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| − | '''Mahlon Pitney''' was an [[Associate Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]], as well as a [[congressman]] from [[New Jersey]]. He was appointed to the Court by President [[William Howard Taft]] - though, later, Taft would join the Court as its [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]], and would criticize Pitney as a weak member.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oyez.org/justices/mahlon_pitney | + | '''Mahlon Pitney''' was an [[Associate Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]], as well as a [[congressman]] from [[New Jersey]]. He was appointed to the Court by President [[William Howard Taft]] - though, later, Taft would join the Court as its [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]], and would criticize Pitney as a weak member.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oyez.org/justices/mahlon_pitney|language=English|work=Oyez|title=Mahlon Pitney}}</ref> He was an economic [[conservative]], generally anti-union and anti-monopoly, as both of these distorted the marketplace.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://law.jrank.org/pages/9217/Pitney-Mahlon.html|title=Mahlon Pitney|work=law.jrank|language=English}}</ref> |
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| Mahlon Pitney | |
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| Former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court From: March 13, 1912 – December 31, 1922 | |
| Nominator | William Howard Taft |
| Predecessor | John Harlan I |
| Successor | Edward T. Sanford |
| Former U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 4th Congressional District From: March 4, 1895 – January 10, 1899 | |
| Predecessor | Johnston Cornish |
| Successor | Joshua S. Salmon |
| Information | |
| Party | Republican |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Mahlon Pitney was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, as well as a congressman from New Jersey. He was appointed to the Court by President William Howard Taft - though, later, Taft would join the Court as its Chief Justice, and would criticize Pitney as a weak member.[1] He was an economic conservative, generally anti-union and anti-monopoly, as both of these distorted the marketplace.[2]
References
- ↑ Mahlon Pitney (English). Oyez.
- ↑ Mahlon Pitney (English). law.jrank.