Edward Pitt (died 1643) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the

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in 1624. Pitt was the son of Sir William Pitt and his wife Edith Cadbury, daughter of Nicholas Cadbury of Arne, Dorset.John Burke ''A General and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of ..., Volume 2''
/ref> He was a teller in the

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. In 1624, he was elected

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for

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in the

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. In the Civil War he was seized by parliamentary forces at his home

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in 1643 and imprisoned in Windsor Castle. He died a week after his release. History of Parliament Online - George Pitt
/ref> Pitt married Rachel Morton, daughter of

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of Milborne St. Andrew, Dorset. Their son

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was also an MP.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pitt, Edward Year of birth missing 1643 deaths English MPs 1624–1625 English landowners Pitt family