Nathaniel Pettes

Nathaniel Pettes
Source: Library and Archives Canada

Nathaniel Pettes (April 21, 1816 – October 20, 1889) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Brome in the Canadian House of Commons from 1874 to 1878 as a Liberal member.^[1]

He was born in Brome Township, Lower Canada,^[1] the son of Charles Pettes and Desire West. In 1844, he married Narcissa Ferrand. Pettes was a general merchant in Brome. He was a school commissioner and secretary-treasurer for the municipal council. Pettes also served as warden for Brome County and was a director of the South Eastern Railway and the Canada Central Railway.^[2] Pettes died in Knowlton, Quebec at the age of 73.^[3]

The Pettes Memorial Library, the first free rural public library in Quebec, was built in 1893 by Pettes' wife Narcissa in his memory^[4].

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Nathaniel Pettes - Parliament of Canada biography
2. ^ The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1878 CH Mackintosh
3. ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada. 
4. ^ Knowlton Historic Walking Tour

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Name	Pettes, Nathaniel
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Date of birth	April 21, 1816
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Date of death	October 20, 1889
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