Towne

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Towne, an archaic spelling of the word town, is a surname, and may refer to:

• Benjamin Towne, publisher of the first American daily newspaper, the Pennsylvania Evening Post in 1783 - see History of American Newspapers
• Charles A. Towne (1858–1928), U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative from Minnesota
• Charles Towne (artist) (1763–1840), English painter
• Charles Hanson Towne (1877–1949), American author, poet and editor
• Francis Towne (1739 or 1740–1816), British landscape painter
• Gene Towne (1904–1979), American screenwriter
• Henry R. Towne (1844–1924), American mechanical engineer and entrepreneur
• John Towne (1711?–1791), British religious controversialist
• Joseph Towne (1806–1879), British anatomical modeller
• Katharine Towne (born 1978), American actress
• Laura Matilda Towne, African-American educator
• Rebecca Nurse (1621–1692), née Towne, executed for witchcraft by the government of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
• Robert Towne (born 1934), American actor and screenwriter
• Robert Towne (clergyman) (1592/3?–1664), British clergyman and ejected minister

See also

• Town (disambiguation)
• Townes (disambiguation)
• Towns (disambiguation)

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