Pinckney, Merritt W. (1850-1920)

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Benjamin Barr Lindsey to Owen Reed Lovejoy, April 10, 1911

Jane Addams to Julia Clifford Lathrop, June 24, 1911

Benjamin Barr Lindsey to Julia Clifford Lathrop, August 24, 1911

Phoebe E. H. Willets to Jane Addams, July 17, [1912]

Remarks on the Funds for Parents Act, ca. September 26, 1913

The Struggle of Life Above the Poverty Line, September 26, 1913

Widows and Courts: Administering the Funds to Parents Act, March 18, 1914

Memorial Address for Judge Merritt W. Pinckney, June 9, 1920 (excerpts)

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Birth Date

1859-12-12

Death Date

1920-06-07

Birthplace

Mt. Morris, IL

Biographical Text

Merritt W. Pinckney was a juvenile court judge in Chicago. He attended Rock River Seminary, Knox College, and the Union College of Law. He then became a lawyer, creating the firm Pinckney & Tatge. In 1905, Pinckney was appointed state inheritance tax attorney, and in June 1905 he was elected to be Circuit judge. As a juvenile judge, Pinckney believed in aiding children rather than punishing them, earning him a positive and well-renowned reputation. He was also a member of the Chicago Bar, Illinois Bar, American Bar Associations, and the Illinois State Historical Society.

Pinckney married Mary Van Vechten in 1885. Pickney died in 1920.