Hosea Townsend | |
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Judge for the Southern District of the United States Court for the Indian Territory | |
In office 1897 – November 16, 1907 | |
Appointed by | William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Constantine B. Kilgore |
Succeeded by | Position disestablished |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's at-large district | |
In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 | |
Preceded by | George G. Symes |
Succeeded by | District inactive |
Personal details | |
Born | Greenwich, Ohio, U.S. | June 16, 1840
Died | March 4, 1909 Ardmore, Oklahoma, U.S. | (aged 68)
Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk, Ohio |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Hosea Townsend (June 16, 1840 – March 4, 1909) was an American attorney and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Colorado from 1889 to 1893.[1]
Appointed by Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt, he was a United States judge for the southern district of the Indian Territory from 1897 to 1907.