Samuel Pettigrew

Samuel Pettigrew

:"This article is about the mayor of Pittsburgh, for other people named Samuel Pettigrew see Samuel Pettigrew (disambiguation)."

Samuel Pettigrew served as Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1832 to 1836, his administration was marked by the industrialization of the city. Pittsburgh celebrated its newfound might by christening the first steam locomotive in the mid-west aptly named "The Pittsburgh". Mayor Pettigrew contended with one of the city's first major disasters when a flood crested at 38.2 feet in February 1832. Not much is known about Mayor Pettigrew's personal life before or after his service to the city. He died in 1841.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Pettigrew — is an uncommon surname:*Pierre Pettigrew, Canadian politician *Damian Pettigrew, Canadian filmmaker *Richard F. Pettigrew, U.S. Senator *Antonio Pettigrew, American Olympic gold medalist *J. Johnston Pettigrew, general in the American Civil War… …   Wikipedia

  • Samuel Beckett — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Samuel Beckett …   Wikipedia Español

  • Samuel Tredwell Sawyer — (* 1800 in Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina; † 29. November 1865 in Bloomfield, New Jersey) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1837 und 1839 vertrat er den Bundesstaat North Carolina im US Repräsentantenhaus. Werdegang… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Samuel Beckett — Infobox Writer name = Samuel Beckett caption = Louis le Brocquy, Image of Samuel Beckett (detail), 1979, oil on canvas, 80 x 80 cm pseudonym = Andrew Belis ( Recent Irish Poetry ) [ [http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/online/beckett/career/begi… …   Wikipedia

  • Samuel Beckett — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Beckett. Samuel Beckett …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Damian Pettigrew — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pettigrew. Damian Pettigrew …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Damian Pettigrew — Born Damian (Damien) Pettigrew Québec, Canada Occupation filmmaker, screenwriter, author …   Wikipedia

  • Thomas Samuel Ashe — (* 19. Juli 1812 in Hawfields, Orange County, North Carolina; † 4. Februar 1887 in Wadesboro, North Carolina) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker (Demokratische Partei), der den Bundes …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • PITTSBURGH — PITTSBURGH, a leading industrial city in western Pennsylvania; in a metropolitan region of 2,500,000, the estimated Jewish population of Greater Pittsburgh (in 2002) was 54,000. Early History When the Quaker William Penn received the colonial… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • List of mayors of Pittsburgh — This a listing of past (and present) mayors (burgesses and recorders when noted) of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Mayor Term Party Notes George Robinson (Pittsburgh) 1794–c. 1800 Chief Burgess of Borough of Pittsburgh, Arrested by …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”