Washington Townsend | |
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 Townsend,c. 1860–1875 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's7th &6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875 (7th) March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 (6th) | |
| Preceded by | John M. Broomall (7th) James S. Biery (6th) |
| Succeeded by | Alan Wood Jr. (7th) William Ward (6th) |
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| Born | (1813-01-20)January 20, 1813 |
| Died | March 18, 1894(1894-03-18) (aged 81) West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oaklands Cemetery |
| Political party | Whig,Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Barnard Elizabeth Gibbons |
| Parent | David Townsend (father) |
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Washington Townsend (January 20, 1813 – March 18, 1894) was an American lawyer, banker, and politician who served four terms as aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania from 1869 to 1877.
Washington Townsend was born inWest Chester, Pennsylvania. His father was botanistDavid Townsend, co-founder and chief cashier of theBank of Chester County. He attended a private school and West Chester Academy. He was engaged as a bank teller from 1828 to 1844. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1844 and commenced practice in West Chester.
He was prosecuting attorney ofChester County, Pennsylvania, in 1848. He served as deputy attorney under Attorneys GeneralJames Cooper andCornelius Darragh. He was cashier of the Bank of Chester County from 1849 to 1857. He was a delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1852, and a delegate to the1860 Republican National Convention.
He was elected as a member to theAmerican Philosophical Society in 1882.[1]
Townsend was elected as aRepublican to theForty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses. He served as chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Public Lands during theForty-third Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1876.
He again resumed the practice of his profession in West Chester, and served as president of the Bank of Chester County from 1879 to 1894.
He died in West Chester in 1894. Interment was inOaklands Cemetery, near West Chester.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 7th congressional district March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 6th congressional district March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | Succeeded by |
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