Charles Champlain Townsend

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
From Volume I (1904) of History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania: And Its Centennial Celebration
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, U.S.
Died	July 10, 1910 (aged 68) New Brighton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Pittsburgh

Biography

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]

Death and interment

Townsend died in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, in 1910, and was interred in the Grove Cemetery.^[8][9]