Edward P. Petri (January 13, 1884 – July 23, 1949) was an American businessman and politician. Petri was born in Millstadt, Illinois. He went to the Millstadt public schools and to the Belleville Commercial College. He serve as a committee clerk for the

Illinois Senate The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the State of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. Under the ...

in 1904. Petri then served as deputy sheriff and sheriff for

St. Clair County, Illinois St. Clair County is the ninth most populous county in Illinois. Located directly east of St. Louis, the county is part of the Metro East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area in southern Illinois. As of the 2020 United States ...

. Petri then served as the warden of the Southern Illinois Penitentiary from 1921 t0 1924. He was also involved with the grocery, insurance, real estate, and bank businesses. Petri was also involved with the title and abstract business. Petri lived in

Belleville, Illinois Belleville is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. It is a southeastern suburb of St. Louis. The population was 42,404 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the most populated city in the Me ...

with his wife and family. served in the

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from 1925 to 1931 and was a Republican. He died at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Belleville, Illinois from heart disease.'E.P. Petri, Ex-Lawmaker, Dies in Belleville,' St. Louis Globe-Democrat (Missouri), July 24, 1949, pg. 14

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* 1884 births 1949 deaths People from Belleville, Illinois People from Millstadt, Illinois Businesspeople from Illinois Illinois sheriffs Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century members of the Illinois General Assembly {{Illinois-politician-stub