Elisha Pettit

Full Name: Elisha Pettit
Date of death: Deceased, date unknown

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	4	Apr 26, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873	12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Radical Republican	Palestine / Anderson		Anderson, Henderson, Van Zandt

(1) Pettit, sworn 4/26/1870, did not attend Provisional Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Drawing for Terms of Office, 5/2/1870, pp. 51-52. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(3) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Absent on opening day, 2/8/1870, p. 4. Senate Journal.
(4) Party affiliation, Radical. Roster of members, 12th Legislature, 1870. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.

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Senate District 4
Apr 26, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873
Legislatures: 12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Radical Republican
Home City/County: Palestine / Anderson
Counties in district: Anderson, Henderson, Van Zandt

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Other Resources

Full name, Elisha Pettit. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.

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12th Adjourned - 1871 Education (Chair) Immigration Public Debt (Chair) Retrenchment and Reform State Affairs
12th R.S. - 1871 Education (Chair) Immigration Public Debt (Chair) Retrenchment and Reform State Affairs
12th 1st C.S. - 1870 Education (Chair) Immigration Public Debt (Chair) Public School Lands Retrenchment and Reform State Affairs

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