John U. Pettit, Date of Birth, Date of Death

John U. Pettit

American politician

Date of Birth: 11-Sep-1820

Date of Death: 21-Mar-1881

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician, diplomat

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

John Upfold Pettit (September 11, 1820 – March 21, 1881) was a U.S.
Representative from Indiana. 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. 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). 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.