From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edith Pitt
Edith Pitt
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Birmingham Edg- Succeeded by
Peter Bennett baston Jill Knight
1953–1966
Dame Edith Maud Pitt DBE (14 October 1906 - 27 January
Pitt,
1966) was a British Conservative politician.
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She was elected Member of Parliament for Birming- • Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by
ham Edgbaston at a by-election in 1953, and served until Edith Pitt
her death shortly before the 1966 general election, in Persondata
which Jill Knight was elected as her successor.
Name Pitt, Edith
Pitt had been Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister
for Pensions from 1955 to 1959, and Parliamentary Secre- Alternative names
tary to the Ministry of Health from 1959 to 1962. Short description British politician
Date of birth 14 October 1906
References Place of birth
• Leigh Rayment’s Historical List of MPs Date of death 27 January 1966
Place of death
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