Spencer Darwin Pettis

U.S. Congressperson

1802 – 1831

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Who was Spencer Darwin Pettis?

Spencer Darwin Pettis, 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.

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Born
1802
Culpeper County
Died
Aug 28, 1831
St. Louis

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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