Background
Penington was born near New Castle, Delaware and pursued academic courses in New Castle and Newark, Delaware.
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Education
He graduated from Jefferson College at Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. There he studied law, was admitted to the Delaware Bar in 1857 and commenced the practice in Dover, Delaware.
Career
He engaged in teaching in Indiana for several years, but then returned to Delaware. He was a delegate to the renowned Democratic National Conventions at Charleston and Baltimore in the 1860 election. In 1868, he was appointed United States Attorney for the district of Delaware by President Andrew Johnson and served until 1872.
He was appointed Delaware Attorney General by Governor Ponder in 1874 and served until 1879.
Penington was elected as a Democrat to the 50th and 51st Congress, serving from March 4, 1887 to March 3, 1891. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1890 and resumed the practice of law at Dover.
lieutenant was sent to their home from San Francisco, California by Cordelia Botkin (an ex-lover of Elizabeth"s husband, John Preston Dunning). The poison was traced back to her, and Penington lived long enough to know the crime would be brought home against the perpetrator.
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Membership
He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as Attorney General of Delaware and two terms as United States Representative from Delaware. He was first a member of the Delaware House of Representatives in 1857 and then was clerk of the same Delaware House of Representatives in 1859, 1863, and 1871.
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