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
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
DiedFebruary 9, 1905(1905-02-09) (aged 68)
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Spouse
Ellen F. Paine
(m. 1867)
Children4
OccupationJurist, politician
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Biography

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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

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  1. ^ a b "News of the Profession", Law Notes, Vol. 8. (March 1905), p. 473.
  2. ^ 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.
  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.