William Pinhorne
| William Pinhorne | |
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| Acting Governor of the Province of New Jersey | |
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In office April 1710 – June 10, 1710 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Ingoldesby |
| Succeeded by | Robert Hunter |
| President of the New Jersey Provincial Council | |
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In office June 16, 1709 – June 10, 1710 |
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| Preceded by | Lewis Morris |
| Succeeded by | Lewis Morris |
| Member of the New Jersey Provincial Council for the Eastern Division | |
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In office July 29, 1703 – June 15, 1713 (suspended) |
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| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | John Anderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | England |
| Died | c. 1720 |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Ingoldesby |
| Children | Mary Pinhorne, Martha Mompesson, John Pinhorne |
| Residence | New York City; Mount Pinhorne, New Jersey |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
William Pinhorne (died c. 1720) was an American colonial politician and jurist, who served in various capacities in both New York and New Jersey.
William Pinhorne probably arrived in New York City from England in the 1670s. In May 1683 he purchased a house on Broadway. That year he was commissioned as Alderman for the East Ward of New York City. In 1685 he was Speaker of the New York General Assembly.
In 1691, with the accession of Governor Henry Sloughter, Pinhorne was appointed to the New York Provincial Council, where he served on the Committee for Preparing the Prosecution of Jacob Leisler. He then served as a judge in a special session of the Court of Oyer and Terminer which convened to try Leisler on charges of treason. Leisler was convicted, sentenced to death, and executed.
On May 15, 1691, William Pinhorne was appointed Fourth Justice on the New York Supreme Court of Judicature. In 1692 he moved to a plantation of over 1,000 acres (400 ha) at Snake Hill in East Jersey, which resulted in his suspension on September 1 from his positions for non-residence. Returning to New York the following year, he was appointed Second Justice of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature on March 22, 1693, and on June 10 he was restored to the Council.
On June 7, 1698, Lord Bellomont took office as governor, and Pinhorne was stripped of all New York offices for a remark made nearly a decade earlier which Bellomont interpreted as being in support of Jacobitism, and for "harbouring and entertaining one Smith a Jesuit in his house."
In 1698 William Pinhorne was appointed one of the East New Jersey Provincial Council during the administration of Governor Jeremiah Basse; he held the position up through the surrender of government to the Crown.
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