Charles Arnette Towne (November 21, 1858October 22, 1928) was an
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Biography
Born near
Pontiac, Michigan
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Founde ...
, he graduated from the
University of Michigan
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and served in the
United States House of Representatives
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from
Minnesota
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as a
Republican in the
54th congress
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and from
New York
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as a
Democrat
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in the
59th congress
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.
Towne also served in the
United States Senate
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in the
56th congress
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, from
Minnesota
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as a
Democrat
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following the death of
Cushman K. Davis
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Early life and American Civil War
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.
Towne was appointed to the Senate to fill the vacancy, and served from December 5, 1900, to January 28, 1901, when the elected replacement took office.
Towne represented Minnesota in the House from March 4, 1895, to March 3, 1897. He ran for reelection in 1896 as an Independent and lost. In 1900, he declined the nomination for
Vice President
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on the
People's Party ticket.
He served again in the
United States House of Representatives
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for the state of New York from March 4, 1905, to March 3, 1907. In December 1915, he and Benjamin F. Spellman represented
L. Lawrence Weber
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as the appellant before the
Supreme Court of the United States
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in the ''Weber v. Freed'' case concerning
boxing
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match film distribution. The appeal was denied.
He died on October 22, 1928.
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1858 births
1928 deaths
19th-century American politicians
20th-century American politicians
Politicians from Pontiac, Michigan
Candidates in the 1904 United States presidential election
University of Michigan alumni
Minnesota Democrats
Democratic Party United States senators from Minnesota
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
Minnesota Independents