John Upfold Pettit

Notable Facts

  • Served as Speaker of the House in the 44th General Assembly (1864-1866)

Offices

Indiana House
Miami, Wabash Counties
In office
Dec 2, 1844 to Dec 1, 1845

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
12 months, 4 days
U.S. House
District 11
In office
Mar 4, 1855 to Mar 4, 1857

Party: Indiana People's Party
Assumed: General Election
Left: Switched Parties
District 11
In office
Mar 4, 1857 to Mar 4, 1861

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Did Not Run
6 years, 2 days
Indiana House
Wabash County
In office
Nov 9, 1864 to Nov 7, 1866

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
1 year, 11 months, 28 days
John Upfold Pettit spent 8 years, 11 months, 29 days in office in Indiana, including 6 years, 2 days at the federal level and 2 years, 11 months, 27 days at the state level.

Elections

We found no record of John Upfold Pettit running for office in Indiana. Our database only focuses on state and federal offices, so it's possible they ran at a different level, or in an office not currently in our database (note: state legislative election data is extremely limited currently).