Background
Townsend, William Hay was born on January 9, 1868 in Barnwell, South Carolina, United States. Son of William Hutson and Harriet Ford (Hay) Townsend.
Townsend, William Hay was born on January 9, 1868 in Barnwell, South Carolina, United States. Son of William Hutson and Harriet Ford (Hay) Townsend.
Educated private schools. Unmarried.
Admitted to South Carolina. bar, 1889, and began practice at Beaufort. Solicitor, 2d Circuit, South Carolina., 1899-1901. Code commissioner, South Carolina., 1901-1903.
Assistant attorney general of South Carolina., 1903-1905.
Reporter, Superior Court, South Carolina., 1914-1918. Judge, Circuit Court, South Carolina., since 1918.