79:, practicing law in a solo practice from 1866 to 1874, then as a partner in the firm of Gale & Melvin until 1876, and then in then in the firm of Gale & Van Vieck until 1878. He thereafter returned to solo practice until 1890. By 1890, it was reported that "ex-Judge William H. Gale" had headed an unsuccessful opposition ticket in the Republican primary election for leadership of Brooklyn's Twenty-fifth Ward. In July 1891, Gale was "busily engaged... as a referee under appointment from Judge Pratt" taking testimony in the child custody case of a wealthy New York family. In August of that year, it was reported that Gale's wife Mary had died at their home in Brooklyn, survived by her husband, their son Charles, and their daughter Mary. In 1892, Gale returned to practice in a partnership, with the firm of Gale & Williams.
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