PENNINGTON, WILLIAM
\pˈɛnɪŋtən], \pˈɛnɪŋtən], \p_ˈɛ_n_ɪ_ŋ_t_ə_n]\
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(1796-1862), was Governor of New Jersey from 1837 to 1842. In 1839 occurred the Broad Seal War, arising from his issuing commissions under the great seal of the State to five Democratic Congressmen whose election was contested by the Whigs and whose votes would determine the Speakership of the U. S. Congress. He was a Republican U. S. Congressman from 1859 to 1861 and Speaker.
By John Franklin Jameson
