Background
Witt, James H. was born on December 23, 1934 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Carlos Raymond and Ruby Cladia (Palmer) Witt.
Witt, James H. was born on December 23, 1934 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Carlos Raymond and Ruby Cladia (Palmer) Witt.
Graduate, Central High School, Knoxville, 1954.
Sales agent, Indiana Life Insurance Company, Knoxville, 1956-1961; painter, Georgia Tillett Paint Company, Knoxville, 1961-1964; fire fighter, fire marshall, Knoxville Fire Department, 1964-1995; director arson investigation, State of Tennessee Department Commerce and Insurance, Nashville, since 1995.
Precinct chairman Republican Party, Knoxville, 1987-1995, treasurer, 1993-1995. With United States Army, 1954-1956. Member IAAI, International Association Fire Chiefs, Tennessee Fire Inspectors, Southern Building Code Congress International.
Married Ella Anne Griffith, February 14, 1957. Children: Vicki Leigh Williams, Jay Alan.