William Grymes Pettus

William Grymes Pettus
Member of the Missouri Senate
In office 1832
Constituency	St. Charles District
Secretary of State of Missouri
In office 1821–1824
Personal details
Born	(1794-12-31)December 31, 1794 Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Died	December 25, 1867(1867-12-25) (aged 72) St. Louis, Missouri
Resting place	Bellefontaine Cemetery
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Spouse	Caroline R. Morrison ​ ​ (m. 1826)​
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William Grymes Pettus (1794–1867) was a Missouri politician.

Biography

William Grymes Pettus was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia on December 31, 1794.[1] In 1818, he arrived in St. Louis, where he served in the War of 1812. While a United States General Land Office clerk in St. Louis, he was elected secretary of the State Convention which wrote the Missouri Constitution when it was admitted into the United States in 1821.[1]

His public service included Secretary of State in the Alexander McNair administration, Probate Judge of St. Louis County, and in 1832 he was elected a member of the Missouri Senate for the St. Charles District.[1][2]

He married Caroline R. Morrison on December 31, 1826.[1]

He died in St. Louis on December 25, 1867.[3] He was buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery.[2]

References

1. Scharf, J. Thomas (1883). History of Saint Louis City and County From the Earliest Periods to the Present Day. Vol. I. Louis H. Everts & Co. pp. 563–564. Retrieved July 4, 2022 – via Google Books.
2. "William Grymes Pettus". Political Graveyard. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
3. "Died". Daily Missouri Republican. December 27, 1867. p. 2. Retrieved July 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

Political offices
Preceded by Joshua Barton	Missouri Secretary of State 1821–1824	Succeeded by Hamilton Rowan Gamble