William Charles Townsend (1803–1850) was an English barrister, known as a historical and legal writer.
He was the second son of William Townsend of Walton, Lancashire, and matriculated at The Queen's College, Oxford, on 4 July 1820, graduating B.A.
[1] Townsend first attached himself to the northern circuit, and then practised at the Cheshire and Manchester assizes.
[1] Townsend wrote:[1] He also contributed poems to Henry Fisher's Imperial Magazine, around 1820.
[1] In 1834 Townsend married Frances, second daughter of Richard Wood of Macclesfield, who survived him; he died without issue.