About John Selby Townsend
Lived 1824 – 1892 (aged 67). John Selby Townsend was an American lawyer, politician and judge.
John Selby Townsend (August 24, 1824 – April 23, 1892) was an American judge and politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Townsend was born on August 24, 1824, in Morganfield, Kentucky to James Townsend a planter and large slaveowner. From 1853 to 1863 he served as a district court judge, before going into private practice with Theodore Bolivar Perry, who had previously read law under him.
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American politician (1824–1892)
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John Selby Townsend was born on 24 August 1824 in Morganfield.
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John Selby Townsend died on 23 April 1892 in Albia.
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John Selby Townsend was a lawyer, politician and judge.
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