William Grymes Pettus Explained

William Grymes Pettus
Birth Date:31 December 1794
Birth Place:Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Death Place:St. Louis, Missouri
Resting Place:Bellefontaine Cemetery
Signature:Signature of William Grymes Pettus (1794–1867).png
Party:Democratic-Republican
Office1:Member of the Missouri Senate
Term1:1832
Constituency1:St. Charles District
Office2:Secretary of State of Missouri
Term Start2:1821
Term End2:1824

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Scharf, J. Thomas . History of Saint Louis City and County From the Earliest Periods to the Present Day . I . John Thomas Scharf . Louis H. Everts & Co. . 563–564 . 1883 . 2022-07-04 . Google Books.
  2. Web site: William Grymes Pettus. Political Graveyard. 14 September 2012.
  3. News: Died . . 2 . 1867-12-27 . 2022-07-04 . Newspapers.com.