John U. Pettit
(11 September, 1820 -- 21 March, 1881) Pettit was an American lawyer and politician. Born in Fabius, New York, Pettit studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1841. After commencing practice in Indiana, Pettit served as American consul to Maranham, Brazil (1850-1853). Pettit was elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-Fourth Congress, later reelected as a Republican to the Thirty-Fifth and Thirty-Sixth Congresses serving from March 4, 1855 to March 3, 1861. Pettit served as speaker of the State House of Representatives in 1865 and as Judge of the Twenty-Seventh judicial district of Indiana from 1872 to 1880. Pettit died in 1881 in Wabash, Indiana. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp]
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