Cornelius W. Pendleton

{{Short description|American politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Corneilus W. Pendleton

|image = Cornelius W. Pendleton, 1912.jpg

|state_senate = California

|district = 38th

|term_start = January 5, 1903

|term_end = January 7, 1907

|preceded = Alvan T. Currier

|succeeded = H. S. G. McCartney

|office1 = 33rd Speaker of the California State Assembly

|term_start1 = January 1901

|term_end1 = March 1901

|predecessor1 = Alden Anderson

|successor1 = Arthur G. Fisk

|state_assembly2 = California

|district2 = 74th

|term_start2 = January 1, 1901

|term_end2 = January 2, 1903

|preceded2 = L. H. Valentine

|succeeded2 = Frederick W. Houser

|term_start3 = January 2, 1893

|term_end3 = January 4, 1897

|preceded3 = W. A. Hawley

|succeeded3 = L. H. Valentine

|birth_name = Cornelius Welles Pendleton

|birth_date = January 4, 1859

|birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

|death_date = September 17, 1936 (age 77)

|death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

|party = Republican

|spouse = {{marriage|Elizabeth E. Brower|1886}}

|children = 2

|education = Brown University

}}

Cornelius Welles Pendleton (January 4, 1859 – September 17, 1936), was a Republican politician from California who served in the California State Assembly, also serving as Speaker of the Assembly and later served in the state Senate.{{cite web |last1=Vassar |first1=Alex |last2=Myers |first2=Shane |title=Cornelius W. Pendleton |url=http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/9250 |website=JoinCalifornia |publisher=JoinCalifornia |access-date=January 11, 2023 |ref=1}}