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Pennington, William

lawyer, congressman, governor, was born May 4, 1796, in Newark, N. J. In 1837 he was elected governor of New Jersey, and annually re-elected until 1843, acting at the same time as chancellor of the state, exofficio, and taking a prominent part in what was known as the broad seal controversy. In 1858 he was elected representative from New Jersey to the thirty-sixth congress; and after the lapse of two months from taking his seat was elected speaker of the house of representatives. He died Feb. 16, 1862, in Newark, N. J. a PENNINGTON, WILLIAM SANFORD, soldier, lawyer, jurist, state legislator, governor, was born in 1757, in Newark, N. J. He was a member of the legislature of New Jersey; was chancellor of the state, and author of New Jersey Court Reports, published from 1803 to 1816; and in 1825. He was governor of New Jersey from 1813 to 1815. He was appointed associate judge of the supreme court of New Jersey in 1804; and judge of the United States district court from 1815 to 1826. He died Sept. 17, 1826, in Newark, N. J.

PENNOCK, ALEXANDER MOSELY, naval officer, was born Nov. 1, 1813, in Norfolk, Va. In 1868 he was commissioned commodore, and rear-admiral in 1872. He died Sept. 20, 1876, in Portsmouth, N. H.