1. Washington Townsend was an American lawyer, banker, and politician who served four terms as a Republican member of the US House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1869 to 1877.
13 Facts About Washington Townsend
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Washington Townsend's father was botanist David Townsend, co-founder and chief cashier of the Bank of Chester County.
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Washington Townsend attended a private school and West Chester Academy.
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Washington Townsend was engaged as a bank teller from 1828 to 1844.
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Washington Townsend studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1844 and commenced practice in West Chester.
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Washington Townsend was prosecuting attorney of Chester County, Pennsylvania, in 1848.
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Washington Townsend served as deputy attorney under Attorneys General James Cooper and Cornelius Darragh.
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Washington Townsend was cashier of the Bank of Chester County from 1849 to 1857.
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Washington Townsend was a delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1852, and a delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention.
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Washington Townsend was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1882.
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Washington Townsend served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Public Lands during the Forty-third Congress.
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Washington Townsend was not a candidate for renomination in 1876.
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Washington Townsend again resumed the practice of his profession in West Chester, and served as president of the Bank of Chester County from 1879 to 1894.