William Kneeland Townsend

William Kneeland Townsend
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In office
January 21, 1902 – June 2, 1907
Appointed byTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byNathaniel Shipman
Succeeded byWalter Chadwick Noyes
Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit
In office
January 21, 1902 – June 2, 1907
Appointed byTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byNathaniel Shipman
Succeeded byWalter Chadwick Noyes
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
In office
March 28, 1892 – February 27, 1902
Appointed byBenjamin Harrison
Preceded byNathaniel Shipman
Succeeded byJames Perry Platt
Personal details
BornWilliam Kneeland Townsend
(1849-06-12)June 12, 1849
DiedJune 2, 1907(1907-06-02) (aged 57)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
EducationYale University (AB)
Yale Law School
(LLB, LLM, DCL)
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William Kneeland Townsend (June 12, 1849 – June 2, 1907) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.