Hosea Townsend
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Hosea Townsend was a U.S. Representative
from Colorado
.
Born in Greenwich, Ohio
, Townsend attended the common schools and Western Reserve College, Cleveland, Ohio
, in 1860.
Enlisted in the Second Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, in 1861.
He was promoted to lieutenant, but resigned in 1863 on account of disability.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in Cleveland, Ohio
, in 1864 and commenced practice in Memphis, Tennessee
, in 1865.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1869.
He moved to Colorado in 1879 and settled in Silver Cliff in 1881.
Townsend was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-first
and Fifty-second
Congresses (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1893).
He was an unsuccessful for renomination in 1892.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1892.
United States judge for the southern district of the Indian Territory 1897-1907.
He died in Ardmore, Oklahoma
, March 4, 1909.
He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk, Ohio
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
.
Born in Greenwich, Ohio
Greenwich, Ohio
Greenwich is a village in Huron County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,525 at the 2000 census. It is served by a branch of the Willard Memorial Library.-Geography:Greenwich is located at ....
, Townsend attended the common schools and Western Reserve College, Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, in 1860.
Enlisted in the Second Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, in 1861.
He was promoted to lieutenant, but resigned in 1863 on account of disability.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, in 1864 and commenced practice in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
, in 1865.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1869.
He moved to Colorado in 1879 and settled in Silver Cliff in 1881.
Townsend was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Fifty-first
51st United States Congress
The Fifty-first United States Congress, referred to by some critics as the Billion Dollar Congress, was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C...
and Fifty-second
52nd United States Congress
The Fifty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C...
Congresses (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1893).
He was an unsuccessful for renomination in 1892.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1892.
United States judge for the southern district of the Indian Territory 1897-1907.
He died in Ardmore, Oklahoma
Ardmore, Oklahoma
Ardmore is a business, cultural and tourism city in and the county seat of Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 24,283, while a 2007 estimate has the Ardmore micropolitan statistical area totaling 56,694 residents...
, March 4, 1909.
He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk, Ohio
Norwalk, Ohio
At the 2000 census, there were 16,238 people, 6,377 households and 4,234 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,950.3 per square mile . There were 6,687 housing units at an average density of 803.1 per square mile...
.