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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Solomon Newton Pettis |
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Meadville, Pennsylvania , United States |
| Email | None |
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October 10, 1827
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| Died | September 18, 1900
(72 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | PETTIS, Solomon Newton, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Lenox, Ashtabula County, Ohio, October 10, 1827; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1848 and commenced practice in Meadville, Crawford County, Pa.; associate justice of the Territory of Colorado in 1861 and 1862; returned to Meadville, Pa., and continued the practice of his profession; elected as a Republican to the Fortieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Darwin A. Finney and served from December 7, 1868, to March 3, 1869; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1868 to the Forty-first Congress; resumed the practice of law in Meadville; appointed Minister to Bolivia September 4, 1878, and served until November 1, 1879; again engaged in the practice of law until his death in Meadville, Pa., September 18, 1900; interment in Greendale Cemetery.
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