Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Pittman, William Buckner October 26, 1876 - 
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Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Ltd. Territory of Hawaii, 1925
Author: Edited by George F. Nellist

WILLIAM BUCKNER PITTMAN, Lawyer. A recognized position in the legal profession 
of Hawaii, and leadership in the Democratic organization of the Territory have 
been attained by William B. Pittman since his arrival in Honolulu in 1915 to 
establish himself in practice. He was a member of the Democratic central 
committee in 1922 and also served as campaign manager. He was nominated for 
the territorial senate on the Democratic ticket in 1924.
  Mr. Pittman received his law training in the state of Washington, where he 
was admitted to the bar in 1900. He has practiced successfully in Washington, 
California and Nevada. He was district attorney of Nye Country, Nevada, from 
1905 to 1907 and served as superintendent of public schools at the same time. 
He practiced in San Francisco from 1911 to 1915.
  Born at Vicksburg, Miss., Oct. 26, 1876, the son of William Buckner and 
Katie (Key) Pittman, Mr. Pittman is a descendant of Sir Francis Scott Key, 
author of “The Star Spangled Banner”, America’s national anthem. His paternal 
ancestor settled in the South in the 17th century. A brother, Key Pittman, is 
the distinguished United States senator from Nevada.
  Mr. Pittman was educated at the Chamberlain Hunt Academy, Port Gibson, 
Miss., and at the Southwestern Presbyterian University of Tennessee. He 
married Bertha Gray of Centralia, Mo., in Honolulu, Nov. 27, 1924. He is an 
Elk.


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