| LC control no. | n 86001737 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Pennington, William S. (William Sandford), 1757-1826 |
| Variant(s) | Pennington, William Sandford, 1757-1826 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Essex County (N.J.) |
| Birth date | 1757 |
| Death date | 1826-09-17 |
| Place of birth | Newark (N.J.) |
| Place of death | Newark (N.J.) |
| Field of activity | Law |
| Affiliation | New Jersey. Legislature. General Assembly New Jersey. Council Essex County (N.J.). Clerk's Office United States. Attorney (New Jersey) New Jersey. Supreme Court New Jersey. Governor United States. District Court (New Jersey) |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Lawyers Government attorneys Judges Governors |
| Found in | NUCMC data from New Jersey Historical Soc. for Revolutionary War officers' papers, 1775-1822 (Pennington, William S., 1757-1826) LC man. cat. (Hdg.: Pennington, William Sanford, 1757-1826; usage: William Sandford Pennington; William Sanford Pennington) Biog. Encyc. of N.J., c.1877 (Pennington, William Sandford; d. 1826; lawyer, jurist, gov. of N.J.) N.J. Legis. Manual, 1986 (William S. Pennington; democrat; gov. 1813-1815) DAB (Pennington, William Sandford, 1757-1826; son of Mary (Sandford) and Samuel Pennington) Who was who in America: Historical volume, 1607-1896, page 475 (Pennington, William Sandford; governor, New Jersey; born 1757, Newark, New Jersey; died Newark, New Jersey, September 17, 1826; member, New Jersey Assembly, 1797, 1798, 1799; member New Jersey Council, 1801, 1802; licenses as attorney-at-law, 1803; clerk Essex County, New Jersey, 1803; elected to fill vacancy in New Jersey Supreme Court, 1804; justice, recorder, 1806-1813; governor and Chancellor of New Jersey, 1813-1815; judge,U.S. District Court for New Jersey, 1815-1826) Biographical directory of Article III federal judges, 1789-present, viewed March 18, 2025 (Pennington, William Sandford; born 1757 in Newark, New Jersey; died September 17, 1826, in Newark, New Jersey; judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey; confirmed by the Senate on January 9, 1816; service terminated on September 17, 1826, due to death; education: read law, 1802; private practice, Newark, New Jersey, 1802-1816; County clerk, Essex County, New Jersey, 1803; U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, 1803-1804; Associate justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1804-1813; Reporter, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1806-1813; Governor, New Jersey, 1813-1815) <https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/pennington-william-sanford> |
| Associated language | eng |
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