Milton Pettit

Milton H. Pettit
11th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
In office
January 1, 1872 – March 23, 1873
GovernorCadwallader C. Washburn
Preceded byThaddeus C. Pound
Succeeded byCharles D. Parker (1874)
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 8th district
In office
January 1, 1870 – January 1, 1872
Preceded byAnthony Van Wyck
Succeeded bySamuel Pratt
8th, 11th, 13th, and 16th Mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin
In office
April 1870 – April 1871
Preceded byFrederick Robinson
Succeeded byAsahel Farr
In office
April 1867 – April 1868
Preceded byDennis J. Hynes
Succeeded byIsaac W. Webster
In office
April 1865 – April 1866
Preceded byAsahel Farr
Succeeded byDennis J. Hynes
In office
April 1861 – April 1862
Preceded byIsaac W. Webster
Succeeded byFrederick Robinson
Member of the Kenosha City Council
In office
April 1864 – April 1865
In office
April 1859 – April 1860
Personal details
Born
Milton Howard Pettit

(1825-10-22)October 22, 1825
Fabius, New York, US
DiedMarch 23, 1873(1873-03-23) (aged 47)
Resting placeGreen Ridge Cemetery, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • Caroline Diana Marsh
  • (m. 1847; died 1902)
Children
  • Ossian Marsh Pettit
  • (b. 1854; died 1906)
  • Elizabeth Augusta (Mailer)
  • (b. 1857; died 1934)
  • Caroline Julia (Griswold)
  • (b. 1870; died 1934)
Parents
  • George Pettit (father)
  • Jane (Upfold) Pettit (mother)
Professionlawyer, politician

Milton Howard Pettit (October 22, 1835 – March 23, 1873) was an American businessman, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the 11th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, during the governorship of Cadwallader C. Washburn, and died while in office. Earlier, he had been mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin, and had represented Kenosha in the Wisconsin State Senate.[1]

  1. ^ Turner, A.J., ed. (1873). "Official directory". The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 429. Retrieved November 29, 2019.