Background
Gould, Ashley Mulgrave was born on October 8, 1859 in Lower Horton, Nova Scoti. Son of Charles Edward and Mary Jane (Fuller) Gould.
Gould, Ashley Mulgrave was born on October 8, 1859 in Lower Horton, Nova Scoti. Son of Charles Edward and Mary Jane (Fuller) Gould.
Bachelor of Arts, Amherst, 1881. Bachelor of Laws, Georgetown University, 1884.
Born in Lower Horton, Nova Scotia, Canada, Gould received an Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College in 1881 and an Bachelor of Laws from Georgetown University Law School in 1884. 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.
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.
Married Margaret Gray, November 22, 1888.