Mahlon Pitney

Mahlon Pitney (February 5, 1858 – December 9, 1924) was an American jurist and politician from New Jersey, who served in the United States Congress and as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Pitney served two terms in Congress as a Representative from New Jersey from the 4th congressional district, and also served in the state senate and on the New Jersey Supreme Court. He was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President William Howard Taft in 1912, and resigned in 1923 after suffering a stroke. Pitney died in 1924 and was interred at Evergreen Cemetery, in Morristown, New Jersey.

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Preceded by: Johnston Cornish	New Jersey's 4th congressional district March 4, 1895 – January 10, 1899	Succeeded by: Joshua S. Salmon
Preceded by: John Marshall Harlan	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States March 18, 1912 – December 31, 1922	Succeeded by: Edward Terry Sanford

The Taft Court
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1912–1914:	J. McKenna \| O.W. Holmes \| Wm. R. Day \| H.H. Lurton \| C.E. Hughes \| W. Van Devanter \| J.R. Lamar \| M. Pitney
1914–1916:	J. McKenna \| O.W. Holmes \| Wm. R. Day \| C.E. Hughes \| W. Van Devanter \| J.R. Lamar \| M. Pitney \| J.C. McReynolds
1916–1921:	J. McKenna \| O.W. Holmes \| Wm. R. Day \| W. Van Devanter \| M. Pitney \| J.C. McReynolds \| L.D. Brandeis \| J. H. Clarke
1921–1922:	J. McKenna \| O.W. Holmes \| Wm. R. Day \| W. Van Devanter \| M. Pitney \| J.C McReynolds \| L.D. Brandeis \| J.H. Clarke
1922:	J. McKenna \| O.W. Holmes \| Wm. R. Day \| W. Van Devanter \| M. Pitney \| J.C. McReynolds \| L.D. Brandeis \| Geo. Sutherland