Shipman, William D. 1818-1898
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Name (Latin)
Shipman, William D. 1818-1898
Other forms of name
Shipman, Wm. D. (William Davis), 1818-1898
Date of birth
1818-12-29
Date of death
1898-09-24
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Shipman, William Davis; born December 29, 1818, in Chester, Connecticut; died September 24, 1898, in Astoria, Long Island, New York; judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut; confirmed by the Senate on March 12, 1860; service terminated on April 16, 1873, due to resignation; education: read law, 1849; private practice, East Haddam, Connecticut, 1850-1854; judge, Hartford [Connecticut] Probate Court, 1852-1853; State representative, Connecticut, 1853; U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut, 1853-1860; private practice, Hartford, Connecticut; private practice, New York City, 1873- ( (Biographical directory of Article III federal judges, viewed July 28, 2025) )
- A brief memorial sketch of Roscoe Conkling as a lawyer, 1889:t.p. (William D. Shipman)
- OCLC, Sept. 11, 2000(hdg.: Shipman, William Davis, 1818-1898; usage: William D. Shipman; Wm. D. Shipman)
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William Davis Shipman
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Wikipedia description:
William Davis Shipman (December 29, 1818 – September 24, 1898) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. He notably presided over the 1861 trial of Nathaniel Gordon, the only person to be convicted and executed in the United States for illegal slave smuggling.
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