William Alvin Pittenger

William Alvin Pittenger (December 29, 1885 – November 26, 1951) was a United States Representative from Minnesota's 8th congressional district.

He was born on a farm near Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana and attended rural schools.

Pittenger graduated from Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, in 1909, and from Harvard Law School in 1912.

He ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1932 and resumed his practice of law in Duluth, Minnesota.

After his retirement from politics, Pittenger again resumed the practice of law, and died in Duluth, Minnesota, on November 26, 1951.