Dwight Townsend
Born: September 26, 1826
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Father: Walter Wilmot Townsend 1794 – 1860
(Buried: Green–Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Mother: Annie M. Helme 1798 – 1883
(Buried: Green–Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Wife: Emily Hodges 1829 – 1905
(Buried: Green–Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Children:
Anna Helmet Townsend Ashmore 1860 – 1932
(Buried: Green–Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
Attended Columbia College
Occupation before War:
Sugar Businessman in Brooklyn, New York
1859 – 1865: Member of board Equitable Life Assurance Society
Civil War Career:
1864 – 1865: United States Congressman from New York
1864 – 1865: Ranking Member House Claims Committee
1864 – 1865: Member House Coinage, Weights, and Measures
1865: Voted against the 13th Amendment to U.S. Constitution
Occupation after War:
Sugar Businessman in Brooklyn, New York
1871 – 1873: United States Congressman from New York
1871 – 1873: Member House Interstate and Foreign Commerce
1875 – 1899: Sugar Businessman in New York
Died: October 29, 1899
Place of Death: New York City, New York
Age at time of Death: 73 years old
Burial Place: Green–Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
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