Gittins was born in
Oswego, New York and attended St. Paul's Academy there. He engaged in the lumber, grain, and coal business and graduated from
University of Michigan Law School in 1900.
Early career He was admitted to the bar in
Michigan and
New York the same year and commenced the practice of law at
Niagara Falls, New York, in 1901. Gittins was a member of the
New York State Senate (47th D.) in
1911 and
1912; and a delegate to the
1912 Democratic National Convention.
Congress Gittins was elected as a
Democrat to the
63rd United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1913, to March 3, 1915.
Later career and death Gittins was owner and publisher of the
Niagara Falls Journal from 1914 to 1918; and was Postmaster of Niagara Falls from October 16, 1916, to January 21, 1920. Afterwards he resumed the practice of law, and was appointed commissioner of the
Niagara Falls State Park in 1918, serving until 1940. Gittins moved to New York City in 1923 and continued the practice of law until 1956. He resided in
Sloatsburg, New York, until his death at Tuxedo Memorial Hospital in
Tuxedo Park on December 25, 1957. ==References==