John Townsend
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John Townsend may refer to:
- John Townsend (author)John Townsend (author)[]Dr. John Townsend is a psychologist and author with broad experience in private practice, business and leadership consulting and coaching, and media. He is perhaps best known for his 2 million-selling Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No to Take Control of Your Life, cowritten with Dr....
(born 1956), American psychologist and author - John Townsend (basketball)John Townsend (basketball)John Frederick "Jake" Townsend, Sr. was an American basketball forward and center. He was an All-Big Ten player for the University of Michigan from 1936-1938. In 1938, he was named an All-American...
(1916–2001), American basketball player - John Townsend (footballer)John Townsend (footballer)John Townsend is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL.Originally from Sale, Townsend came to Melbourne and made his league debut in 1962. He played as a rover and was handy near goals, topping the club's goalkicking in their premiership season of 1964 with 35 of...
(born 1943), Australian rules footballer - John Townsend (Mayor)John Townsend (Mayor)John Townsend was a prominent industrialist and politician in the Albany, New York area. He was unanimously elected Mayor of Albany three times and served as the 37th Mayor of the city.-Birth and Family:...
(1783–1854), 37th mayor of Albany, NY - John Townsend (Norwich)John Townsend (Norwich)John Townsend was an early settler of the American Colonies who emigrated from England about 1630. Townsend was a signatory to the Flushing Remonstrance, a precursor to the United States Constitution's provision on freedom of religion in the Bill of Rights...
(1608–1668), early settler of the American colonies - John Townsend (Wisconsin politician)John Townsend (Wisconsin politician)John Townsend is a Wisconsin politician and legislator.Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Townsend graduated from Wayne State University. He served on the Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Common Council. Townsend in the Wisconsin State Assembly since 1999. In October 2009, Townsend announced his retirement and...
(born 1938), Wisconsin politician - John Townsend (British politician) (1819–1892), British politician and member of Parliament for Greenwich
- John Townsend (Irish politician)John Townsend (Irish politician)John Townsend was an Irish politician.He was the third son of Richard Townsend, son of Bryan Townsend, and his second wife Elizabeth Beecher, daughter of Henry Beecher and granddaughter of Thomas Beecher...
(1737–1810), Irish MP for Dingle, Doneraile and Castlemartyr - John G. Townsend, Jr.John G. Townsend, Jr.John Gillis Townsend, Jr. was an American businessman and politician from Selbyville, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, who served as Governor and two terms as U. S. Senator from Delaware....
(1871–1964), American businessman and politician, governor and senator from Delaware - John Kirk TownsendJohn Kirk TownsendJohn Kirk Townsend was an American naturalist, ornithologist and collector.Townsend was born in Philadelphia and trained as a physician and pharmacist. He developed an interest in natural history in general and bird collecting in particular...
(1809–1851), American naturalist - John Rowe TownsendJohn Rowe TownsendJohn Rowe Townsend is a British children's author and academic. His best-known children's novel is The Intruder, which won a 1971 Edgar Award and the best-known academic work is Written for Children: An Outline of English Language Children's Literature , the definitive work of its time on the...
(born 1922), British children's author - John Sealy TownsendJohn Sealy TownsendJohn Sealy Edward Townsend, FRS was a mathematical physicist who conducted various studies concerning the electrical conduction of gases and directly measured the electrical charge...
(1868–1957), Irish physicist - John P. TownsendJohn P. TownsendJohn Pomeroy Townsend was an American financier of the Gilded Age. He proudly claimed descent from "old Puritan stock", tracing his ancestry to a Thomas Townsend who settled at Lynn, Massachusetts in 1637.-Business career:...
(1832–1898), American financier - John Selby TownsendJohn Selby TownsendJohn Selby Townsend was an American Democrat legislator and jurist from Iowa.Born in Morganfield, Kentucky, Townsend moved to Putnam County, Indiana with his family. He later moved to Albia, Iowa. He studied law and was admitted to the Iowa bar. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives...
(1824–1892), American Democrat legislator and jurist from Iowa
See also
- John Townend (rugby league)John Townend (rugby league)John "Jack" Townend was a professional rugby league footballer of the 1890s and 1900s who at club level played for Hull. and was captain of Hull during the 1900–01 season.-External links:*...
, rugby league footballer of the 1890s and 1900s for Hull - John TownendJohn TownendJohn Ernest Townend is a United Kingdom politician. Educated at Hymers College in Hull, he served in the Royal Air Force as a Pilot Officer from 1957–59 and then worked as an accountant. He was managing director of House of Townend wine merchants in Hull, and was active in local government...
(born 1934), British politician - John Townshend (disambiguation)