 William Kneeland Townsend

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.Born on June 12, 1849, in New Haven, Connecticut, Townsend received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1871 from Yale University.