H. Foster Pettit

Harrison Foster Pettit, Sr. (August 24, 1930 – November 22, 2014), was a lawyer, businessman, and Democratic politician from his native Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

Background

One of three children of William Pettit, Jr. (1897-1962), and the former Elizabeth Dunster Duncan Foster (1905-1998), a native of Hennepin County, Minnesota, Pettit was reared in Lexington in Fayette County, Kentucky. In 1951, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. Before his assignment to Turkey, he learned Russian at the Army Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California. His military duties involved the interception of radio communications from the former Soviet Union. He earned bachelor's and law degrees from the University of Virginia and the University of Virginia School of Law, both in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Career

In 1964, Pettit was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives for District 53 Fayette County. He served three two-year terms. In 1971, Pettit was elected as the mayor of Lexington, a non-partisan position which he held from 1972 to 1978. Tmunicipal and county governments were consolidated in 1974, through the joint effort of Mayor Petit and Fayette County Judge Robert Stephens.

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Pettit (Martian crater)

Pettit Crater is a crater in the Amazonis quadrangle of Mars, located at 12.39° north latitude and 173.87° west longitude. It is 92.49 km in diameter and was named after Edison Pettit, an American astronomer (1890–1962).

Pettit Crater Rim, as seen by HiRISE.

Pettit Crater Rim, as seen by HiRISE.

Map of Amazonis. Nicholson crater sits right on equator.

Map of Amazonis. Nicholson crater sits right on equator.

CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter) image of central peak of Pettit Crater. Some dark slope streaks are visible.

CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter) image of central peak of Pettit Crater. Some dark slope streaks are visible.

Pettit (surname)

Pettit is an English surname of Hiberno-Norman origin. Variant spellings include Pettitt and Petitt. People with the surname include:

Foster

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Foster station

Foster is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, on the Purple Line in Evanston, Illinois. It is located at 900 Foster Street (directional coordinates 2000 north, 900 west), just a few blocks west of Northwestern University's Evanston campus.

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Structure

Like the rest of the 'L' tracks north of the Wilson station, Foster is elevated on a solid fill embankment, unlike the steel structure commonly associated with the 'L'. It lacks a formal station house; two staircases on the south side of Foster Street lead up to a small area containing a customer assistant's booth, a farecard vending machine, and two turnstiles. The island platform is composed of concrete and stretches north from the station entrance, covered by a canopy its entire length. Southbound trains stop on the west side of the platform, while northbound trains stop at the east part. The platform can only accommodate six-car trains because the north tip of the platform has been removed, although its framing and canopy are still in place.

Foster (surname)

The surname Foster (Forster, or Forester) derives from the ancient title and office bestowed upon those overseeing the upkeep and administration of hunting territories belonging to either the monarch, or bishop (where empowered to grant warren). The title begins to be adopted as a surname, in the historical record, from the 12th and 13th centuries onwards.

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