Charles Champlain Townsend | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 25th congressional district | |
| In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | James T. Maffett |
| Succeeded by | Eugene P. Gillespie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 24, 1841 Allegheny, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | July 10, 1910 (aged 68) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh |
Charles Champlain Townsend (November 24, 1841 – July 10, 1910) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.[1][2]
Charles C. Townsend was born inAllegheny, Pennsylvania (now a part ofPittsburgh). He attended the common schools and then theUniversity of Pittsburgh (then known as theWestern University of Pennsylvania) in Pittsburgh.[3][4]
He worked as a manufacturer of wire rivets and nails. During theAmerican Civil War, he served two years in theUnion Army as a private in Company A, Ninth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Reserve Corps, and later as adjutant of the First Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry.[5]
Townsend was elected as a Republican to theFifty-first Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1890, but resumed his work in manufacturing.[6][7]
Townsend died inNew Brighton, Pennsylvania, in 1910, and was interred in the Grove Cemetery.[8][9]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 25th congressional district 1889–1891 | Succeeded by |
