Ashley Mulgrave Gould
Ashley Mulgrave Gould | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
| In office December 8, 1902 – May 20, 1921 | |
| Appointed by | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Andrew C. Bradley |
| Succeeded by | Adolph A. Hoehling, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 8, 1859 Lower Horton, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | May 20, 1921 (aged 61) |
| Alma mater | |
Ashley Mulgrave Gould (October 8, 1859 – May 20, 1921) was a United States federal judge.
Born in Lower Horton, Nova Scotia, Canada, Gould received an A.B. from Amherst College in 1881 and an LL.B. from Georgetown University Law School in 1884. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1898, and was the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia from 1901 to 1902. He began teaching as a professor of law at Georgetown University in 1901.
On December 2, 1902, Gould was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia vacated by Andrew C. Bradley. Gould was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 8, 1902, and received his commission the same day. He served until his death.
Sources
- Ashley Mulgrave Gould at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.