Washington Townsend

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(January 20, 1813 — March 18, 1894) Washington Townsend was a banker, lawyer, and politician. Townsend was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania in 1813. After studying at West Chester Academy, he worked as a bank teller while studying law. He was admitted to the bar in 1844. Townsend served as a delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1852, and later as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1877. After serving in Congress, Townsend continued practicing law and also became the president of the Bank of Chester County. He served in those capacities until his death in 1894. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/T000337]

Member of Pennsylvania Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875.

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