William Kneeland Townsend | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
| In office January 21, 1902 – June 2, 1907 | |
| Appointed by | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel Shipman |
| Succeeded by | Walter Chadwick Noyes |
| Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit | |
| In office January 21, 1902 – June 2, 1907 | |
| Appointed by | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel Shipman |
| Succeeded by | Walter Chadwick Noyes |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut | |
| In office March 28, 1892 – February 27, 1902 | |
| Appointed by | Benjamin Harrison |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel Shipman |
| Succeeded by | James Perry Platt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Kneeland Townsend June 12, 1849 New Haven, Connecticut |
| Died | June 2, 1907 (aged 57) New Haven, Connecticut |
| Education | Yale University (AB) Yale Law School (LLB, LLM, DCL) |
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.