Pardon Elisha Tillinghast (December 10, 1836 – February 9, 1905) was a justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from 1891 to 1905, serving as chief justice from 1904 until his death.[1]
Pardon E. Tillinghast | |
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| Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court | |
| In office 1891–1905 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pardon Elisha Tillinghast December 10, 1836 West Greenwich, Rhode Island |
| Died | February 9, 1905 (aged 68) Pawtucket, Rhode Island |
| Spouse |
Ellen F. Paine (m. 1867) |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Jurist, politician |
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Biography
editPardon E. Tillinghast was born in West Greenwich, Rhode Island on December 10, 1836.[2]
He married Ellen F. Paine on November 13, 1867 and they had four children.[2]
Tillinghast served several terms in the Rhode Island General Assembly before he was elected judge of the Supreme Court in 1881.[3] He served in the common pleas division until 1891, then entered the appellate division.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "News of the Profession", Law Notes, Vol. 8. (March 1905), p. 473.
- ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XIII. James T. White & Company. 1906. pp. 517–518. Retrieved August 23, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Assembly of the State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations at the May Session, 1882 (1882), p. 93.
- ^ "Chief Justice Dead". Fall River Globe. Pawtucket. February 9, 1905. p. 2. Retrieved August 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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