James Robert Townsend
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Prohibition
James Robert Townsend | |
|---|---|
 Townsend c. 1925 | |
| Born | September 21, 1858 Staunton, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | October 22, 1931 (aged 73) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Political party | Socialist Prohibition |
| Spouse |
M. Beulah Peauchett (m. 1906) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | James Townsend (grandfather) John Selby Townsend (uncle) |
James Robert Townsend (born September 21, 1858) was an American patent attorney.
James Robert Townsend was born to James Townsend and Julia (Somers) Townsend in Staunton, Indiana. After graduating high school, he taught in the public schools of Indiana before going on to read law under his uncle John Selby Townsend and the older Townsend's partner, Theodore Bolivar Perry.[1]
Career
Townsend began practicing law in Brazil, Indiana with the firm of Coffee & Carter.[2] He moved to Lugonia, California in 1881 and, soon after, took up the practice of patent law, later moving his practice to Los Angeles where he eventually occupied space in the San Fernando Building. He also taught at the University of Southern California School of Law.[1][3]
Townsend maintained his interest in early childhood education and, with his wife, attended Montessori Training under the supervision of Maria Montessori, becoming the first American man to study directly under the Italian education reformer.[2]