The Honorable Silas U. Pinney | |
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| Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court | |
| In office January 5, 1892 – November 22, 1898 | |
| Preceded by | Orsamus Cole |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Eric Dodge |
| 13th Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin | |
| In office April 1874 – April 1876 | |
| Preceded by | Jared Comstock Gregory |
| Succeeded by | John N. Jones |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dane 2nd district | |
| In office January 1, 1875 – January 1, 1876 | |
| Preceded by | Philo Dunning |
| Succeeded by | William Charlton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Silas Uriah Pinney March 3, 1833 Rockdale Township, Pennsylvania |
| Died | April 1, 1899 (aged 66) Madison, Wisconsin |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery Madison, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Silas Uriah Pinney (March 3, 1833 – April 1, 1899) was an American jurist and politician from Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the 13th Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin.[1]
Biography
Born in Rockdale Township, Pennsylvania, Pinney moved with his family to Dane County, Wisconsin. Pinney began reading law in 1851 or 1852 in the offices of Vilas & Remington. He was admitted to the Wisconsin Bar in 1854 and became a partner in the reorganized law firm of Vilas, Roys & Pinney, which is known as Bell Moore & Richter SC today.[2] In 1875, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly and was elected Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin in 1874. In 1891, he was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Because of ill health, Pinney resigned from the court and died the next year.[3][4] Prior to his own death, his one son, Clarence, died at age 20, and his daughter, Bessie, died in a carriage accident.[5]
The Pinney Branch of the Madison Public Library was named in his honor. Madison's first public library opened in 1875 when Pinney was mayor.[6]
Electoral history
Wisconsin Attorney General (1869)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| General Election, November 2, 1869 | |||||
| Republican | Stephen Steele Barlow | 69,746 | 53.54% | ||
| Democratic | Silas U. Pinney | 60,520 | 46.46% | -1.89% | |
| Plurality | 9,226 | 7.08% | 3.78% | ||
| Total votes | 130,266 | 100.0% | -8.49% | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
Wisconsin Supreme Court (1891)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| General Election, April 7, 1891 | |||||
| Nonpartisan | Silas U. Pinney | 96,661 | 54.90% | ||
| Nonpartisan | Eleazor H. Ellis | 77,312 | 43.91% | ||
| Scattering | 2,082 | 1.18% | |||
| Total votes | 176,055 | 100.0% | |||
Notes
- ↑ State Historical Society of Wisconsin (1868). Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Volume 5 (2 ed.). Madison, WI. p. 173. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "About Bell Moore & Richter SC". Retrieved May 20, 2011.
- ↑ Silas U. Pinney-Wisconsin Historical Society
- ↑ Justice Silas U. Pinney-Wisconsin Supreme Court Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Wisconsin Court System - Silas U. Pinney". wicourts.gov. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ↑ The Early Days of the Madison Free Library
- ↑ "Official Vote at the State Election". Semi-Weekly Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. December 1, 1869. p. 2. Retrieved July 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Cunningham, Thomas J., ed. (1893). "Part III. Election statistics". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 308. Retrieved January 15, 2020.