Augustus Herman Pettibone (January 21, 1835 – November 26, 1918) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee.
He graduated from Hiram College in Ohio and then from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1859.
[3] During the American Civil War, Pettibone enlisted as a private in the Union Army in 1861 and was promoted to second lieutenant, captain, and major in the 20th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
[5] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1886, but resumed the practice of law and served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1897 to 1899.
He was appointed a special agent of the United States General Land Office and served from July 17, 1899, to January 31, 1905, when he resigned.