Background
Penney, Thomas was born on May 6, 1859 in London, England. Son of Thomas and Hannah (Nagle) Penney.
Penney, Thomas was born on May 6, 1859 in London, England. Son of Thomas and Hannah (Nagle) Penney.
Came to the United States, 1874. Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1887, Bachelor of Laws, 1889.
Practiced at Buffalo, since 1890. President International Railway Company, Buffalo, 1908-1912, vice-president and general counsel, 1912-1926. Counsel for law firm of Penney & Penney, since 1926.
District Attorney, Erie Company, 1899-1902. As district attorney of Erie Company in 1901, prosecuted Leon Czolgosz, assassin of President McKinley.
Mason (Grand Master of New York, 1916-1917).
Married Celia E. Patterson, September 15, 1891. Children: Norman, Charles P., Thomas, Mistress Margaret Stewart.