John Townsend was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

House of Commons of England

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 from 1597 to 1614.

Townsend was the son of Richard Townsend of Warwick and his wife Christian. He was bailiff of Warwick from 1589 to 1590. In 1597, Townsend was elected Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Warwick

Warwick (UK Parliament constituency)

Warwick was a parliamentary borough consisting of the town of Warwick, within the larger Warwickshire constituency of England. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then to the...

.He was re-elected MP for Warwick in 1601. He was bailiff od Warwick again from 1603 to 1604. In 1604 he was re-elected MP for Warwick. He was elected MP for Warwick again in 1614. He was bailiff of Warwick again from 1621 to 1622.

Townsend died after 1622.