About John Townsend
Lived 1501 – 1601 (aged 99–100). John Townsend was an English politician.
John Townsend of Warwick was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1597 to 1614.
Townsend was the son of Richard Townsend of Warwick and his wife Christian.
He was bailiff of Warwick from 1589 to 1590 and then in 1597 and 1901 elected Member of Parliament for the town. After another period as bailiff in 1603–04 he was re-elected MP for Warwick to the Addled Parliament of 1614. He was finally bailiff again from 1621 to 1622.
Townsend died after 1622.
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Who was John Townsend?
English politician, in the House of Commons from 1597 to 1614
When was John Townsend born?
John Townsend was born in 1501.
When did John Townsend die?
John Townsend died in 1601.
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John Townsend was a politician.
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John Townsend was English.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: John Townsend (MP for Warwick)
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