Key Pittman
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Pittman in 1915
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United States Senator from Nevada |
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In office January 29, 1913 – November 10, 1940 |
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| Preceded by | William A. Massey |
| Succeeded by | Berkeley L. Bunker |
| President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
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In office March 4, 1933 – November 10, 1940 |
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| Preceded by | George H. Moses |
| Succeeded by | William H. King |
| Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations | |
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In office March 4, 1933 – November 10, 1940 |
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| Preceded by | William E. Borah |
| Succeeded by | Walter F. George |
| Personal details | |
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Key Denson Pittman September 12, 1872 Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| Died | November 10, 1940 (aged 68) Reno, Nevada |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mimosa Pittman (née Gates) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Key Denson Pittman (September 12, 1872 – November 10, 1940) was a United States Senator from Nevada, serving eventually as its president pro tempore and its chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations. He was a Democrat.
Pittman was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1872. He had a younger brother Vail, who would later serve as Governor of Nevada.
Pittman was educated by private tutors and at the Southwestern Presbyterian University in Clarksville, Tennessee. He studied law, then later became a lawyer. In 1897, Pittman joined in the Klondike Gold Rush and worked as a miner until 1901.
Pittman moved to Tonopah, Nevada, in 1902 and continued the practice of law. He represented Nevada at the St. Louis Exposition, the Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition, and the National Irrigation Congress.
In 1910, he made an unsuccessful run for the Senate. Later, he was elected as a Democrat to the Senate in 1913 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George S. Nixon, and served until his death in 1940.
Between 1933 and 1940, during the Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Pittman was the chairman of the powerful Committee on Foreign Relations and a member of the Committee on Territories and the Committee on Industrial Expositions. In addition, during those years Pittman was also President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
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