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 |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st district | |
| 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.
Biography[]
Born in New York City, Townsend was educated at Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School. 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.[1][2][3]
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. During this term, Townsend voted "nay" (the minority position) on the question of adopting the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.[4]
Townsend was elected to the Forty-second Congress (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873). He did not run for reelection, and resumed his former business pursuits.
Death and burial[]
He died in New York City on October 29, 1899.[5] He was interred in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.[6]
References[]
- ^ 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
- ^ Dwight Townsend at Find a Grave, retrieved March 3, 2014
External links[]
- 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 website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
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- 1826 births
- 1899 deaths
- 19th-century American businesspeople
- New York (state) Democrats
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century American politicians
- Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School alumni