Joseph H. Petty
Joseph Henry Petty (August 20, 1826 New York City – February 9, 1901 Amityville, Suffolk County, New York) was an American politician from New York.
Life[]
He was the son of Ezekiel Petty (1789–1853) and Elizabeth Petty (1791–1874). About 1853, he married Catharine Van Buren (ca. 1834–ca. 1919), and they had three children.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 11th D.) in 1855.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (4th D.) in 1856 and 1857.
He joined the New York Metropolitan Police, and retired as a captain. He was commended for bravery during the New York City draft riots of 1863, and the Orange Riots of 1873.
He was buried at the Oakwood Cemetery in Amityville.
Sources[]
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 137, 144, 249 and 297; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- DEATH LIST OF A DAY; Joseph H. Petty in NYT on February 10, 1901
- Petty genealogy at Long Island Surnames
Categories:
- 1826 births
- 1901 deaths
- Members of the New York State Assembly
- New York (state) state senators
- New York (state) Know Nothings
- 19th-century American politicians
- Politicians from New York City
- People from Amityville, New York