Silas U. Pinney | |
|---|---|
 Portrait from History of the Bench and Bar of Wisconsin (1898) | |
| 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 4, 1875 – January 3, 1876 | |
| Preceded by | Philo Dunning |
| Succeeded by | William Charlton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Silas Uriah Pinney March 3, 1833 Rockdale Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 1, 1899 (aged 66) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Mary Melissa Mullikan
(m. 1856–1899) |
| Children |
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Silas Uriah Pinney (March 3, 1833 – April 1, 1899) was an American lawyer, jurist, and Democratic politician from Madison, Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1892 through 1898, and served as the 13th mayor of Madison.[1] Outside of public office, Pinney was a renowned lawyer and legal scholar; he was the compiler and namesake of Pinney's Wisconsin Reports (Pin.), which are the official catalogue of Wisconsin (territory and state) Supreme Court decisions from 1838 through 1853. He also played an important role investing in the early development of the city of Madison; his mayoral term saw the establishment of the first public library in the city—the second public library in the state. He is the namesake of the Pinney Branch of the Madison Public Library.
His name was often abbreviated as S. U. Pinney.
- ^ 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.
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