Edgar Bittle

Edgar Bittle
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 66th district
In office
January 8, 1973 โ€“ January 9, 1977
Personal details
Born1943 (age 82โ€“83)
PartyRepublican
SpouseBarbara
Children3
EducationTheodore Roosevelt High School
Cornell University (BA)
University of Michigan (JD)
OccupationPolitician, attorney

Edgar H. Bittle (born 1943) is an American former politician and lawyer.

Bittle attended Roosevelt High School in his native Des Moines, Iowa, then earned a Bachelor of Arts in government at Cornell University, followed by a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School. He returned to Des Moines to practice law, becoming a partner in the firm Herrick, Langdon, Belin, and Harris.[1]

Between 1968 and 1972, Bittle was organization chairman of the Polk County Republican Central Committee. He served two consecutive terms for District 66 of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1973 to 1977.[1]

The University of Iowa Libraries holds a collection of Bittle's papers.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Edgar Bittle". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  2. โ†‘ "Edgar H. Bittle Papers". University of Iowa Libraries. Retrieved 28 July 2025.