Hosea Townsend

Hosea Townsend
Judge for the Southern District of the United States Court for the Indian Territory
In office
1897  November 16, 1907
Appointed byWilliam McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Preceded byConstantine B. Kilgore
Succeeded byPosition disestablished
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Colorado's at-large district
In office
March 4, 1889  March 3, 1893
Preceded byGeorge G. Symes
Succeeded byDistrict inactive
Personal details
Born(1840-06-16)June 16, 1840
Greenwich, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMarch 4, 1909(1909-03-04) (aged 68)
Ardmore, Oklahoma, U.S.
Resting placeWoodlawn 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.

Appointed by Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt, he was a United States judge for the southern district of the Indian Territory from 1897 to 1907.