Townsend, George
congressman.
He was a representative in congress from New York from 1815 to 1819.
TOWNSEND, GEORGE ALFRED- Gath-journalist, author, was born Jan. 30, 1841, in Georgetown, Del. He is a journalist of New York city and Chicago famous as a war correspondent, among whose writings are Washington Outside and Inside; Tales of the Chesapeake; Bohemian Days; Campaigns of a Non-Combatant; The Entailed Hat, a novel; Poems; Life of Garibaldi; The Real Life of Abraham Lincoln; Katy of Catoctin, a National Romance; and Mrs. Reynolds and Hamilton.
TOWNSEND, GEORGE WASHINGTON, merchant, lawyer, author, was born Feb. 1, 1839, in West Chester, Pa. He received his education in the public and classical schools of Philadelphia. For ten years he was a successful merchant, and in 1874 was admitted to the bar. He is the author of several religious and secular works, and has given much time and study to solving the educational problem How to Educate. His method of education embodied in The Wherewithal trains the senses and teaches how to think. He has filled high official Masonic positions, and has lectured extensively on educational topics.