Byron Sylvester Waite (September 27, 1852 – December 31, 1930) was an Associate Justice of the United States Customs Court and previously was a Member of the Board of General Appraisers.
Born on September 27, 1852, in Penfield, New York, Waite received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1880 from the University of Michigan and read law.
[1] Waite was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on June 13, 1902, to a seat on the Board of General Appraisers vacated by Member Charles H. Ham.
Waite was reassigned by operation of law to the United States Customs Court on May 28, 1926, to a new Associate Justice seat authorized by 44 Stat.
[1] Two days after his retirement, 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.