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William Gardner Choate

William Gardner Choate

New York Southern District Court

Born 1830 in Salem, MA

Died 1920 in Wallingford, CT

FJC ID: 424

William Gardner Choate (August 30, 1830 – November 14, 1920) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He also cofounded the Choate Rosemary Hall college, a private boarding school in Wallingford, Connecticut.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, New York City
    1865–1878, 1881–1920
  2. Private practice, Salem, Massachusetts
    1857–1865
  3. Private practice, North Danvers, Massachusetts
    1855–1857

Appointments

  1. New York Southern District Court
    1878–1881 · Appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican)
    Term ended: Resignation

Education

  1. Harvard Law School
    LL.B. · 1854
  2. Harvard University
    A.B. · 1852