Dwight Townsend
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Dwight Townsend was a U.S. Representative
from New York
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Born in New York City, Townsend was educated at the grammar school of Columbia College, New York City.
He engaged in the sugar business in the early sixties.
He served as member of the original board of the Equitable Life Assurance Society from 1859 to 1865.
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.
Townsend was elected to the Forty-second Congress
(March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1873).
He resumed his former business pursuits in 1875.
He died in New York City October 29, 1899.
He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Born in New York City, Townsend was educated at the grammar school of Columbia College, New York City.
He engaged in the sugar business in the early sixties.
He served as member of the original board of the Equitable Life Assurance Society from 1859 to 1865.
Townsend was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Thirty-eighth Congress
38th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:Before this Congress, the 1860 United States Census and resulting reapportionment changed the size of the House to 241 members...
to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry G. Stebbins and served from December 5, 1864, to March 3, 1865.
Townsend was elected to the Forty-second Congress
42nd United States Congress
The Forty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873, during the third and fourth...
(March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1873).
He resumed his former business pursuits in 1875.
He died in New York City October 29, 1899.
He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.