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Born: 12 March 1860 in Gilman, Iroquois Co., Illinois.
(110)(111)
Died: 15 September 1952 in Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington.
(112)(113)
Profession: Dentist
Married Elizabeth Reid (daughter of George H Reid and Harriet Elizabeth Hurlbert) on 14 Feb 1889 in Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington.(115)
Edward Lewis Pittwood M.D.-D.D.S.-Ps.D.-Ms.D.-M.A.Sources: (104) (105)(106) (107)(108) (109)
Book - "Spokane and the Inland Empire"
One of the best known members of professional circles of Spokane is Dr.
Edward Pittwood, who has the distinction of being the veteran dentist of
the city, considered from the standpoint of years of continuous practice,
having located here twenty eight years ago. He was born in Iroquois County,
Illinois, on the 12th of March, 1860 and is a son of L. N. and Maria (Hookway)
Pittwood. The parents were both natives of England and were direct descendants
of the famous Saunders family. They are now deceased, the father, who was
a physician, having passed away in 1897, while the mother's death occurred
in 1867.
Dr Pittwood was reared in his native state and acquired his preliminary
education in the public schools of Watseka, Illinois. Having decided to
adopt the profession of dentistry for his life vocation he subsequently
matriculated to the dental department of the University of Ohio and was
awarded the degree of D. D. S. from that institution with the class of 1881.
He first engaged in practice in Kankakee, Illinois, but two years later
he decided to come to the northwest, and in 1883 opened an office in Spokane,
where he has ever since followed his profession. The Spokane of that period
bore little resemblance to the thriving city of today, and Dr. Pittwood
is the only representative of his profession of that period who is still
actively engaged in practice. He has met with success and is now located
in the Hyde block, where he has a pleasant and well equipped offices. He
has always been one of the enthusiastic admirers of this city, and it is
in this connection in all probability he will be longest remembered. Much
of what he has accomplished for the welfare of the community has never been
attributed to him, as he is not self-assertive in any sense of the word
nor has he ever sought public favor or honors. He is a very public-spirited
man, whose rare sense of the responsibilities of citizenship and the obligation
it involves compels his loyalty and the conscientious fulfillment of every
duty that will forward the development of the municipality.
In this city on the 14th of February, 1889, Dr. Pittwood was united in marriage
to Miss Elizabeth Reed, daughter of George H. and Harriet Reed, and to them
have been born two children: Ann Lucille, who was graduated from the American
Academy of Dramatic Arts and is now a member of the Shirley Stock Company
of Spokane; and Edward H., who is still attending school.
Dr. Pittwood has attained the rank of Knight Templar in the Masonic fraternity,
of which order he has been a member for thirty one years, having been initiated
in the spring of 1881. He votes the republican ticket but has never been
an aspirant to official honors. He was for some years a member of the state
board of dental examiners. All matters connected with his profession engage
his attention and he was one of the organizers and first vice president
of the State Dental Society, and he is also affiliated with the Spokane
County and State Dental Associations. He is also president of the Spraue
Avenue Improvement Club and is one of the oldest continuos members of the
Spokane Chamber Of Commerce. Dr Pittwood was the first citizen to advocate
grade separation to the Northern Pacific Railway and was in correspondence
with President Elliot months before the general public was aware any steps
were being taken to bring this about. He was likewise the one who first
called public meetings of citizens to erect a concrete bridge across the
Spokane river at Monroe street and made many public addresses on this subject
with the result that last November saw the opening of the new Monroe street
bridge, the longest span in the United States. Dr. Pittwood is held in high
esteem in both the business and professional circles of Spokane, both by
reason of his invaluable services to the city and his many fine, substantial
personal qualities, the worth of which have been fully tested during the
long period of his residence here
End of Article.
U S Census of:
1860 shows living in Middle port, Iroquois Co., IL.
1970 shows living in Watseka, Iroquois Co., IL
1880 shows living in Middleport, Iroquois Co., IL.
1890 shows living in Spokane, Spokane Co., WA.
1920 shows living in Spokane, Spokane Co., WA.
Residence-2222 West 5th Avenue, Spokane, WA -- Between 1900 and 1922
Residence-1214 West Sprague, Apt. 2, Spokane, WA -- at time of death-1952
Edward Lewis Pittwood:
Cause of death: Coronary.
He was buried on 19 Sep 1952. (114)Edward was Interned at
Obituary: Edward Lewis Pittwood
Elizabeth Reid was born on 12 Oct 1860 in Warren, Jefferson Co., Ohio. She died on 16 Jun 1951 in Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington. (116)(117)
Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage.
Published Death Notice:
MRS. ELIZABETH PITTWOOD.
Mrs. Elizabeth Pittwood, W1218 Sprague, a resident of Spokane since 1887,
died yesterday at a Spokane hospital where she had been since June 5, when she
suffered a paralytic stroke.
Mrs. Pittwood was 90 years old and came to Spokane from Warren, Ohio. She
was the wife of Dr. Edward Pittwood, pioneer dentist of Spokane. They were married
in 1889.
She is survived by the widower at home, a daughter Ann and a son Edward
H. Pittwood, both of Los Angeles.
Christian Science funeral services will be held tomorrow at 1 P.M. at the
Smith Funeral Home.
End of Obituary.
She was cremated on 18 Jun 1951 in Smith & Co., Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington.
(118)
Elisabeth's ashes were Interned at
(119)
U S Census of 1900 shows living in Spokane, Spokane Co., WA
U S Census of 1920 shows living in Spokane, Spokane Co., WA