Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . BIOGRA PHIL A L.—CONNECTICUT. He made tlio intcicsts of liis clients liis Hrstconsideration, devoted to their cases tlie bestpowers of Ids keen and wril tiaineil intellect,and made tlieni liis enduring friends hy tlienative magnetism of liis ])ersonal maimer. In1886 he became a partner of (Jeorge D. \\at-rous, and tlie lirni was couns(d for the NewYork, New Haven and llaitford railroadand for various otiier corporations, in whichcapacity affairs of gi^eat imji
Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . BIOGRA PHIL A L.—CONNECTICUT. He made tlio intcicsts of liis clients liis Hrstconsideration, devoted to their cases tlie bestpowers of Ids keen and wril tiaineil intellect,and made tlieni liis enduring friends hy tlienative magnetism of liis ])ersonal maimer. In1886 he became a partner of (Jeorge D. \\at-rous, and tlie lirni was couns(d for the NewYork, New Haven and llaitford railroadand for various otiier corporations, in whichcapacity affairs of gi^eat imjioitance came intotheir care. In June, LSIJI, -ludge Townsendwas appointed professor of jileading in YaleLaw st-hool, and as Ivlward J. lhel)»s ]iro-fessor of contiacts he is still a pupulai and. WILLIAM K. TOWNSKiNlJ. efficient memlier of the faculty. In 1889 hewas elected corporation counsel of the city ofNew Haven. In 1892, after about seventeen years of act-ive practice, during which mucii importantlitigation came to his hands, he received ap-pointment to his present ofHce of judge ofthe United .States District Court. Here hiswork during the past seven j^ears has met withhigh connnen<lation tVom the profession. •Judge l^ownsend is a member of the Kejnib-lican league, of the tfraduates and rniversityclubs of New Haven, and of the Century, the University and the Hoone and Crockett clubsof New York. On -Inly 1, 1874, Judge Townsend was mar-ried to ^fary Leavenworth Trowl)ridge, of New-Haxcn, daughter of Winston J. and ]\[arv(Lea\enworth) rrowbridge. They have hadthree ciiildren : \\inston Trowbridge, hornJune 10, 1878; Mary Leavenworth, born De-cember (), 1879 ; and (ieorge Henry, horn July?JJ, 1884, the two younger of whom aie Townsend diid IMav 2, 1898
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