# Redding Pitt > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Redding_Pitt > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Redding_Pitt.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redding_Pitt > Source revision: 1350130647 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American lawyer and politician (1944–2016)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Redding Pitt | image = Redding Pitt (obit).jpeg | office = Chair of the [Alabama Democratic Party](/source/Alabama_Democratic_Party) | term_start = 2001 | term_end = 2005 | predecessor = John C. H. Miller Jr. | successor = [Joe Turnham](/source/Joe_Turnham) | office1 = [United States Attorney](/source/United_States_Attorney) for the [Middle District of Alabama](/source/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Alabama) | term_start1 = 1994 | term_end1 = 2001 | president1 = [Bill Clinton](/source/Bill_Clinton) | predecessor1 = James E. Wilson | successor1 = [Leura G. Canary](/source/Leura_Canary) | birth_name = Charles Redding Pitt | birth_date = {{Birth date|1944|03|29}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|02|07|1944|03|29}} | death_place = [Birmingham, Alabama](/source/Birmingham%2C_Alabama), U.S. | birth_place = [Decatur, Alabama](/source/Decatur%2C_Alabama), U.S. | party = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) | spouse = Jane H. Pitt (divorced) | children = 1 | education = [University of Alabama](/source/University_of_Alabama) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))
[Boston College](/source/Boston_College) ([JD](/source/Juris_Doctor)) | branch = [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army) | rank = [Captain](/source/Captain_(United_States_O-3)) | service_years = 1969–1972 | mawards = [Bronze Star](/source/Bronze_Star_Medal) | battles = [Vietnam War](/source/Vietnam_War) }} '''Charles Redding Pitt''' (March 29, 1944 – February 7, 2016) was an American lawyer and former chairman of the [Alabama Democratic Party](/source/Alabama_Democratic_Party).{{cite news|url=http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Site=FT&Date=20021119&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=211190333&Ref=AR&Profile=1011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110717060334/http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Site=FT&Date=20021119&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=211190333&Ref=AR&Profile=1011|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 July 2011|title=Siegelman concedes|last=Beyerle|first=Dana|date=19 November 2002|work=[TimesDaily](/source/TimesDaily)|access-date=15 March 2011}} ==Biography== ===Early life, education, and military service=== 150px|thumb|left|Pitt in 1962. Pitt was born in [Decatur, Alabama](/source/Decatur%2C_Alabama) and graduated from [Decatur High School](/source/Decatur_High_School_(Alabama)) in 1962. He attended the [University of Alabama](/source/University_of_Alabama) and graduated with a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) degree in 1967. He was active in campaigning for [Robert F. Kennedy](/source/Robert_F._Kennedy) in the [1968 presidential election](/source/U.S._presidential_election%2C_1968). After graduating from college Pitt entered the officer corps of the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army), serving from 1969 to 1972 in [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam_War), where he attained the rank of [captain](/source/Captain_(United_States)) and earned a [Bronze Star](/source/Bronze_Star_Medal). Later he served in the Office of the Chief of Staff for Intelligence in [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.) Following his Army service, Pitt attended [Boston College Law School](/source/Boston_College_Law_School) and received his [Juris Doctor](/source/Juris_Doctor) in 1977, after which he returned to his home state and began his public career. ===Political and legal career=== Pitt served as Alabama's [Assistant Attorney General](/source/Alabama_Attorney_General) from 1981 to 1991, and [Chief Deputy Attorney General](/source/Alabama_Attorney_General) from 1991 to 1994. He also served as a legal advisor to several Alabama state government officials. From 1994 to 2001 he served as [United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama](/source/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Alabama).{{cite book|last=(U.S.)|first=House|title=Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 1, July 25, 2007|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zNCyeOl0y7AC&pg=RA6-PA42|access-date=15 March 2011|date=August 2007|publisher=Government Printing Office|isbn=978-0-16-079068-3|page=42}}[https://obits.al.com/obituaries/birmingham/obituary.aspx?n=charles-redding-pitt&pid=177699208&fhid=5786 Charles Redding Pitt, 1944 - 2016] Later in his life, Pitt practiced law in [Birmingham, Alabama](/source/Birmingham%2C_Alabama). He was one of the [attorneys of record](/source/Attorney_of_record) for former [Alabama Governor](/source/Governor_of_Alabama) [Don Siegelman](/source/Don_Siegelman) during Siegelman's [federal trial](/source/Federal_crime) in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama on charges of [bribery](/source/bribery), [mail fraud](/source/mail_fraud), and [obstruction of justice](/source/obstruction_of_justice).[https://www.alreporter.com/2016/02/09/redding-pitt-mourned-by-alabama-democrats/ Redding Pitt Mourned by Alabama Democrats] He also continued to serve campaigns for Democratic candidates, including his Boston College classmate [John Kerry](/source/John_Kerry) in [2004](/source/U.S._presidential_election%2C_2004). From 2001 to 2005 he served as chair of the [Alabama Democratic Party](/source/Alabama_Democratic_Party). ===Personal life and death=== Pitt had one son, [William Rivers Pitt](/source/William_Rivers_Pitt), by his first wife, Jane H. Pitt. He was related to the 18th-century [British Prime Minister](/source/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom) [William Pitt](/source/William_Pitt_the_Younger). He died on February 7, 2016, at the age of 71.{{cite web|url=http://www.moultonadvertiser.com/news/state/article_fa80fcfa-99ab-5ed5-931e-e0916537a7eb.html |title=Former Alabama Democratic chair Redding Pitt dies - The Moulton Advertiser : State News |publisher=The Moulton Advertiser |access-date=2016-02-11 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}[https://www.al.com/news/2016/02/redding_pitt_former_head_of_al.html Redding Pitt, former head of Alabama Democratic Party, has died] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Portal|Biography}} *{{cite news |last=Former United States Attorneys |first=National Association of |date=February 9, 2016 |title=Redding Pitt Dies |url=http://nafusa.org/2016/02/redding-pitt-dies/ |work=NAFUSA |access-date=November 3, 2020}} *{{cite news |last=Lyman |first=Brian |date=February 8, 2016 |title=Former Alabama Democratic chair Redding Pitt dies |url=https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/local/alabama/2016/02/08/former-alabama-democratic-chair-redding-pitt-dies/80019326/ |work=[Montgomery Advertiser](/source/Montgomery_Advertiser) |location=[Montgomery, Alabama](/source/Montgomery%2C_Alabama) |access-date=November 3, 2020}} *{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=February 9, 2016 |title=Former Alabama Democratic chair Redding Pitt dies |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/celebrity-deaths-2016/2016-02-09/story/former-alabama-democratic-chair-redding-pitt-dies |work=[The Florida Times-Union](/source/The_Florida_Times-Union) |location=[Jacksonville, Florida](/source/Jacksonville%2C_Florida) |access-date=November 3, 2020}} *{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=February 8, 2016 |title=Redding Pitt, former head of Alabama Democratic Party, has died |url=https://www.al.com/news/2016/02/redding_pitt_former_head_of_al.html |work=Alabama Media Group |location=[Birmingham, Alabama](/source/Birmingham%2C_Alabama) |access-date=November 3, 2020}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pitt, Charles Redding}} Category:1944 births Category:2016 deaths Category:Alabama lawyers Category:Boston College Law School alumni Category:Lawyers from Birmingham, Alabama Category:Politicians from Decatur, Alabama Category:Military personnel from Alabama Category:20th-century American lawyers Category:21st-century American lawyers Category:20th-century American politicians Category:21st-century American politicians Category:Alabama Democratic Party chairs Category:University of Alabama alumni Category:United States attorneys for the Middle District of Alabama Category:United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War Category:United States Army officers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Redding Pitt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redding_Pitt) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redding_Pitt?action=history)). 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