Milton Pettit
Milton H. Pettit | |
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8th district | |
In office January 1, 1870 – January 1, 1872 | |
Preceded by | Anthony Van Wyck |
Succeeded by | Samuel Pratt |
8th, 11th, 13th, and 16th Mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin | |
In office April 1870 – April 1871 | |
Preceded by | Frederick Robinson |
Succeeded by | Asahel Farr |
In office April 1867 – April 1868 | |
Preceded by | Dennis J. Hynes |
Succeeded by | Isaac W. Webster |
In office April 1865 – April 1866 | |
Preceded by | Asahel Farr |
Succeeded by | Dennis J. Hynes |
In office April 1861 – April 1862 | |
Preceded by | Isaac W. Webster |
Succeeded by | Frederick Robinson |
Member of the Kenosha City Council | |
In office April 1864 – April 1865 | |
In office April 1859 – April 1860 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Milton Howard Pettit October 22, 1825 Fabius, New York, US |
Died | March 23, 1873 | (aged 47)
Resting place | Green Ridge Cemetery, Kenosha, Wisconsin |
Political party | Republican |
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Profession | lawyer, politician |
Milton Howard Pettit (October 22, 1835 – March 23, 1873) was an American businessman,
Wisconsin State Senate.[1]
Biography
He was born in
Wisconsin State Senate for the 1870 and 1871 sessions of the Wisconsin Legislature. In 1871, he was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor, and won election, along with Republican gubernatorial nominee Cadwallader Washburn. Shortly after taking office in 1872, however, his health began to fail, and he died in the spring of 1873. He was the second Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin to die in office, after Timothy Burns.[1]
Electoral history
Wisconsin Senate (1869)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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General Election, November 2, 1869 | |||||
Republican | Milton H. Pettit | 1,172 | 59.22% | ||
Democratic | James M. Wilber | 807 | 40.78% | ||
Total votes | 1,979 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor (1871)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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General Election, November 7, 1871 | |||||
Republican | Milton H. Pettit | 77,751 | 53.05% | ||
Democratic | John A. Rice | 68,807 | 46.95% | ||
Total votes | 146,558 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
References
- ^ a b c Turner, A.J., ed. (1873). "Official directory". The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 429. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ "Official directory". The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1873. p. 365. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- "Wisconsin Constitutional Officers; Lieutenant Governors" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2005–2006. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. July 2005. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2007.
- "Milton H. Pettit". Office of the Lieutenant Governor. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2007.