Edward P. Petri (January 13, 1884 – July 23, 1949) was an American businessman and politician. Petri was born in

Millstadt, Illinois Millstadt is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, located at the crossing of Illinois Routes 163 (locally, "Jefferson Avenue") and 158 (locally, "Washington Avenue"). The village is known for its German heritage, with more tha ...

. He went to the Millstadt public schools and to the Belleville Commercial College. He serve as a committee clerk for the

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

St. Clair County, Illinois St. Clair County is the oldest county in Illinois; its western border is formed by the Mississippi River, bordering Missouri. It is a part of the Metro East in southern Illinois. At the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 257,400 ...

. 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 and the county seat of St. Clair County, Illinois, coterminous with the now defunct Belleville Township. It is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville and the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows. The p ...

with his wife and family. served in the

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from 1925 to 1931 and was a

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. 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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