Byron Sylvester Waite
| Byron Sylvester Waite | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the United States Customs Court | |
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In office May 28, 1926 – November 1, 1930 | |
| Appointed by | Assigned to court by operation of law |
| Preceded by | Court created |
| Succeeded by | Walter Howard Evans |
| Member of the Board of General Appraisers | |
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In office June 25, 1902 – May 28, 1926 | |
| Appointed by | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Charles H. Ham |
| Succeeded by | Board abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 27, 1852 Pennfield, New York |
| Died |
December 31, 1930 (aged 78) Yonkers, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Ismen Craamer |
| Children | Donald Cramer Waite, Marjory Ismene Waite, Elizabeth Waite, Stanley Byron Waite, Malcolm Ivan Waite and Alan Frederick Waite |
| Residence | 634 N. Broadway, Yonkers, New York |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan LL.B. |
| Profession | Judge |
Byron Sylvester Waite (September 27, 1852 – December 31, 1930) was a Judge for the United States Customs Court.
Biography
Waite was born on September 27, 1852, in Penfield, New York. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1880 from the University of Michigan and read law. He worked in private practice in Wayne County, Michigan from 1881 to 1889. He served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1889 to 1890 and again from 1895 to 1896. He served as assistant prosecuting attorney for Wayne County from 1895 to 1898. He served as a Judge for the Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan from 1898 to 1900.[1]
Federal Judicial Service
On June 13, 1902, President Roosevelt nominated Waite to serve as a Member of the Board of General Appraisers, to the seat vacated by Charles H. Ham. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 19, 1902, and received his commission on June 25, 1902. On May 28, 1926, he was transferred by operation of law to the newly created United States Customs Court. He served on the court until his retirement on November 1, 1930, two days after the New York Supreme Court ruled against his former daughter in law (Olive Celeste Moore-White-Waite-Matthews) and American Express for receiving a shipment of rugs and carpets (August 1919) from the United States Customs House without ever meeting the terms of the bill of lading.[2] Judge Waite died at home thirteen months later and was succeeded by Judge Walter Howard Evans.[3]
Death
Waite died on December 31, 1930, in Yonkers, New York.[4]
References
- ↑ Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=4qDDktCqcqUC&pg=RA4-PA3&lpg=RA4-PA3&dq=olive+white+waite+New+York+Supreme+Court+1929&source=bl&ots=qne7bxypUa&sig=pM8MZu3Gs2j0smU_HbtnsVTuY70&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FVJVVKXtNMjooAT0_oHgBg&ved=0CCAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=olive%20white%20waite%20New%20York%20Supreme%20Court%201929&f=false
- ↑ Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- ↑ Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- Byron Sylvester Waite at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.