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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

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