Territorial judge and member of the Fortieth Congress from Pennsylvania's Twentieth District.
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Life Summary
Full name
Solomon Newton Pettis
Place of Birth
Burial Place
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
3
Family
Emma L. Wightman (wife)
Occupation
Politician
Diplomat
Attorney or Judge
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Political Parties
Republican
Other Affiliations
Abolitionists (Anti-Slavery Society)
Government
Lincoln Administration (1861-65)
Hayes Administration (1877-81)
Diplomat
US House of Representatives
State supreme court
