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Petteys, John H. "J.H."

Sessions Served    Other Information

House 1877 (District 18)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Rice

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 3/9/1835
Birth Place: Camden, New York
Birth County: Oneida
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death:
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names: J.H.
Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Pettys
City of Residence (when first elected): Faribault
Occupation (when first elected): Farmer/Formerly Taught School, Illinois

EDUCATION

Illinois Graded Schools; Elementary School; 2 Years

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Harriet A. West (married in 1858)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

Toensing lists his last name as Petteys. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1877, and Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877 list Pettys.

He moved to Wisconsin in 1850, with his parents. He went to Belvidere, Illinois around 1852. He moved to Henry County, Illinois around 1854. He came to Minnesota in 1865.

He "votes the Republican ticket." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 48)

Total Days Served: 371

SESSIONS SERVED

19th Legislative Session (1877)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1877
Body: House
District: 18
Elected: 11/7/1876
Residence: Faribault
Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Oath Date: 1/2/1877
Counties Represented: Rice
Occupation: Farmer/Formerly Taught School, Illinois
Party: Republican Party Notes: He "votes the Republican ticket." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 48)
Committees:
  • Elections (Chair)
  • Joint Taxes and Tax Laws
Session Notes: From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.

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