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|name = John U. Pettit |
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|image = Johnupettitindiana.jpg |
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|office = 43rd [[List of Speakers of the Indiana House of Representatives|Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives]] |
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|term_start = November 9, 1864 |
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|term_end = November 7, 1866 |
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|predecessor = [[Samuel Hamilton Buskirk|Samuel H. Buskirk]] |
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|successor = David C. Branham |
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|state_house1 = Indiana |
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|term_start1 = November 9, 1864 |
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|state2 = [[Indiana]] |
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|district2 = {{ushr|IN|11|11th}} |
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|term_start2 = March 4, 1855 |
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|term_end2 = March 3, 1861 |
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|predecessor2 = [[Andrew J. Harlan]] |
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|successor2 = [[John P. C. Shanks]] |
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1820|9|11}} |
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|birth_place = [[Fabius, New York]], U.S. |
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|death_date = {{death date and age|1881|3|21|1820|9|11}} |
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|death_place = [[Wabash, Indiana]], U.S |
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|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] (March 4, 1857–1881) |
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|otherparty = [[People's Party (Indiana)|Indiana People's Party]] (1854–March 3, 1857) |
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[[File:Johnupettitindiana.jpg|thumb|John U. Pettit from ''Who-When-What Book'', 1900]] |
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'''John Upfold Pettit''' (September 11, 1820 – March 21, 1881) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Indiana]] from 1855 to 1861. |
'''John Upfold Pettit''' (September 11, 1820 – March 21, 1881) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Indiana]] from 1855 to 1861. |
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Latest revision as of 05:38, 11 December 2024
John U. Pettit | |
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| 43rd Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives | |
| In office November 9, 1864 – November 7, 1866 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel H. Buskirk |
| Succeeded by | David C. Branham |
| Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the ? district | |
| In office November 9, 1864 – November 7, 1866 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 11th district | |
| In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew J. Harlan |
| Succeeded by | John P. C. Shanks |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 11, 1820 Fabius, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 21, 1881 (aged 60) Wabash, Indiana, U.S |
| Political party | Republican (March 4, 1857–1881) |
| Other political affiliations | Indiana People's Party (1854–March 3, 1857) |
John Upfold Pettit (September 11, 1820 – March 21, 1881) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1855 to 1861.
Biography
[edit]Born in Fabius, New York, Pettit attended Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, and was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1839. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1841 and commenced practice in Wabash, Indiana. Pettit served as American consul to Maranham, Brazil, from 1850 to 1853.
Congress
[edit]Pettit was elected as an Indiana People's Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth, and Thirty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1861). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Thirty-fourth Congress).
Later career and death
[edit]He served as a member of the state house of representatives in 1865 and was elected speaker. Later, Pettit served as judge of the twenty-seventh judicial district of Indiana (1872–1880).
He died in Wabash, Indiana, March 21, 1881, and was interred in Falls Cemetery.
References
[edit]- United States Congress. "John U. Pettit (id: P000278)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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- 1820 births
- 1881 deaths
- People from Fabius, New York
- Opposition Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana
- Speakers of the Indiana House of Representatives
- Republican Party members of the Indiana House of Representatives
- American consuls
- 19th-century American diplomats
- Indiana lawyers
- Union College (New York) alumni
- 19th-century American lawyers
- American expatriates in Brazil
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century members of the Indiana General Assembly