William Sanford Pennington | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
| In office June 19, 1815 – September 17, 1826 | |
| Appointed by | James Madison |
| Preceded by | Robert Morris |
| Succeeded by | William Rossell |
| 6th Governor of New Jersey | |
| In office October 29, 1813 – June 19, 1815 | |
| Preceded by | Aaron Ogden |
| Succeeded by | William Kennedy (acting) |
| United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey | |
| In office 1803–1804 | |
| President | Thomas Jefferson |
| Preceded by | George C. Maxwell |
| Succeeded by | Joseph McIlvaine |
| New Jersey State Council | |
| In office 1801–1802 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Sanford Pennington 1757 Newark, Province of New Jersey, British America |
| Died | September 17, 1826 (aged 68–69) Newark, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouses | Phoebe Wheeler
(m. 1786; died 1804)Elizabeth Pierson (m. 1805) |
| Children | 10, including William |
| Education | read law |
William Sanford Pennington (1757 – September 17, 1826) was a United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, the sixth governor of New Jersey and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.