Background
Niles, Henry Carpenter was born on June 17, 1858 in Angelica, New York, United States. Son of Review Henry Edward and Jeannie Eliza (Marsh) Niles.
Niles, Henry Carpenter was born on June 17, 1858 in Angelica, New York, United States. Son of Review Henry Edward and Jeannie Eliza (Marsh) Niles.
Educated York County Academy, 1868, York High School, 1870, York Collegiate Institute, 1874. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia, 1880. Doctor of Laws, Franklin and Marshall College, 1935.
Began law practice at York, Pennsylvania, 1880. Elected judge 19th Judicial District Pennsylvania, 1925. Democratic nominee for judge of Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 1929, justice Supreme Court of the Pennsylvania, 1930.
Reƫlected president judge 19th Judicial District of Pennsylvania, 1935. President Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1904-1905. State chairman Lincoln Party, 1905-1906.
Member American Bar Association, Civil Service Reform Association, American Academy Political and Social Science, Internat Law Association, National Association for Constitutional Government. Charter member Institute of Law.
Club: University (Philadelphia). Occasional writer and speaker on legal and political subjects.
Spouse Lillie Schall, February 17, 1886, York, Pennsylvania.