Dwight Townsend
Dwight Townsend | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st district | |
| In office December 5, 1864 – March 3, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Henry G. Stebbins |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Taber |
| In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | |
| Preceded by | Henry A. Reeves |
| Succeeded by | Henry J. Scudder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 26, 1826 New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | October 29, 1899 (aged 73) New York City, New York, United States |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Dwight Townsend (September 26, 1826 – October 29, 1899) was a U.S. Representative from New York. He became chairman of the Bankers' and Merchants' Telegraph Company, competitor of the Western Union
Biography
[edit]Born in New York City, Townsend was educated at Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School.[1] He worked in the sugar refining business, and was active in other ventures including the Equitable Life Assurance Society and the Bankers' and Merchants' Telegraph Company.[2][3][4]
Townsend was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry G. Stebbins and served from December 5, 1864, to March 3, 1865.[1] During this term, Townsend voted "nay" (the minority position) on the question of adopting the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.[5]
Townsend was elected to the Forty-second Congress (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873).[1] He did not run for reelection, and resumed his former business pursuits.[1]
Death and burial
[edit]He died in New York City on October 29, 1899.[6] He was interred at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Joint Committee on Printing, U.S. Congress (1928). Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1927. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1623 – via Google Books.
- ^ Ohio Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs, Annual Report, 1888, page 1170
- ^ The Louisiana Planter and Sugar Manufacturer, Death notice, Dwight Townsend, November 4, 1899, page 297
- ^ Equitable Life Assurance Society, The First Fifty Years of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, 1909, page 19
- ^ Hart, Albert Bushnell, ed. (1901). American History Told by Contemporaries: Welding of the Nation, 1845-1900. New York, NY: The MacMillan Company. p. 467.
- ^ New York Times, Death List of a Day: Dwight Townsend, October 30, 1899
External links
[edit]- United States Congress. "Dwight Townsend (id: T000331)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Dwight Townsend at Political Graveyard
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
