William Kneeland Townsend

Biography of William Kneeland Townsend

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Townsend
• First Name: William
• Middle Name: Kneeland
• Date of Birth: June , 12 , 1849
• Place of Birth (POB): New Haven , Connecticut (US-CT, CT, 09, Conn., Ct.)
• Date of Death: June , 2 , 1907
• Place of Death (POD): New Haven , Connecticut (US-CT, CT, 09, Conn., Ct.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

William Kneeland Townsend Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of Connecticut
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Benjamin Harrison ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/24/1892
• Seat vacated by: Shipman , Nathaniel
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 03/25/1892
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 03/28/1892
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/28/1892
• Commission Date: 03/28/1892
• Date of Termination: 02/27/1902
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of William Kneeland Townsend

• Court Name: United States Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit
• Court Type: United States Circuit Court (1869)
• Promoted by President: Theodore Roosevelt ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/15/1902
• Seat vacated by: Shipman , Nathaniel
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/15/1902
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 01/20/1902
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/21/1902
• Commission Date: 01/21/1902
• Date of Termination: 06/02/1907
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Third Appointment of William Kneeland Townsend

• Court Name: U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Promoted by President: Theodore Roosevelt ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/15/1902
• Seat vacated by: Shipman , Nathaniel
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/15/1902
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 01/20/1902
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/21/1902
• Commission Date: 01/21/1902

William Kneeland Townsend in the Law School

• Name of School: Yale College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1871

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Yale Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1874

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Yale Law School
• Degree: D.C.L.
• Law Degree Year: 1880

William Kneeland Townsend Career Path

Employment:

• 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

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