Silas_U._Pinney
Silas U. Pinney
American lawyer, Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, 13th Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin
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]
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 (1833-03-03)March 3, 1833 Rockdale Township, Pennsylvania |
| Died | April 1, 1899(1899-04-01) (aged 66) Madison, Wisconsin |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery Madison, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Democratic |
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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]
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% | |||
- 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.
- Justice Silas U. Pinney-Wisconsin Supreme Court Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- "Wisconsin Court System - Silas U. Pinney". wicourts.gov. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- "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.
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| Preceded by L. P. Weatherby |
Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Wisconsin 1869 |
Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin 1874 – 1876 |
Succeeded by John N. Jones |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by | Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court 1892 – 1898 |
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