George Townsend (politician)
George Townsend | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1769 Lattingtown, New York |
Died | August 17, 1844 Lattingtown, New York | (aged 74–75)
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
George Townsend (1769 – August 17, 1844) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Born in Lattingtown, township of Oyster Bay, New York, Townsend engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Townsend was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Congresses (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819). He died in Lattingtown, township of Oyster Bay, New York, August 17, 1844.
Sources
- United States Congress. "George Townsend (id: T000333)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- People from Oyster Bay, New York
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