Pardon Elisha Tillinghast (December 10, 1836 – February 9, 1905) was a justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from 1891 to 1905, serving as chief justice from 1904 until his death.

[1] Pardon E. Tillinghast was born in West Greenwich, Rhode Island on December 10, 1836.

[2] He married Ellen F. Paine on November 13, 1867 and they had four children.

[2] Tillinghast served several terms in the Rhode Island General Assembly before he was elected judge of the Supreme Court in 1881.

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