William Pennington
27th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office February 1, 1860 – March 4, 1861
President	James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln
Preceded by	James L. Orr
Succeeded by	Galusha A. Grow
Member of U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 5th district
In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
Preceded by	Jacob R. Wortendyke
Succeeded by	Nehemiah Perry
13th Governor of New Jersey
In office October 27, 1837 – October 27, 1843
Preceded by	Philemon Dickerson
Succeeded by	Daniel Haines
Born	May 4, 1796 Newark, New Jersey
Died	February 16, 1862 (aged 65) Newark, New Jersey
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Princeton College
Profession	Law

William Pennington (May 4, 1796 – February 16, 1862) was an American Whig Party and early Democratic-Republican Party politician and lawyer, the 13th Governor of New Jersey, and Speaker of the House during his one term in Congress. The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer&mdashor speaker &mdashof the United States House of Representatives. 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A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person This is a list of those who have served as Governor of New Jersey from 1776 to the present A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer&mdashor speaker &mdashof the United States House of Representatives.

Born in Newark, New Jersey, he graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1813 and then studied law with Theodore Frelinghuysen. Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County. Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. Theodore Frelinghuysen ( March 28, 1787 &ndash April 12, 1862) was an American Politician, serving as New Jersey He was admitted to the bar in 1817 and served as a clerk of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (where his father was a judge) from 1817 to 1826. The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of New Jersey.

As a member of the Whig party, he was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in 1828, and then was elected Governor of New Jersey annually from 1837 to 1843. The Whig Party was a Political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. The New Jersey General Assembly is the Lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. The Governor of New Jersey is the Chief executive of the US state of New Jersey. His tenure as governor was marked by the "Broad Seal War" controversy. The Broad Seal War was a controversy over the results of a Congressional election in the U Following a disputed election for Congressional Representatives in New Jersey, Pennington certified the election of five Whig candidates while five Democrats were certified by the Democratic Secretary of State. Secretary of State is an official in the State governments of 47 of the 50 states of the United States, as well as Puerto Rico and other U After a lengthy dispute, the Democrats were eventually seated.

He was appointed Governor of Minnesota Territory by President Millard Fillmore, but declined to accept the position. Minnesota Territory was an Organized territory of the United States from March 3 1849 to May 11 1858, when Minnesota The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Millard Fillmore ( January 7 1800 &ndash March 8 1874 was the thirteenth President of the United States, serving from 1850 until 1853 and the last member of the Whig

He was elected as a Republican to the 36th Congress to represent New Jersey's 5th congressional district. The Thirty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate and New Jersey 's Fifth Congressional District is currently represented by Republican Scott Garrett. During his first (and only) term, he was elected Speaker of the United States House of Representatives after months where the House was unable to decide on a candidate (the Republicans had a plurality, but not a majority, and the Southern Oppositionists who held the balance of power were unwilling to support either a radical Republican or a Democrat). The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer&mdashor speaker &mdashof the United States House of Representatives. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1860 to the 37th Congress. The Thirty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate and

He died in Newark and was interred at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Newark. Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County. Mount Pleasant Cemetery is a large Victorian-era cemetery in Newark's North Ward

See also

• List of Governors of New Jersey

References

• William Pennington at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• New Jersey Historical Commission biography for William Pennington
• New Jersey Governor William Pennington, National Governors Association
• William Pennington biography from The Political Graveyard
• "William Pennington". This is a list of those who have served as Governor of New Jersey from 1776 to the present The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a Biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress as The National Governors Association (NGA is a primarily taxpayer-funded lobbying Organization of the Governors of the fifty U The Political Graveyard is a Website and Database that catalogues information about over 180000 American political figures and political families Webster's American Biographies. (1975). G. & C. Merriam Company.