Mahlon Pitney

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Mahlon Pitney

Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
In office March 13, 1912^[1] – December 31, 1922
Nominated by	William Howard Taft
Preceded by	John Marshall Harlan
Succeeded by	Edward Terry Sanford
New Jersey's 4th congressional district
In office March 4, 1895 – January 10, 1899
Preceded by	Johnston Cornish
Succeeded by	Joshua S. Salmon
Personal details
Born	February 5, 1858 Morristown, New Jersey
Died	December 9, 1924(1924-12-09) (aged 66) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Florence Theodora Shelton^[2]
Religion	Presbyterian

Mahlon Pitney (February 5, 1858 – December 9, 1924) was an American jurist and Republican Party politician from New Jersey, who served in the United States Congress and as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Life and career

Pitney was born in Morristown, New Jersey, the son of Sarah Louise (née Halsted) and Henry Cooper Pitney. Pitney was a graduate of Princeton College. Pitney served two terms in Congress as a Representative from New Jersey from the 4th congressional district, and also served in the state senate and on the New Jersey Supreme Court. He was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President William Howard Taft in 1912, and resigned in 1922 after suffering a stroke. He was one of only two Supreme Court Justices nominated by President Taft who also later served during Taft's tenure as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Pitney died in 1924 in Washington, D.C., and was interred at Evergreen Cemetery, in Morristown, New Jersey.

With his wife Florence Theodora Shelton, Pitney was the great-grandfather of actor Christopher Reeve.^[3]

When asked which twentieth-century Supreme Court justice "has done the most to protect the core Constitutional values," Richard Epstein cited Justice Pitney, calling him "a great justice" and "the only consistent near-libertarian on the Supreme Court." ^[4]

References

↑ "Federal Judicial Center: Mahlon Pitney". 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
↑ http://www.wargs.com/other/reeve.html
↑ Ancestry of Christopher Reeve. William Addams Reitwiesner Genealogical Services. Accessed September 23, 2007.
↑ Law Talk Episode 37: Recess Appointments 2/3/2013

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Johnston Cornish	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 4th congressional district March 4, 1895 – January 10, 1899	Succeeded by Joshua S. Salmon
Political offices
Preceded by William M. Johnson	President of the New Jersey Senate 1901	Succeeded by C. Asa Francis
Legal offices
Preceded by John Marshall Harlan	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States March 13, 1912 – December 31, 1922	Succeeded by Edward Terry Sanford

Supreme Court of the United States

The White Court
Chief Justice: Edward Douglass White (1910–1921)
1912–1914:	J. McKenna \| O.W. Holmes \| Wm. R. Day \| H.H. Lurton \| C.E. Hughes \| W. Van Devanter \| J.R. Lamar \| M. Pitney
1914–1916:	J. McKenna \| O.W. Holmes \| Wm. R. Day \| C.E. Hughes \| W. Van Devanter \| J.R. Lamar \| M. Pitney \| J.C. McReynolds
1916–1921:	J. McKenna \| O.W. Holmes \| Wm. R. Day \| W. Van Devanter \| M. Pitney \| J.C. McReynolds \| L.D. Brandeis \| J. H. Clarke
The Taft Court
Chief Justice: William Howard Taft (1921–1930)
1921–1922:	J. McKenna \| O.W. Holmes \| Wm. R. Day \| W. Van Devanter \| M. Pitney \| J.C. McReynolds \| L.D. Brandeis \| J.H. Clarke
1922:	J. McKenna \| O.W. Holmes \| Wm. R. Day \| W. Van Devanter \| M. Pitney \| J.C. McReynolds \| L.D. Brandeis \| Geo. Sutherland

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 33459144 LCCN: n85353842

Persondata
Name	Pitney, Mahlon
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	February 5, 1858
Place of birth	Morristown, New Jersey
Date of death	December 9, 1924
Place of death	Washington, D.C.

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