George Hamilton Pettit

Who was George Hamilton Pettit?

George Hamilton Pettit was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Richmond, Ontario and became a barrister.

Pettit attended public and secondary schools at Cornwall, Ontario. He then studied at Osgoode Hall Law School where he graduated in 1894. He became president of the Welland County Telephone Company. From May to October 1913, he was a deputy and acting court judge at Welland County.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Welland riding in the 1925 general election then re-elected in 1926 and 1930. After completing his third term in office, Pettit left federal politics and did not seek another term in the 1935 federal election.