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'''William Robinson Pattangall''' (June 29, 1865 – October 21, 1942), also known as '''Patt'''<ref>August 29, 1924. [https://www.nytimes.com/1924/08/29/archives/lively-doings-in-maine.html LIVELY DOINGS IN MAINE.]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref> or '''W. R. Pattangall'''<ref name=appointedchiefjustice>Bullard, F. Lauriston (February 2, 1930). [https://www.nytimes.com/1930/02/02/archives/new-chief-justice-on-bench-in-maine-judge-wr-pattangall-it-was-who.html NEW CHIEF JUSTICE ON BENCH IN MAINE; Judge W.R. Pattangall It Was Who Denounced Klan at 1924 Democratic Convention. VERMONT CAMPAIGN OPENS Two Candidates for Governorship Active--Two States Move in Hydroelectric Matters. Vermont's Candidates Active. The Hydroelectric Situation.]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref> (penname ''Stephen A. Douglas Smith''), was a humorist, sage, lawyer, and judge from [[Maine]] who served as the state's [[attorney general]] and judicial court justice. A [[Democrat]] for much of his life, he later switched party affiliation to become a [[Republican]] due to opposition towards the [[New Deal]].<ref name=bio>October 30, 2015. [https://townyappah.wordpress.com/2015/10/30/william-robinson-pattangall-pembroke-genius/ William Robinson Pattangall, Pembroke Genius]. ''The Town Yappah'''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref><ref name=pattangallswitchesparties>Bullard, F. Lauriston (December 15, 1935). [https://www.nytimes.com/1935/12/15/archives/pattangall-gives-maine-a-new-stir-return-to-the-republican-fold.html PATTANGALL GIVES MAINE A NEW STIR; Return to the Republican Fold After Many Years Another Mark of His Independence.]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref><ref>Grow, Mary (December 30, 2020). [https://townline.org/up-and-down-the-kennebec-valley-maine-supreme-court-chief-justices-from-kennebec-valley-part-2/ Up and down the Kennebec Valley: Maine Supreme Court Chief Justices from Kennebec Valley – Part 2]. ''The Town Line Newspaper''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref>

'''William Robinson Pattangall''' (June 29, 1865 – October 21, 1942), also known as '''Patt'''<ref>August 29, 1924. [https://www.nytimes.com/1924/08/29/archives/lively-doings-in-maine.html LIVELY DOINGS IN MAINE.]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref> or '''W. R. Pattangall'''<ref name=appointedchiefjustice>Bullard, F. Lauriston (February 2, 1930). [https://www.nytimes.com/1930/02/02/archives/new-chief-justice-on-bench-in-maine-judge-wr-pattangall-it-was-who.html NEW CHIEF JUSTICE ON BENCH IN MAINE; Judge W.R. Pattangall It Was Who Denounced Klan at 1924 Democratic Convention. VERMONT CAMPAIGN OPENS Two Candidates for Governorship Active--Two States Move in Hydroelectric Matters. Vermont's Candidates Active. The Hydroelectric Situation.]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref> (penname ''Stephen A. Douglas Smith''), was a humorist, sage, lawyer, and judge from [[Maine]] who served as the state's [[attorney general]] and judicial court justice. A [[Democrat]] for much of his life, he later switched party affiliation to become a [[Republican]] due to opposition towards the [[New Deal]].<ref name=bio>October 30, 2015. [https://townyappah.wordpress.com/2015/10/30/william-robinson-pattangall-pembroke-genius/ William Robinson Pattangall, Pembroke Genius]. ''The Town Yappah'''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref><ref name=pattangallswitchesparties>Bullard, F. Lauriston (December 15, 1935). [https://www.nytimes.com/1935/12/15/archives/pattangall-gives-maine-a-new-stir-return-to-the-republican-fold.html PATTANGALL GIVES MAINE A NEW STIR; Return to the Republican Fold After Many Years Another Mark of His Independence.]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref><ref name=upanddownthekennebecvalley>Grow, Mary (December 30, 2020). [https://townline.org/up-and-down-the-kennebec-valley-maine-supreme-court-chief-justices-from-kennebec-valley-part-2/ Up and down the Kennebec Valley: Maine Supreme Court Chief Justices from Kennebec Valley – Part 2]. ''The Town Line Newspaper''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref>

==Political career==

==Political career==

===Judicial tenure===

===Judicial tenure===

Due to "his attainments and qualifications for high judicial office could no longer be overlooked," Pattangall was appointed in early July 1926 by Gov. Brewster to become an associate justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, even though the two had previously been fierce political opponents.<ref>Grow, Mary (December 30, 2020). [https://townline.org/up-and-down-the-kennebec-valley-maine-supreme-court-chief-justices-from-kennebec-valley-part-2/ Up and down the Kennebec Valley: Maine Supreme Court Chief Justices from Kennebec Valley – Part 2]. ''The Town line Newspaper''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref>

Due to "his attainments and qualifications for high judicial office could no longer be overlooked," Pattangall was appointed in early July 1926 by Gov. Brewster to become an associate justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, even though the two had previously been fierce political opponents.<ref name=upanddownthekennebecvalley/>

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====Chief Justice of Supreme Judicial Court====