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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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