Early Life and Profession
Pitt was born in Hobart, Tasmania. His father, Captain Francis Pitt, was harbourmaster at Hobart. Pitt was educated in Tasmania. He studied law and started his professional career.
In 1864 Pitt migrated to Nelson, starting his own law firm. He returned briefly to Hobart to marry Emma Bartlett, daughter of Edmund Bartlett, Launceston, Tasmania on 25 January 1866. On his return to Nelson, Pitt appeared as advocate for the defendants in the Maungatapu murders case in mid-1866. In 1868 he entered into partnership with Henry Adams, trading as Adams and Pitt. When the partnership with Adams ended he went into partnership with Edward Moore, the firm being called Pitt and Moore.
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