The Honorable Edward Riggs Pennington
Hereditary Member, admitted 1869
The Honorable Edward Riggs Pennington
2nd Assistant Secretary of the New Jersey Society 1879-1884
2nd Assistant Secretary of the New Jersey Society of the Cincinnati
In office
1879 — 1884
In office
1879 — 1884
| Preceded by | Francis Barber Ogden |
| Succeeded by | William Chetwood Spencer |
Grandson of propositus William Sandford Pennington. Assistant Secretary of the Society of the Cincinnati in New Jersey 1879-1884. Born in Newark, NJ on 2 Feb 1841 and died in Newark, NJ on 14 Jun 1884. Served as Captain of the 12th US Infantry 4 Oct 1861 during the Civil War. Resigned from service 20 Dec 1862. Republican Alderman of Newark, NJ 1874-1878. Member of the New Jersey General Assembly 1881. Appointed Commissioner to the Southern Cotton Exposition in 1882. [Sources: ; (98);(C); Obit. Vertical Files at Anderson House. .]
Mr. Pennington was the grandson of William Pennington.
Succession
Propositus
William Pennington
Original Member
( — )
Predecessors
The Honorable James Adolphus Pennington
Grandson
(1814 — 1858)
Admitted 1836
The Honorable William Pennington
Son
(1796 — 1862)
Admitted 1859
William Sandford Pennington
Grandson
(1820 — 1868)
Admitted 1865
The Honorable Edward Riggs Pennington
Grandson
(1841 — 1884)
Admitted 1869
Successors
William Pennington II
Great Grandson
(1866 — 1922)
Admitted 1887
Edward Atterbury Pennington Jr.
Great-great-great-grandson
(1909 — 1973)
Admitted 1939