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William Kneeland Townsend

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1892–1902

William Kneeland Townsend , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. 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.

Education

  • Yale CollegeA.B., 1871
  • Yale Law SchoolLL.B., 1874
  • Yale Law SchoolD.C.L., 1880

Career

Private practice, New Haven, Connecticut, 1875-; Attorney, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, -1881; Alderman, New Haven, Connecticut, 1880-1882; Professor, Yale Law School, 1881-1907; Corporation counsel, New Haven, Connecticut, 1889-1891

Biography

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.

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