Matthew Pitt

Matthew Pitt (died 18 April 1624) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622.

Pitt was the son of Richard Pitt of Crickett Malherbe, Somerset. He became a merchant of Weymouth.[1] He was chief magistrate of the town in 1610 and in 1619.[2] In 1621, he was elected Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis. He was an alderman of Melcombe Regis in 1623.[1]

Pitt married firstly Christian Barnard, daughter of John Barnard of Shepton Mallet. He married secondly Phillipa Welsteed, daughter of Robert Welsteed on 19 November 1624. His daughter Amy married James Strode of Shepton Mallet.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Michael Russell Members of the Dorchester Company 1624-1626
  2. ↑ George Alfred Ellis The history and antiquities of the borough and town of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Sir Charles Caesar
Robert Bateman
Bernard Michell
John Roy		 Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
1621–1622
With: John Freke
Giles Green
Walter Erle		 Succeeded by
Arthur Pyne
Sir Thomas Myddelton
Henry Waltham
John Freke