William Townsend (Oneida County, New York)

William Townsend (August 22, 1848 in Walton, Delaware County, New York – December 23, 1919 in Utica, Oneida County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

He attended Walton Academy; and graduated from Yale College in 1871.

Then he studied law with Charles Mason, was admitted to the bar in 1876, and practiced in Utica.

of Oneida County from 1897 to 1902; and was a member of the New York State Senate (34th D.) in 1903 and 1904.

He died on December 23, 1919, at his home at 12 Park Place in Utica, after "he had been ill for some little time"; and was buried at the Walton Cemetery in Walton.