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Charles Champlain Townsend (November 24, 1841 – July 10, 1910) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.[1][2]
Charles Champlain Townsend | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 25th congressional district | |
In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | |
Preceded by | James T. Maffett |
Succeeded by | Eugene P. Gillespie |
Personal details | |
Born | November 24, 1841 Allegheny, Pennsylvania |
Died | July 10, 1910 (aged 68) New Brighton, Pennsylvania |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh |
Charles C. Townsend was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania (now a part of Pittsburgh). He attended the common schools and then the University of Pittsburgh (then known as the Western University of Pennsylvania) in Pittsburgh.[3][4]
He worked as a manufacturer of wire rivets and nails. During the American Civil War, he served two years in the Union Army as a private in Company A, Ninth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Reserve Corps, and later as adjutant of the First Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry.[5]
Townsend was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-first Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1890, but resumed his work in manufacturing.[6][7]
Townsend died in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, in 1910, and was interred in the Grove Cemetery.[8][9]
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