Background
Pitney, Shelton was born on March 29, 1893 in Morristown, New Jersey, United States. Son of Mahlon and Florence T. (Shelton) Pitney.
Pitney, Shelton was born on March 29, 1893 in Morristown, New Jersey, United States. Son of Mahlon and Florence T. (Shelton) Pitney.
Graduate Hill School, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, 1910. Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1914. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1917.
Admitted to New York bar, 1920, New Jersey bar, as attorney, 1921, as counsellor, 1924. In practice since March 1, 1919. Member Pitney, Hardin & Ward since 1922.
Trustee Central Railroad Company of New Jersey since 1939. Director Morristown Trust Company, director of New York, Long Branch Railroad Company.
Member American Bar Association, New Jersey Bar Association, Essex County Bar Association, Morris County Bar Association. Clubs: Essex, Down Town (Newark).
Married Etta Carrington Brown, May 14, 1918. Children: Shelton, Mary Foster, James Carrington.