Townsend Dickinson

Townsend Dickinson (c. 1795 – February 1851) was a justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1836 to 1842, serving as one of the first three members of the court.

Born in New York, Dickinson came to what would later be Arkansas Territory shortly after its acquisition by the United States, and settled at Batesville, Arkansas, in 1821. In 1823 he was elected to the territorial legislature, and was made by that body prosecuting attorney of his district.