William was named for his uncle, his father's brother, Captain William Robinson Pattangall of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery who died in the Civil War at Spotsylvania 19 May 1864 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Capt William R. Pattangall
He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Theta Pi, Masons, Knights of Pythias, Elks, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Sons of the American Revolution; he attended the Unitarian Church.
1884 graduated from the University of Maine
1884 Married to Jean M. Johnson of Calais 6/6/1884. She died 6 Aug 1887.
1885-1886 Went to sea as First Mate to his brother Capt. Edwin Hobart Pattangall aboard the Bark Syra.
1886-1887 Bookkeeper at Keith Shoe factory in Brockton, Massachusetts
1888-1893 Taught school and studied law in rural Washington County Maine
1892 Married to Gertrude H. McKenzie in Machias 9/27/1892
1893 Admitted to the Maine Bar
1897 Machias representative to the Maine State Legislature
1901 Machias representative to the Maine State Legislature
1909-1911 Waterville representative to the Maine State Legislature
1911-1913 Mayor of Waterville, Maine
1913-1916 Maine Attorney General
1913 Trustee of the University of Maine
1926 Appointed to Maine Supreme Court Justice
1927 University of Maine: Honorary Doctor of Laws
1930 Bowdoin College: Honorary Doctor of Laws
1931 Appointed Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Court
1932-1933 Governor of the Maine Society of Mayflower Descendants
1935 at age 70 Resigned as Chief Justice when he reached mandatory retirement age
Capt William R. Pattangall
He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Theta Pi, Masons, Knights of Pythias, Elks, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Sons of the American Revolution; he attended the Unitarian Church.
1884 graduated from the University of Maine
1884 Married to Jean M. Johnson of Calais 6/6/1884. She died 6 Aug 1887.
1885-1886 Went to sea as First Mate to his brother Capt. Edwin Hobart Pattangall aboard the Bark Syra.
1886-1887 Bookkeeper at Keith Shoe factory in Brockton, Massachusetts
1888-1893 Taught school and studied law in rural Washington County Maine
1892 Married to Gertrude H. McKenzie in Machias 9/27/1892
1893 Admitted to the Maine Bar
1897 Machias representative to the Maine State Legislature
1901 Machias representative to the Maine State Legislature
1909-1911 Waterville representative to the Maine State Legislature
1911-1913 Mayor of Waterville, Maine
1913-1916 Maine Attorney General
1913 Trustee of the University of Maine
1926 Appointed to Maine Supreme Court Justice
1927 University of Maine: Honorary Doctor of Laws
1930 Bowdoin College: Honorary Doctor of Laws
1931 Appointed Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Court
1932-1933 Governor of the Maine Society of Mayflower Descendants
1935 at age 70 Resigned as Chief Justice when he reached mandatory retirement age
William was named for his uncle, his father's brother, Captain William Robinson Pattangall of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery who died in the Civil War at Spotsylvania 19 May 1864 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Capt William R. Pattangall
He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Theta Pi, Masons, Knights of Pythias, Elks, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Sons of the American Revolution; he attended the Unitarian Church.
1884 graduated from the University of Maine
1884 Married to Jean M. Johnson of Calais 6/6/1884. She died 6 Aug 1887.
1885-1886 Went to sea as First Mate to his brother Capt. Edwin Hobart Pattangall aboard the Bark Syra.
1886-1887 Bookkeeper at Keith Shoe factory in Brockton, Massachusetts
1888-1893 Taught school and studied law in rural Washington County Maine
1892 Married to Gertrude H. McKenzie in Machias 9/27/1892
1893 Admitted to the Maine Bar
1897 Machias representative to the Maine State Legislature
1901 Machias representative to the Maine State Legislature
1909-1911 Waterville representative to the Maine State Legislature
1911-1913 Mayor of Waterville, Maine
1913-1916 Maine Attorney General
1913 Trustee of the University of Maine
1926 Appointed to Maine Supreme Court Justice
1927 University of Maine: Honorary Doctor of Laws
1930 Bowdoin College: Honorary Doctor of Laws
1931 Appointed Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Court
1932-1933 Governor of the Maine Society of Mayflower Descendants
1935 at age 70 Resigned as Chief Justice when he reached mandatory retirement age
Capt William R. Pattangall
He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Theta Pi, Masons, Knights of Pythias, Elks, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Sons of the American Revolution; he attended the Unitarian Church.
1884 graduated from the University of Maine
1884 Married to Jean M. Johnson of Calais 6/6/1884. She died 6 Aug 1887.
1885-1886 Went to sea as First Mate to his brother Capt. Edwin Hobart Pattangall aboard the Bark Syra.
1886-1887 Bookkeeper at Keith Shoe factory in Brockton, Massachusetts
1888-1893 Taught school and studied law in rural Washington County Maine
1892 Married to Gertrude H. McKenzie in Machias 9/27/1892
1893 Admitted to the Maine Bar
1897 Machias representative to the Maine State Legislature
1901 Machias representative to the Maine State Legislature
1909-1911 Waterville representative to the Maine State Legislature
1911-1913 Mayor of Waterville, Maine
1913-1916 Maine Attorney General
1913 Trustee of the University of Maine
1926 Appointed to Maine Supreme Court Justice
1927 University of Maine: Honorary Doctor of Laws
1930 Bowdoin College: Honorary Doctor of Laws
1931 Appointed Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Court
1932-1933 Governor of the Maine Society of Mayflower Descendants
1935 at age 70 Resigned as Chief Justice when he reached mandatory retirement age
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