|
| |
Petty, L. F. —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ky.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Petty, Lawrence —
also known as Red Petty —
of Missouri.
Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1976.
Still living as of 1976.
|
| |
Petty, Marge —
of Shawnee
County, Kan.
Democrat. Candidate for Kansas
state senate 18th District, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Petty, Nathan D. —
of Riverhead, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County, 1874-75.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Petty, Red
See Lawrence Petty |
| |
Petty, Reid —
of Liberal, Seward
County, Kan.
Republican. Chair of
Seward County Republican Party, 2011.
Still living as of 2011.
|
| |
Petty, Richard Lee (b.
1937) —
also known as Richard Petty; "The
King" —
of North Carolina.
Born in Level Cross, Randolph
County, N.C., July 2,
1937.
Republican. NASCAR race car
driver, 1958-92; winner of the Grand Nationals in 1964 and 1967,
and the Winston Cup in 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979; winner of the
Daytona 500 seven times; winner of 200 NASCAR races -- a record, and
95 more than any other driver; inducted into the Motorsports Hall of
Fame of America in 1989.; candidate for secretary of
state of North Carolina, 1996.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| |
Petty, Samuel —
of Fernandina (now part of Fernandina Beach), Nassau
County, Fla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
African
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Petty, Sharon E. —
of Henderson, Clark
County, Nev.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Peyser, Albert —
of Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1876.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Peyser, Leland —
of Livingston, Essex
County, N.J.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Peyser, Peter A. (b.
1921) —
of Irvington, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Cedarhurst, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
7, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1971-77, 1979-83 (25th District
1971-73, 23rd District 1973-77, 1979-83); candidate in Republican
primary for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1976.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 1998.
|
| |
Peyser, Theodore Albert
(1873-1937) —
also known as Theodore A. Peyser —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
18, 1873.
Democrat. Insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1933-37; died in
office 1937.
Jewish.
Died in 1937
(age about
64 years).
Interment at United
Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
|
| |
Peyser, Thomas A. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
U.S. Labor candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 32nd District, 1976.
Still living as of 1976.
|
| | PEYTON:
See also
Fred
Jason Babcock —
John
Brown Baldwin —
Milton
Joseph Cunningham, Sr. —
Edward
Carrington Marshall |
| |
Peyton, Babette —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1990.
Female.
Still living as of 1990.
|
| |
Peyton, Balie (1803-1878) —
of Tennessee.
Born near Gallatin, Sumner
County, Tenn., November
26, 1803.
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1833-37; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1841-45; U.S.
Minister to Chile, 1849-53; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1869-70.
Died near Gallatin, Sumner
County, Tenn., August
18, 1878 (age 74 years, 265
days).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
|
| |
Peyton, Craven Thompson —
of Washington,
D.C.
U.S. Agent for Commerce and Seamen (Consul) in Matanzas, 1821-25.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Peyton, Francis (born
c.1764) —
of Alexandria,
Va.
Born about 1764.
Mayor
of Alexandria, Va., 1797-98, 1799-1800.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Peyton, H. E. —
of Waterford, Loudoun
County, Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
1876.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Peyton, Jared (1777-1851) —
of Clay
County, Ind.
Born in Amherst
County, Va., June 16,
1777.
School
teacher; farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1831-33; probate judge in
Indiana, 1834-38.
Baptist.
Died in Clay
County, Ind., September, 1851
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Peyton, Jasper E. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1988.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| |
Peyton, John (b. 1964) —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born July 28,
1964.
Republican. Mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 2003-.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| |
Peyton, John J.
(1811-1878) —
of Clay
County, Ind.
Born in Franklin
County, Ky., June 16,
1811.
Son of Jared Peyton.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1855.
Baptist.
Died in Gentry
County, Mo., October
21, 1878 (age 67 years, 127
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Peyton, John L. —
U.S.
Attorney for Utah, 1855-56.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Peyton, Joseph Hopkins
(1808-1845) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Tennessee, 1808.
Member of Tennessee state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1843-45; died in
office 1845.
Died in 1845
(age about
37 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Sumner County, Tenn.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
|
| |
Peyton, L. P. —
Alternate delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from
Arkansas, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Peyton, L. W. H. —
of Virginia.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1920.
Interment at Thornrose
Cemetery, Staunton, Va.
|
| |
Peyton, Robert Ludwell Yates
(1822-1863) —
of Missouri.
Born in Loudoun
County, Va., February
8, 1822.
Member of Missouri
state senate, 1858; colonel in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; Delegate
from Missouri to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1862; Senator
from Missouri in the Confederate Congress, 1862-63; died in
office 1863.
Died, apparently of malaria
contracted while while defending
Vicksburg, in Bladon Springs, Choctaw
County, Ala., September
3, 1863 (age 41 years, 207
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Peyton, Samuel Oldham
(1804-1870) —
also known as Samuel O. Peyton —
of Hartford, Ohio
County, Ky.
Born in Kentucky, 1804.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1847-49, 1857-61 (3rd District
1847-49, 2nd District 1857-61); defeated, 1855.
Died in 1870
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Hartford, Ky.
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