Thomas McKean Pettit (December 26, 1797 – May 30, 1853) was a United States lawyer, politician, and judge who was briefly Director of the United States Mint in 1853 before his death in office.
[1] From 1824 to 1828, he was Deputy Attorney General to the Supreme and Oyer and Terminer Courts of Philadelphia.
[1] In 1832, Pettit became an Associate Judge of the District Court of Philadelphia.
[1] He resigned from the bench in 1845 when he was appointed United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
[1] In 1853, President Franklin Pierce appointed Pettit Director of the United States Mint.