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Townsend, John Gillis, Jr., 1871-1964

Existence: 1871 - 1964
 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1871 - 1964

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

John Gilles Townsend Jr. papers

 Collection
Accession: 2017-247
Abstract:

John G. Townsend Jr. (1871-1964) was a politician, a businessman, and a banker. He served as Governor of Delaware from 1917 to 1921 and as Delaware’s U.S. Senator from 1929 to 1941. He operated a lumber business, cannery, orchard, and then a large poultry farm called Townsend Inc. Farms. This small collection documents Townsend’s work in politics and in the poultry industry. There is a fair amount of biographical information authored by Louise Stanton Johnson, who worked as Townsend’s secretary during his time as Senator. The collection has been arranged into four series: Governor and Senatorial papers; Townsend Inc. Farms records; Louise Stanton Johnson papers and Printing plates and seals. The materials in the collection date from 1908 to 1977, with a bulk of the materials from the 1930s through the 1950s.

Dates: 1908-1977

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  • Subject: Agriculture X