Merritt Willis Pinckney

Background

Pinckney, Merritt Willis was born on December 12, 1859 in Mount Morris, Illinois, United States. Son of Daniel J. and Margaret C. (Hitt) Pinckney.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Knox College, 1881, Doctor of Laws, 1913. Bachelor of Laws, Union College of Law, 1883 (valedictorian).

Career

Admitted to Illinois bar, 1883. Partner with William H. Tatge, 1884-1893. Associated with Gustavus J. Tatge, firm of Pinckney & Tatge, subsequently Pinckney, Tatge & Abbott, until 1905.

Judge Circuit Court of Cook County, since 1905(judge of Juvenile Court, 1908-1916).

Achievements

• Merritt Willis Pinckney has been listed as a reputable judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Mary Van Vechten, July 24, 1885.

Father:

Daniel J. Pinckney

Mother:

Margaret C. (Hitt) Pinckney

Spouse:

Mary Van Vechten