Amos Townsend | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's20th district | |
| In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Henry B. Payne |
| Succeeded by | David R. Paige |
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| Born | 1821 (1821) |
| Died | March 17, 1895(1895-03-17) (aged 73–74) St. Augustine, Florida, U.S. |
| Resting place | Lake View Cemetery,Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
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Amos Townsend (1821 – March 17, 1895) was a19th-Century American businessman and politician who served three terms as aU.S. Representative fromOhio from 1877 to 1883.
Born inBrownsville, Pennsylvania, Townsend attended the common schools ofPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and clerked in a store in Pittsburgh. He moved toMansfield, Ohio, in 1839 and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served asUnited States marshal during the Kansas troubles.[clarification needed]
He moved toCleveland, Ohio, in 1858 and engaged in the wholesale grocery business. He served as member of theCleveland City Council from 1866 to 1876, serving as president for seven years. He served as member of the Stateconstitutional convention in 1873.
Townsend was elected as aRepublican to theForty-fifth,Forty-sixth, andForty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883). He served as chairman of theCommittee on Railways and Canals (Forty-seventh Congress).
He declined renomination. He served as member of a wholesale foodpacking firm.
He died while on a visit toSt. Augustine, Florida, March 17, 1895.[1] He was interred inLake View Cemetery,Cleveland, Ohio.
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