Thomas Ives Chatfield (October 4, 1871 – December 24, 1922) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
| In office January 9, 1907 – December 24, 1922 | |
| Appointed by | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Edward B. Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Robert Alexander Inch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Ives Chatfield October 4, 1871 Owego, New York |
| Died | December 24, 1922 (aged 51) Brooklyn, New York |
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| Residence(s) | Brooklyn, New York |
| Education | Yale University (A.B.) Columbia Law School (LL.B.) |
Education and career
editBorn on October 4, 1871, in Owego, New York, Chatfield received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1893 from Yale University. He received a Bachelor of Laws in 1896 from Columbia Law School. He entered private practice in New York City, New York from 1896 to 1906. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 1902 to 1906.[1]
Federal judicial service
editChatfield was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on December 13, 1906, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York vacated by Judge Edward B. Thomas. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 9, 1907, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on December 24, 1922, due to his death at his home in Brooklyn, New York.[1] He had been stricken with a heart attack while trimming the family Christmas tree, the heart attack having been induced by a bout of typhoid fever from which he suffered the previous summer.[2]
Family
editChatfield was the son of State Senator Thomas I. Chatfield (1818–1884) and Lucy B. (Goodrich) Chatfield.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b Thomas Chatfield at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "JUDGE CHATFIELD DIES TRIMMING TREE" (PDF). New York Times. December 25, 1922.
External links
edit- Works by or about Thomas Chatfield at the Internet Archive
- Thomas Chatfield at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- "JUDGE CHATFIELD DIES TRIMMING TREE" (PDF). New York Times. December 25, 1922.