Jerry Pettis, U.S. Congress

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Rep. Jerry Lyle Pettis

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Death: February 14, 1975 (58)
Banning, Riverside County, California, United States (Plane crash)
Place of Burial: Colton, San Bernardino County, California, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Dwight Ernest Pettis and Clora June Pettis
Husband of Shirley Pettis, U.S. Congress
Brother of Mrs Ramona Jerlean Ireland; Private; George Wilbur Pettis and Wendell W Pettis

Occupation: Politician, legislator, member of United States Congress, rancher, teacher, aviator, religious leader, businessman
Managed by: Stephen J Nauyokas
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About Jerry Pettis, U.S. Congress

Jerry Lyle Pettis (July 18, 1916 – February 14, 1975) was an American politician and a four-term Congressman from California from 1967 to 1975. He was also a rancher, teacher, aviator, religious leader, and businessman. Pettis was the first Seventh Day Adventist elected to Congress....

Source: Jerry Pettis Wikipedia article with detailed biography (link accessed February 7, 2025).


Additional Reference Information:

United States, Census, 1920, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCR2-5DK : Thu Jan 09 10:17:00 UTC 2025), Entry for Dwight E Pettis and Clara J Pettis, 1920.

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Jerry Pettis, U.S. Congress's Timeline

1916
July 18, 1916
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
1975
February 14, 1975
Age 58
Banning, Riverside County, California, United States
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Pacific Union College, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Pacific Union College, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Montecito Memorial Park, Colton, San Bernardino County, California, United States