Howard L. Townsend (1871 – March 20, 1950) was a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from October 5, 1917, to November 1, 1923.
[1] Born in Edon, Ohio, Townsend attended Angola High School and received an A.B.
[2] In 1917, Governor James P. Goodrich appointed Townsend to a seat on the Indiana Supreme Court vacated by the death of Richard K. Erwin.
Townsend was subsequently elected to fill the remainder of the term, retiring from the court in 1923 to resume the practice of law.
[2] Townsend died while vacationing in Vero Beach, Florida, following a stroke.