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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29 December 1818 Chester, Connecticut
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Died |
24 September 1898 (aged 79) Astoria, New York
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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