The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Pettitt to Pezzullo

Index to Politicians: Pettitt to Pezzullo

PETTITT (Soundex P330) — See also LOUTTIT, PETIT, PETITO, PETITT, PETTIT, PITOT, POTEAT, POTEET, STITT, TIPPETT, TITTINGER, TITTLE, TITTLER, TITTMANN.

Pettitt, H. L. — of Morrison, Whiteside County, Ill. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940. Still living as of 1940.

PETTRY (Soundex P360) — See also BETTRIDGE, BOETTRICH, GOTTRY, HETTRICH, MCETTRICK, MCGETTRICK, METTREY, PETREE, PETREY, PETRI, PETRIE, PETRY, PETTY.

Pettry, B. P. — of Raleigh County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1934. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Pettry, Benjamin H., Jr. — of Fayette County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1960, 1962. Still living as of 1962.

PETTS (Soundex P320) — See also BETTS, GETTS, PATTS, PETTES, PETTIS, PETTUS, PETTZ, PETZ, PITTS, PITZ, POTTS, STEPP, TIPPETTS.

Petts, Robert B. — of Warsaw, Benton County, Mo. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1944. Still living as of 1944.
Petts, Mrs. Robert B. — of Warsaw, Benton County, Mo. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1956. Female. Still living as of 1956.

PETTUS (Soundex P320) — See also PATES, PETTES, PETTIS, PETTS.

PETTUS: See also Philip Kingsland Crowe; William Pettus Hobby; William Pettus Hobby, Jr..
Pettus, E. W. — of Selma, Dallas County, Ala. Democrat. Alabama Democratic state chair, 1929-31. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Pettus, Edmund Winston (1821-1907) — also known as Edmund W. Pettus — of Selma, Dallas County, Ala. Born in Limestone County, Ala., July 6, 1821. Brother of John Jones Pettus; married, June 27, 1844, to Mary S. Chapman. 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, 1892; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1897-1907; died in office 1907. Died in Hot Springs, Madison County, N.C., July 27, 1907. Interment at Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
- See also: congressional biography.
Pettus, Edward L. — of Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1940. Still living as of 1940.
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; married, November 27, 1907, to Ellelee Chapman. 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.
Pettus, John Jones (1813-1867) — of Mississippi. Born October 9, 1813. Brother of Edmund Winston Pettus. 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. Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Flat Bayou Burial Ground, Near Wabbaseka, Jefferson County, Ark.
Pettus, Reginald H. — of Keysville, Charlotte County, Va. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
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. Interment at Flint Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Fort Mill, S.C.
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 (Soundex P300) — See also BETTY, FETTY, GETTY, PATTY, PEATTIE, PETTE, PETTEE, PETTEY, PETTIE, PETTRY, PETTYJOHN, PETYO, PIATTI, PITTY.

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. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
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, 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.
Petty, L. F. — of Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1916. Presumed deceased. 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, Richard Lee (b. 1937) — also known as Richard Petty; "The King" — of North Carolina. Born in Level Cross (unknown 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.
- See also: NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile.
Petty, Samuel — of Florida. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1888. Black. Burial location unknown.

PETTYJOHN (Soundex P325) — See also DICKYJ, MARYJANE, PETTIJOHN, PETTY.

Pettyjohn, Arlis F. — American candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
Pettyjohn, Coy See J. Coy Pettyjohn
Pettyjohn, J. Coy — of Nevada. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1992. Still living as of 1992.

PETTZ (Soundex P320) — See also BUTTZ, KLUTTZ, PETTS, PETZ, PITTS, PITZ.

Pettz, Robert — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ark. Republican. Chair of Madison County Republican Party, 2003. Still living as of 2003.

PETWAY (Soundex P300) — See also BOTWAY, TWAY, TWAYNE.

Petway, Thomas F. — of Atlantic Beach, Duval County, Fla. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 2004. Still living as of 2004.

PETYO (Soundex P300) — See also CASSETY, GARRETY, GERETY, PEATTIE, PETTEE, PETTEY, PETTIE, PETTY, PIATTI, PITTY, SAFETY, TYO, TYOR.

Petyo, Michael Edward — also known as Michael Petyo — of Indiana. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1996, 1998. Still living as of 1998.

PETZ (Soundex P320) — See also BETZ, GETZ, PELTZ, PETTS, PETTZ, PETZOLD, PITTS, PITZ, PLETZ, PRETZ, PUETZ.

PETZ: See also Louis Charles Rabaut.

PETZOLD (Soundex P324) — See also ETZOLD, GETZOFF, LUETZOW, PETZ.

Petzold, Carol S. — of Rockville, Montgomery County, Md. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates District 19; elected 1998. Female. Still living as of 1998.

PEUCHAUD (Soundex P230) — See also BEUCHER, CHAUDOIN, DENECHAUD, DEUCHARE, DEUCHLER, EUCHNER, FLEUCHAUS, HAUDENSCHIELD, MELHAUD, MICHAUD, PEURIFOY, POCAUD, SCHAUDER, VANPEURSEM.

Peuchaud, A. — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Candidate for mayor of New Orleans, La., 1828. Burial location unknown.

PEURIFOY (Soundex P610) — See also DEGEURIN, EURITH, FEURICH, FOY, FOYER, FOYLE, FOYO, GILFOY, GUILFOYLE, PERFU, PEUCHAUD, PURIFOY, RIFORD, TAFOYA, VANPEURSEM.

Peurifoy, John Emil (1907-1955) — also known as John E. Peurifoy — of South Carolina. Born in Walterboro, Colleton County, S.C., August 9, 1907. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Greece, 1950-53; Guatamala, 1953-54; Thailand, 1954-55, died in office 1955. Died in an automobile accident, near Hua Hin, Thailand, August 12, 1955. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

PEVAR (Soundex P160) — See also DIEPEVEEN, EVAR, PEEVER, PEVEAR, PEVEHOUSE, PEVERLY.

Pevar, Leonard — of Kennett Square, Chester County, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972. Still living as of 1972.

PEVEAR (Soundex P160) — See also DEVEAUX, DIEPEVEEN, PEEVER, PEVAR, PEVEHOUSE, PEVERLY, ROSEVEAR, VEAR, VEARL.

Pevear, Daniel E. — of Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1893. Burial location unknown.

PEVEHOUSE (Soundex P120) — See also DIEPEVEEN, DYKEHOUSE, GALEHOUSE, GRATEHOUSE, HOUSE, MOOREHOUSE, MOREHOUSE, MULVEHILL, NIEHOUSE, PEVAR, PEVEAR, PEVERLY, VEHSLAGE, WHITEHOUSE.

PEVEHOUSE: See also Jackson Leroy Adair.

PEVERLY (Soundex P164) — See also BEVERLEY, BEVERLIN, BEVERLY, DIEPEVEEN, EVERLING, EVERLY, HAVERLY, HEVERLY, OVERLY, PEVAR, PEVEAR, PEVEHOUSE, VERLYN.

Peverly, George C. — of Mechanicsville, St. Mary's County, Md. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1924. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Peverly, James, Jr. — of New Hampshire. New Hampshire state treasurer, 1846-47, 1847-50. Burial location unknown.

PEW (Soundex P000) — See also DEPEW, FEW, HOPEWELL, OPPEWALL, POE, POO, POU, POWE, PUGH, PUGHE.

Pew, Joseph Newton, Jr. (b. 1886) — also known as Joseph N. Pew, Jr. — of Ardmore, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., 1886. Republican. Oil executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960. Burial location unknown.
Pew, Preston — of Gilmer County, W.Va. Member of West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1872. Burial location unknown.

PEXTON (Soundex P235) — See also PAXTON, PIXTON, SEXTON, TEXTOR, THEXTON.

Pexton, George E. — of Evanston, Uinta County, Wyo. Republican. Member of Republican National Committee from Wyoming, 1904-12. Burial location unknown.
Pexton, L. M. — of Denver, Colo. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1952. Still living as of 1952.

PEYRE (Soundex P600) — See also BEYRENT, EYPPER, EYRE, LASPEYRE, PEARE, PEARRE, PEER, PERR, PIER, PIERRE, REPPEY.

PEYRE: See also Elisha Peyre Ferry.
Peyre, Brice — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2004. Still living as of 2004.

PEYSER (Soundex P260) — See also DEPEYSTER, HEYSER, HONEYSETT, KAYSER, KEYSER, KYSER, PEISER, PISAR, PIZARRO, POUSER, SMYSER, SPEYER, VERYSER, VEYSEY.

Peyser, Albert — of West Virginia. 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.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at United Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
- See also: congressional biography.
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 (Soundex P350) — See also ABEYTIA, GREYTOK, GREYTON, KEYT, KEYTE, PATANE, PATIN, PATON, PATONE, PATTEN, PATTON, PAYTON, PETTIN, PETTINE.

PEYTON: See also Fred Jason Babcock; 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. Brother of Joseph Hopkins Peyton. 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. Interment in private or family graveyard.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. 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. Father of John J. Peyton. 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. Burial location unknown.
Peyton, John (b. 1964) — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Born July 28, 1964. Republican. Mayor of Jacksonville, Fla., 2003-. Still living as of 2009.
- See also: Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
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. 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. Brother of Balie Peyton. Member of Tennessee state legislature; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1843-45; died in office 1845. Died in 1845. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Sumner County, Tenn.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
- See also: congressional biography.
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 defending Vicksburg, in Bladon Springs, Choctaw County, Ala., September 3, 1863. 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. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Hartford, Ky.
- See also: congressional biography.

PEZZATI (Soundex P230) — See also CONDOLEEZZA, EZZARD, MEZZANO, PACITA, PASOTTO, PESSETTO, PEZZELLA, PEZZULLO, PISCIOTTA, PIZATTI, PIZZOTTI, PREZZANO.

Pezzati, Albert — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. American Labor candidate for New York state senate 12th District, 1940. Still living as of 1940.

PEZZELLA (Soundex P240) — See also CELEBREZZE, EZZELL, MANZELLA, MORZELLA, MOSZELLA, MOZELLA, PACELLI, PASCIELLO, PEACELY, PEASELEE, PEZZATI, PEZZULLO, PISCIELLA, PISULA, PIZZOLI, POZZUOLI, TANZELLA, VEZZETTI, ZELLAR, ZELLARS.

Pezzella, Paul — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1980, 2008; member, Rules Committee, member, 2008. Still living as of 2008.

PEZZULLO (Soundex P240) — See also MAGAZZU, MANZULLO, MARZULLO, MAZZUCA, MAZZUCHI, PACELLI, PASCIELLO, PEACELY, PEASELEE, PEZZATI, PEZZELLA, PISCIELLA, PISULA, PIZZOLI, POZZUOLI, ULLO, ZAZZU, ZULLO.

Pezzullo, Lawrence A. (b. 1926) — of Maryland. Born in 1926. U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay, 1977-79; Nicaragua, 1979-81. Still living as of 1991.
Pezzullo, Richard J. — of New Jersey. Candidate for U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1994 (Conservative), 1996 (Independent); Independent candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey 10th District, 1998. Still living as of 1998.

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