George Townsend (politician)
George Townsend (1769 – August 17, 1844) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Born in Lattingtown, township of Oyster Bay, New York, Townsend engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Townsend was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Congresses (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819). He died in Lattingtown, township of Oyster Bay, New York, August 17, 1844.
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| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by John Lefferts, Ebenezer Sage |
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 Silas Wood, James Guyon, Jr. |
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