Henry Cooper Pitney, Jr.

NJGenWeb ~ Morris County, New Jersey

Source: History Morris County New Jersey, Volume II, Lewis Publishing Co., 1914

Henry C. PITNEY Jr., an active lawyer, prominent in the civil life of the community in which he resides, was born in Morristown, New Jersey, August 6, 1856, eldest son of former Vice Chancellor Henry Cooper PITNEY .

In June, 1874, he entered the sophomore class of the College of New Jersey, at Princeton, from which he was graduated in June, 1877, the year in which he attained his majority. He took the degree of A. M. in June, 1880. Immediately after his graduation from college he took a clerkship in the law office of PITNEY & YOUNGBLOOD, in Morristown, also taking up the study of law under the excellent tutorship of his distinguished father. He was admitted to the bar as an attorney-at-law by the Supreme Court of New Jersey in June, 1880, and as a counselor in February, 1884. He at once engaged in practice at Morristown, where he has resided to the present time. Mr. PITNEY gives active support to community interests, particularly to the Morristown Public Library, of which he is director, and since 1904 has been secretary. He is also a director of Morristown Memorial Hospital, and a manager of the Morris County Savings Bank. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Morristown, and in politics is a Republican.

Mr. PITNEY married, June 17, 1891, Laura Grace Putnam WOOD, daughter of Andrew J. and Julia A. (HENRY) WOOD.

Transcribed by John Cresseveur (1949-2003)