Amos Townsend (1821 – March 17, 1895) was an American politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1877 to 1883.

Amos Townsend
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 20th district
In office
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883
Preceded byHenry B. Payne
Succeeded byDavid R. Paige
Personal details
Born1821 (1821)
Brownsville, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 17, 1895(1895-03-17) (aged 73–74)
St. Augustine, Florida
Resting placeLake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
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Biography

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Born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, Townsend attended the common schools of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and clerked in a store in Pittsburgh. He moved to Mansfield, Ohio, in 1839 and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as United States marshal during the Kansas troubles. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1858 and engaged in the wholesale grocery business. He served as member of the Cleveland City Council 1866–1876, serving as president for seven years. He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1873.

Townsend was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth, and Forty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883). He served as chairman of the Committee on Railways and Canals (Forty-seventh Congress). He declined renomination. He served as member of a wholesale foodpacking firm. He died while on a visit to St. Augustine, Florida, March 17, 1895.[1] He was interred in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.

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  1. ^ "Amos Townsend Dead". The Evening Star. Cleveland, Ohio. March 18, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved May 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 20th congressional district

1877-1883
Succeeded by

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