Washington Townsend

Washington Townsend (January 20, 1813 – March 18, 1894) was a

Washington Townsend was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. His father was botanist David Townsend, co-founder and chief cashier of the Bank 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 of Chester County, Pennsylvania, in 1848. He served as deputy attorney under Attorneys General James Cooper and Cornelius 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 the 1860 Republican National Convention.

He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1882.^[1]

Congress

Townsend was elected as a

He died in West Chester in 1894. Interment was in Oaklands Cemetery, near West Chester.

References

• United States Congress. "Washington Townsend (id: T000337)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Washington Townsend at The Political Graveyard

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