John Pettit

Notable Facts

  • Served as U.S. District Attorney for Indiana, 1839-1843

Offices

Indiana House
Tippecanoe County
In office
Dec 3, 1838 to Dec 2, 1839

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
12 months, 4 days
U.S. House
District 8
In office
Mar 4, 1843 to Mar 4, 1849

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Renomination Bid
6 years, 2 days
U.S. Senate
Class 3
In office
Jan 18, 1853 to Mar 4, 1855

Party: Democratic
Assumed: Elected by Legislature
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
2 years, 1 month, 14 days
Indiana Supreme Court Justice
District 4
In office
Jan 3, 1871 to Dec 16, 1872

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Redistricting
District 3
In office
Dec 16, 1872 to Jan 1, 1877

Party: Democratic
Assumed: Redistricting
Left: Lost Renomination Bid
6 years
John Pettit spent 15 years, 1 month, 15 days in office in Indiana, including 8 years, 1 month, 16 days at the federal level and 6 years, 11 months, 29 days at the state level.

Elections

We found no record of John 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).