Edward Mitchell Townsend

1861–1934 (age 73)

Biography

Edward Mitchell Townsend parlayed a legal career into public office, serving New York in the U.S. House of Representatives during the 1910s and applying the same steady temperament to state and national service.

He later returned to private practice while remaining active in civic charities and in mentoring promising public servants, and he lies at Youngs Memorial Cemetery.

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