First Lensman · Character
Big Jim Towne
Patrolman and friend of Kinnison.
minor
Also known as Jim, Big Jim Towne, Towne, James F. Towne
First appearance: xiv
Big Jim Towne shows up with force in Chapter XX. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Named as part of the Morgan-Towne-Isaacson machine in Samms's accusation.
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