John C. Pittenger
| John C. Pittenger | |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 96th district |
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In office 1969–1970 |
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| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Harold A. Horn |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the Lancaster County district |
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In office 1965–1968 |
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| Born | May 23, 1930 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | December 6, 2009 (aged 79) Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
John C. Pittenger (May 23, 1930 – December 6, 2009) was an American lawyer, academic and former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, serving two non-consecutive terms in the State House. He was appointed the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Education from 1972 until 1976.
Pittenger served as the dean of the Rutgers University School of Law - Camden from 1981 until 1986.
Pittenger was born in Philadelphia on May 23, 1930, to parents, Nicholas Otto and Cornelia VanDerveer Chapman Pittenger. He attended public school in the suburb of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, before enrolling in Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. He was a member of the Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers.
Pittenger graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in American history from Harvard University in 1951. Following his graduation from Harvard, Pittenger attended the London School of Economics as a Frank Knox Fellow. He simultaneously enlisted in the United States Army from 1952 until 1955, serving as a first lieutenant in the army's infantry and government intelligence units.
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