Charles A. Towne

Charles A. Towne(November 21, 1858October 22, 1928) was an American politican. He served in the US House of Representatives from Minnesotaas a Republican and New York as a Democrat and the US Senate from Minnesota, as a Democrat.

He served in the House from Minnesota from March 4, 1895 to March 3, 1897. He ran for reelction in 1896 as an Indedpendent but lost. He declined the nomination for Vice President on the Populist[?] ticket in 1900. Towne was appointed the Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Cushman Davis and served from December 5, 1900, to January 28, 1901, when the elected replacement took office. He served again in the US House of Representatives from New York March 4, 1905 to March 3, 1907.