George_Townsend_(politician)
George Townsend (politician)
American politician
George Townsend (December 21, 1768 – August 17, 1844) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
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 (1815-03-04) – March 3, 1819 (1819-03-03) | |
| Preceded by | John Lefferts Ebenezer Sage |
| Succeeded by | Silas Wood James Guyon, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1768-12-21)December 21, 1768 Lattingtown, Province of New York, British America |
| Died | August 17, 1844(1844-08-17) (aged 75) Lattingtown, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse | Deborah Cock |
Townsend was born on December 21, 1768[1] in Lattingtown, township of Oyster Bay in what was then the Province of New York, a part of British America.[2] He was the first son of Prior Townsend (1749–1803) and Sarah (née Feake) Townsend (1750–1833). Among his siblings was Jacob Townsend, Hannah Townsend, Deborah Townsend and Hannah Townsend.[1]
Townsend engaged in agricultural pursuits.[2]
Townsend was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1815 to March 3, 1819.[2][3]
Townsend was married to Deborah Cock (1776–1854), a daughter of Daniel Cock and Rosanna (née Townsend) Cock.[4] Together, they were the parents of two boys:[5]
- James Cock Townsend (1797–1882), a physician who married Anne S. Valentine, daughter of Hon. Richard Valentine.[5] After Anne's death in 1836, he married Margaret Elizabeth Townsend (1809–1879), a daughter of William Townsend, in 1838.[6]
- George Prior Townsend (1815–1854), who married Anna Frost in 1838, a daughter of Jervis Frost. After George's death, his widow married John W. Somarindyck.[5]
He died in Lattingtown, township of Oyster Bay, New York, August 17, 1844.[2]
Descendants
Through his son James, he was a grandfather of Julia M. Townsend (1842–1896), who married George Faile Valentine (1844–1891).[6]
- Robison, Jeannie Floyd Jones; Bartlett, Henrietta Collins (1917). Genealogical Records: Manuscript Entries of Births, Deaths and Marriages Taken from Family Bibles, 1581-1917. Colonial Dames of the State of New York. p. 234. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- "TOWNSEND, George (1769-1844)". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- York (State), New (1752). Laws of New York from the year 1691 to 1751, inclusive. James Parker, Printer to the Government. p. 15. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- Townsend, Margaret (1909). Townsend--Townshend: 1066-1909: The History, Genealogy and Alliances of The English and American House of Townsend. New York. p. 91. ISBN 978-5-87093-093-0. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Cocks, George William; Cox, John (1914). History and Genealogy of the Cock, Cocks, Cox Family: Descended from James and Sarah Cock of Killingworth Upon Matinecock, in the Township of Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York. Privately Printed. pp. 57-58. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York: Organized February 28, 1835, Incorporated April 17, 1841 ... Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York. 1923. p. 22. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- United States Congress. "George Townsend (id: T000333)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st congressional district 1815–1819 with Henry Crocheron 1815–17, and Tredwell Scudder 1817–19 |
Succeeded by |