1 9 5 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Represent ative ▁from ▁Minnesota ' s ▁ 8 th ▁con gression al ▁district . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁near ▁C raw ford sv ille , ▁Mont gom ery ▁County , ▁Indiana ▁and ▁attended ▁rural ▁schools . ▁P itten ger ▁graduated ▁from ▁W ab ash ▁College , ▁C raw ford sv ille , ▁Indiana , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁and ▁from ▁Harvard ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁and ▁opened ▁a ▁law ▁practice ▁in ▁D ul uth , ▁Minnesota . ▁ ▁P itten ger ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁to ▁the ▁ 7 1 st ▁and ▁ 7 2 nd ▁con gress es , ▁serving ▁from ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁until ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁ran ▁un success fully ▁for ▁re e lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁and ▁res umed ▁his ▁practice ▁of ▁law ▁in ▁D ul uth , ▁Minnesota . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁again ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁ 7 4 th ▁con gress , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁served ▁from ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁until ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁in