Spencer Darwin Pettis
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 193 years ago |
Born | Culpeper County |
Virginia | |
United States | |
Date of died | August 28,1831 |
Died | St. Louis |
Missouri | |
United States | |
Resting place | St. Louis |
Job | Lawyer |
Politician | |
Place of burial | Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
Governor | John Miller |
Party | Democratic-Republican Party |
Previous position | Representative (1829–1831), Secretary of State of Missouri (1826–1828) |
Date of birth | January 1,1802 |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1776788 |
Spencer Darwin Pettis Life story
Spencer Darwin Pettis was a U.S. Representative from Missouri and the fourth Missouri Secretary of State. He is best known, however, for being a participant in a fatal duel with Major Thomas Biddle. Pettis County, Missouri, is named in his honor.