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Harrison Townsend

Birth: 30 Dec 1853
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 22 Jan 1921 (aged 67)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial: Woodlands Cemetery

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TOWNSEND, Harrison, a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, December 30, 1853 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; attended, Hastings Academy; engaged, wholesale dry goods business (1870-1886); operator, Norristown Carpet Mills (1886-1892); enganged in mercantile business; elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1907, 1909, and 1911 terms; not a candidate for reelection to the House (1912); manager, Insurance Department, Philadelphia Electric Company; died, January 22, 1921 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. (Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives)

TOWNSEND, Harrison, a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, December 30, 1853 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; attended, Hastings Academy; engaged, wholesale dry goods business (1870-1886); operator, Norristown Carpet Mills (1886-1892); enganged in mercantile business; elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1907, 1909, and 1911 terms; not a candidate for reelection to the House (1912); manager, Insurance Department, Philadelphia Electric Company; died, January 22, 1921 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. (Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives)

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Alice Taylor Townsend

1859–1942

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Added: Sep 3, 2014
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135393400/harrison-townsend: accessed ), memorial page for Harrison Townsend (30 Dec 1853–22 Jan 1921), Find a Grave Memorial ID 135393400, citing Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Crypt Tonight (contributor 48494116).

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