15 Facts About Edith Pitt

Dame Edith Maud Pitt, was a British Conservative Party MP for the Birmingham Edgbaston seat.

Edith Pitt had sat on Birmingham City Council, and sought several Parliamentary seats before being placed in the Conservative safe seat of Edgbaston.

Edith Maud Pitt was born in Birmingham on 14 October 1906.

Edith Pitt was the oldest of six children, and her father was a die-stamper.

Edith Pitt attended a Birmingham council school, as well as night school before becoming a junior clerk.

Edith Pitt was selected as the Conservative candidate for Birmingham Stechford for the 1950 general election, but lost to the future Home Secretary, Roy Jenkins.

Edith Pitt gained 23,384 votes to Jenkin's 34,355, a reduction on his majority.

Edith Pitt failed to get elected for the safe Labour seat of Birmingham Small Heath in a 1952 by-election.

Edith Pitt was instead chosen to represent the Conservatives for the Birmingham Edgbaston seat, one which was considered to be safe.

Edith Pitt's candidacy had been caused by the resignation in 1953 of Peter Bennett after he had been made 1st Baron Bennett of Edgbaston and took a seat in the House of Lords.

Edith Pitt spoke in support of John Morrison's opening address of thanks to Queen Elizabeth II on behalf of the new Parliament, and was cheered on by her fellow Members.

Edith Pitt launched an independent report into the problem in February 1960.

Edith Pitt was made Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1962.

Edith Pitt chaired the Air Corporations Act 1966 through the committee stage until Christmas Recess 1965.

Edith Pitt died before Parliament returned and Robert Carr began the tributes to her on behalf of the bill team on 3 February 1966.