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William Gardner Choate
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
William Gardner Choate served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes and confirmed Mar 25, 1878.
- Appointed by
- Rutherford B. Hayes
- Confirmed
- Mar 25, 1878
- Born
- 1830
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkRutherford B. Hayes · Mar 25, 1878 – Jun 1, 1881
Education
- Harvard UniversityA.B., 1852
- Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1854
Career
Private practice, North Danvers, Massachusetts, 1855-1857; Private practice, Salem, Massachusetts, 1857-1865; Private practice, New York City, 1865-1878, 1881-1920
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