George Townsend

George Townsend (1769 - August 17, 1844) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Lattingtown, township of Oyster Bay, New York, Townsend engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Townsend was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Congresses (March 4, 1815-March 3, 1819). He died in Lattingtown, township of Oyster Bay, New York, August 17, 1844.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
John Lefferts,
Ebenezer Sage
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 1st congressional district

1815 - 1819
with Henry Crocheron 1815-17, and Tredwell Scudder 1817-19
Succeeded by
Silas Wood,
James Guyon, Jr.