Charles A. Towne

Charles Arnette Towne (November 21, 1858 – October 22, 1928) was an American politician. Born near Pontiac, Michigan, he graduated from the University of Michigan and served in the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota as a Republican in the 54th congress and from New York as a Democrat in the 59th congress.
Towne also served in the United States Senate in the 56th congress, from Minnesota as a Democrat following the death of Cushman K. Davis. 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 on the Populist Party ticket.
He served again in the United States House of Representatives 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 as the appellant before the Supreme Court of the United States in the Weber v. Freed case concerning boxing match film distribution. The appeal was denied.