James Townsend (New York politician)
James Townsend | |
|---|---|
| Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st district | |
| Died before taking office | |
| Preceded by | William Floyd |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Tredwell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 17, 1729 |
| Died | May 24, 1790 (aged 60) |
| Political party | Federalist |
James Townsend (December 17, 1729 – May 24, 1790 in Jericho, then in Queens, now in Nassau County, New York) was an American politician from New York.
Life
Townsend was the son of Jacob Townsend (1692–1742) and Phebe (Seaman) Townsend (1699–1774). On April 2, 1757, he married Mary Hicks (1730–1796); they had seven children.
Townsend was a deputy to the 3rd and 4th New York Provincial Congresses in 1776. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1784, 1784-85, 1786, and 1787. He was elected as a Federalist to the 2nd United States Congress in April 1790, but died a month later, before his term began.
See also
Sources
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 53, 92, 161ff and 310; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- Congressional election result and death notice in Queens County in Olden Times by Henry Onderdonk Jr. (1865; page 74)
- Transcript from James Townsend's family bible at
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