Francis Key Pendleton

Francis Key Pendleton
Born(1850-01-01)January 1, 1850
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJuly 26, 1930(1930-07-26) (aged 80)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery
New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma materHarvard College
Harvard Law School
Spouses
Sarah Marié
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(m. 1885; died 1886)​
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(m. 1889)​
Parent(s)George H. Pendleton
Mary Alicia Key Pendleton
RelativesFrancis Scott Key (grandfather)
Nathanael Pendleton (grandfather)

Francis Key Pendleton (January 1, 1850 – July 26, 1930)[1] was an American lawyer and judge who was prominent in New York society during the Gilded Age. He was a justice of the Supreme Court of New York.

Early life

Pendleton, known as Frank, was born on January 1, 1850 in Clifton, Ohio (now part of Cincinnati).[2] He was the son of George Hunt Pendleton and Mary Alicia (née Key) Pendleton.[3] Among his siblings were Sarah Pendleton, who was born in Ireland, Mary Lloyd Pendleton, Jane Francis Pendleton,[4] and George Hunt Pendleton Jr., who died young.[5] His father, a former president of the Kentucky Central Railroad, served as a the U.S. Minister to Germany, a U.S. Representative, and the U.S. Senator for Ohio, where he was chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus.[5]

Pendleton's maternal grandfather was Francis Scott Key, best known today for writing a poem which later became the lyrics for "The Star-Spangled Banner".[2] His paternal grandfather was U.S. Representative Nathanael Greene Pendleton.[6]

Pendleton prepared for college with Eugene F. Bliss in Cincinnati.[7] He attended Harvard College, graduating in 1870.[7] While at Harverd, he was member of Delta Kappa Epsilon.[2] After spending three years abroad studying French and German, he attended Harvard Law School in 1875.[3]

Career

After graduating from Harvard Law, Pendleton moved to New York City, where he began practicing law with Parrish.[3] In 1870, that firm was dissolved and he formed a partnership with E. Ellery Anderson and P.C. Anderson, known as Anderson, Pendleton & Anderson PC.[8]

In 1907, Pendleton was appointed Corporation Counsel by the Democratic Mayor of New York City, George B. McClellan Jr., succeeding William B. Ellison.[9] McClellan's father (George B. McClellan) and Pendleton's father (George H. Pendleton) were the Democratic Party's nominees for president and vice-president for the 1864 election.

In 1911, Pendleton was appointed a justice of the Supreme Court of New York by Democratic Governor John Alden Dix.[7][2] He was reelected for a term ending on December 31, 1921.[10] He left the bench, effective April 1, 1920, stating: "I have had it in contemplation for a long time, but as I have a case on hand at trial and some judicial work to complete, I have set a date of severance with the judiciary at April 1. I intend to return to the practice of the law and will be at the head of the old firm of Pendleton, Anderson, Iselin & Riggs, with offices at 25 Broad Street."[11] His resignation caused a vacancy that was filled by Democratic Governor Al Smith.[11]

Personal life

Sally Marié Pendleton, portrait by Fernand Paillet
Elizabeth La Montagne Pendleton, portrait by Carl A. Weidner

On July 1, 1885, Pendleton was married to Sarah "Sallie" Marié (1862–1886), daughter of Rachel (née Steward) and Camille Marié and the niece of Peter Marié.[12][13] She died of pneumonia less than a year after their marriage on March 14, 1886.[3]

On December 10, 1889, Pendleton was married to Elizabeth La Montagne (c. 1870–1936).[14] She was the daughter of Augustus La Montagne and granddaughter of New York property developer Thomas E. Davis.[7] Together, they were the parents of a son, George Hunt Pendleton, who was born in 1895.[3]

In 1892, Pendleton and his wife were included in Ward McAllister's "Four Hundred", purported to be an index of New York's best families, published in The New York Times.[15] Pendleton was a member of the Knickerbocker Club, the Union Club of the City of New York, the Downtowm Athletic Club, the Turf and Field Club, the City Midday Club, and the Riding and Meadow Brook Club.[8] He was also a vice-president of the Society of the Cincinnati.[16]

Pendleton was injured in an automobile accident on Riverside Drive in in May 1930.[2] He died as a result of his injuries on July 26, 1930 in Manhattan, New York City.[1][2] After a funeral at St. Thomas's Church, he was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx.[17][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "F. K. PENDLETON, EX-JUSTICE, DIES; He Succumbs to Illness Resulting From Shock Received in Automobile Accident. | WAS GRANDSON OF F.S. KEY | His Other Grandfather Was Second to Alexander Hamilton in a Duel With Aaron Burr" (PDF). The New York Times. July 27, 1930. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Delta Kappa Epsilon Politicians in Ohio". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
  3. ^ a b c d e Harvard College (1780-) Class of 1870 (1905). Harvard College Class of 1870 Secretary's Report. Riverside Press. p. 84. Retrieved 29 January 2019.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Francis Scott Key". npg.si.edu. National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b "DEATH OF A DIPLOMAT | END OF GEORGE H. PENDLETON'S CAREER.THE EX-MINISTER TO GERMANY DYING AT BRUSSELS—HIS LIFE WORK AT HOME AND ABROAD" (PDF). The New York Times. November 26, 1889. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  6. ^ "PENDLETON, Nathanael Greene - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  7. ^ a b c d Kennedy, Mary Selden (1911). Seldens of Virginia and Allied Families. Frank Allaben Genealogical Company. p. 188. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  8. ^ a b Men and Women of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries. L.R. Hamersly. 1909. p. 1313. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  9. ^ "PENDLETON UPHOLDS THE UTILITIES ACT Advises Controller Metz to Pay Salaries of the New Board's Staff. TEST MAY COME LATER Law Not So Unconstitutional on Its Face as to Justify Treating It as Void, Says Corporation Counsel" (PDF). The New York Times. July 14, 1907. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  10. ^ "JUSTICE PENDLETON REPORTED RESIGNED; Refuses Either to Admit or Deny He Has Decided to Quit the Supreme Bench" (PDF). The New York Times. March 6, 1920. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  11. ^ a b "PENDLETON TO QUIT APRIL 1. Justice Announces That He Will Again Practice Law" (PDF). The New York Times. March 7, 1920. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Mrs. Francis Key Pendleton (1862-1886)". www.nyhistory.org. New-York Historical Society. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  13. ^ Helffenstein, Abraham Ernest (1911). Pierre Fauconnier and His Descendants: With Some Account of the Allied Valleaux. Press of S. H. Burbank & Company. p. 105. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Mrs. Francis Key Pendleton (ca. 1870-1936)". www.nyhistory.org/. New-York Historical Society. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  15. ^ McAllister, Ward (16 February 1892). "THE ONLY FOUR HUNDRED | WARD M'ALLISTER GIVES OUT THE OFFICIAL LIST. HERE ARE THE NAMES, DON'T YOU KNOW, ON THE AUTHORITY OF THEIR GREAT LEADER, YOU UNDER- STAND, AND THEREFORE GENUINE, YOU SEE" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  16. ^ The World Almanac & Book of Facts. Press Publishing Company (The New York World). 1914. p. 583. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  17. ^ "NOTABLES ATTEND PENDLETON FUNERAL; Services for Former Supreme Court Justice Are Held at St. Thomas's Church" (PDF). The New York Times. July 30, 1930. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
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