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William Alvin Pittenger

Sessions Served

Other Information

House 1917-20 (District 58)

Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election

Counties Served: St. Louis

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 12/29/1885

Birth Place: Crawfordsville, Indiana

Birth County: Montgomery

Birth Country: United States

Date of Death: 11/26/1951

Gender: Male

Religion:

Reported Minority: None Reported

Other Names:

City of Residence (when first elected): Duluth

Occupation (when first elected): Practicing Attorney

EDUCATION

Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana; College Graduate; 1909
Harvard University, Law School; Law Degree; 1912; Admitted to the Bar, 1912

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

U.S. Representative: 8th Congressional District, Minnesota; 03/04/1929 to 03/03/1933 [Elected]

U.S. Representative: 8th Congressional District, Minnesota; 01/03/1935 to 01/03/1937 [Elected]

U.S. Representative: 8th Congressional District, Minnesota; 01/03/1939 to 01/03/1947 [Elected]

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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GENERAL NOTES

He was born on a farm.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the United States House of Representatives in 1932, 1936, and 1946.

He was a member of the Republican Party when he served in the United States Congress.

He died in Duluth, Minnesota and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery.