Pardon E. Tillinghast

Pardon E. Tillinghast
Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
In office 1891–1905
Personal details
Born	Pardon Elisha Tillinghast (1836-12-10)December 10, 1836 West Greenwich, Rhode Island
Died	February 9, 1905(1905-02-09) (aged 68) Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Spouse	Ellen F. Paine ​ (m. 1867)​
Children	4
Occupation	Jurist, politician
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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]

Biography

Pardon 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]

He died at his home in Pawtucket on February 9, 1905.[4]

References

1. "News of the Profession", Law Notes, Vol. 8. (March 1905), p. 473.
2. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XIII. James T. White & Company. 1906. pp. 517–518. Retrieved August 23, 2020 – via Google Books.
3. 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.
4. "Chief Justice Dead". Fall River Globe. Pawtucket. February 9, 1905. p. 2. Retrieved August 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.