his honor. Through a series of investments in various business ventures, Pettit built a substantial personal fortune. A prominent philanthropist, Pettit identified with the Presbyterian church and served as president of the Owensboro Masonic Temple and Grand Master of the Kentucky Order of the Free and Accepted Masons. Pettit's wife died in June 1913. In September 1916, he married Alice Frakes. Pettit died in Owensboro on November 29, 1931. References Bibliography 1843 births 1931 deaths American newspaper publishers (people) American Presbyterians Clerks Georgetown College (Kentucky) alumni Democratic Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives Politicians from Frankfort, Kentucky People of Kentucky in the American Civil War Kentucky Populists