Mahlon Pitney
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| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
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In office March 13, 1912 – December 31, 1922 |
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| Nominated by | William Taft |
| Preceded by | John Harlan |
| Succeeded by | Edward Sanford |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 4th district |
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In office March 4, 1895 – January 10, 1899 |
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| Preceded by | Johnston Cornish |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Salmon |
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February 5, 1858 Morristown, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | December 9, 1924 (aged 66) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Florence Shelton |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) |
Mahlon R. 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.
Pitney was born in Morristown, New Jersey, the son of Sarah Louise (née Halsted) and Henry Cooper Pitney. He attended the College of New Jersey, now Princeton University, where he was a classmate of Woodrow Wilson and served as manager of the campus baseball team. Upon graduation in 1879, he entered into the study of law at his father's practice. Pitney passed the bar exam in 1882 and set up a private practice in Dover; he returned to Morristown in 1889 to assume control of his father's law firm, after Henry Pitney was appointed to a judgeship. Pitney married Florence Shelton in 1891. The couple had three children, and both of their sons entered into the field of law. Pitney was the great-grandfather of actor Christopher Reeve.
In 1894, Pitney ran for the United States House of Representatives. He defeated one term incumbent Johnston Cornish for the seat from 4th congressional district, and he was reelected to a second term two years later. Pitney served as chairman of the 1895 state Republican convention and pushed for the nomination of John W. Griggs as party gubernatorial candidate. A rising star in state politics, Pitney aspired to be elected as governor. In order to further improve his local standing, he resigned from the House prior to the end of his second term and ran for election to the New Jersey Senate. Pitney was victorious in this 1889 race. In the legislature, he took on the role of party floor leader; after the 1900 election swayed body control to the Republicans, Pitney became Senate President.
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