Charles A. Towne
Charles Arnette Towne | |
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Robert P. Morris | |
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Born | near Republican (before 1896) (after 1896)Democratic | November 21, 1858
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Maude Irene Wiley (m. 1887) |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
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Charles Arnette Towne (November 21, 1858 – October 22, 1928) was an American politician. He represented Minnesota in the
Early life
Charles Arnette Towne was born on November 21, 1858, near Pontiac, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Michigan.[1][2] He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1885.[1]
Career
Towne began practicing law in
Towne moved to New York City in 1901. He worked for the law firm Towne and Spellman at 115 Broadway in New York City.[2] He was elected as a Democrat and served as a U.S. Representative in the 59th congress for the state of New York from March 4, 1905, to March 3, 1907.[2][1] He was counsel to the emperor of Korea in 1907.[2]
In December 1915, he and Benjamin F. Spellman represented L. Lawrence Weber as the appellant before the Supreme Court of the United States in the Weber v. Freed case concerning boxing match film distribution. The appeal was denied.[4]
Personal life
Towne married Maude Irene Wiley of Lansing, Michigan, on April 20, 1887.[2]
Towne lived at 790 Riverside Drive when he lived in New York City.[2] Towne traveled to Tucson, Arizona, following an attack of bronchitis in October 1920. He did not move there until 1926.[2] He lived at the Santa Rita hotel, moved to the Desert Sanitorium and later moved into a home near Tucson.[2]
Towne died of pneumonia in Tucson on October 22, 1928. He became ill while on tour speaking for Al Smith in Huron, South Dakota. Following hospitalization at Southern Methodist Hospital in Tucson, he died.[1][2] He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Towne, Charles Arnette". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
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- ^ "Weber v. Freed, 239 U.S. 325 (1915)". justia.com. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
External links
- Media related to Charles A. Towne at Wikimedia Commons
- United States Congress. "Charles A. Towne (id: T000324)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- OurCampaigns biography