Pitter family

Edward Alexander Pitter was born in Jamaica in 1892. Besides church membership, Mr. Pitter also joined the Masons. He held jobs with the railroad and an insurance company. Pitter's involvement with politics, especially the Democratic Party and the Colored Democratic Association of Washington, began in the 1920s. He died in 1976. Ms. Thomas, Edward Pitter's daughter, was involved in politics during her childhood and youth which included attending political meetings and talks, meeting President Roosevelt, and participating in the Democratic party.

From the guide to the Pitter family oral history interviews, 1971, (University of Washington Libraries Special Collections)