| 词条 | William Kneeland Townsend |
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| honorific-prefix = | name = William Kneeland Townsend | honorific-suffix = | image = | alt = | caption = | office = Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | term_start = January 21, 1902 | term_end = June 2, 1907 | nominator = | appointer = Theodore Roosevelt | predecessor = Nathaniel Shipman | successor = Walter Chadwick Noyes | office1 = Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit | term_start1 = January 21, 1902 | term_end1 = June 2, 1907 | nominator1 = | appointer1 = Theodore Roosevelt | predecessor1 = Nathaniel Shipman | successor1 = Walter Chadwick Noyes | office2 = Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut | term_start2 = March 28, 1892 | term_end2 = February 27, 1902 | nominator2 = | appointer2 = Benjamin Harrison | predecessor2 = Nathaniel Shipman | successor2 = James Perry Platt | pronunciation = | birth_name = William Kneeland Townsend | birth_date = {{Birth date|1849|06|12}} | birth_place = New Haven, Connecticut | death_date = {{Death date and age|1907|06|02|1849|06|12}} | death_place = New Haven, Connecticut | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | nationality = | party = | otherparty = | height = | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | residence = | education = Yale University {{midsize|(A.B.)}} Yale Law School {{midsize|(LL.B., LL.M., D.C.L.)}} | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | known_for = | salary = | net_worth = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = }} 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 and careerBorn on June 12, 1849, in New Haven, Connecticut, Townsend received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1871 from Yale University. He received a Bachelor of Laws in 1874, a Master of Laws in 1878, and a Doctor of Civil Law in 1880, all from Yale Law School.[1] He was a member of Skull and Bones.[2] He entered private practice in New Haven starting in 1875. He was an attorney for the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad until 1881. He was an Alderman for New Haven from 1880 to 1882. He was a Professor at Yale Law School from 1881 to 1907. He was corporation counsel for New Haven from 1889 to 1891.[1] Federal judicial serviceTownsend was nominated by President Benjamin Harrison on March 24, 1892, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut vacated by Judge Nathaniel Shipman. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 28, 1892, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on February 27, 1902, due to his elevation to the Second Circuit.[1] Townsend was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on January 15, 1902, to a joint seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit vacated by Judge Nathaniel Shipman. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 21, 1902, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on June 2, 1907, due to his death in New Haven.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 {{FJC Bio|2402|nid=1388886|name=William Kneeland Townsend}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iCN-AAAAIAAJ|title=The Twelfth General Catalogue of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity|first=Psi Upsilon|last=Fraternity|date=26 March 2019|publisher=The fraternity|via=Google Books|page=111}} Sources
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