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Mahlon Pitney
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States · 1912
Mahlon Pitney , Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. Mahlon R. Pitney IV (February 5, 1858 – December 9, 1924) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for two terms from 1895 to 1899. He later served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1912 to 1922.
Education
- College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)A.B., 1879
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Career
Private practice, Dover, New Jersey, 1882-1889; Private practice, Morristown, New Jersey, 1889-1894; U.S. representative from New Jersey, 1895-1899; State senator, New Jersey, 1898-1901; Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1901-1908; Chancellor, New Jersey, 1908-1912
Biography
Mahlon R. Pitney IV (February 5, 1858 – December 9, 1924) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for two terms from 1895 to 1899. He later served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1912 to 1922.
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