William Davis Shipman | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut | |
| In office March 12, 1860 – April 16, 1873 | |
| Appointed by | James Buchanan |
| Preceded by | Charles A. Ingersoll |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel Shipman |
| United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut | |
| In office 1853–1860 | |
| President | Franklin Pierce James Buchanan |
| Preceded by | Elisha S. Abernathy |
| Succeeded by | Tilton E. Doolittle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 29, 1818 Chester, Connecticut |
| Died | September 24, 1898 (aged 79) Astoria, New York |
| Education | Read law |
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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.