| Show DWIGHT L TOWNSEND DEAD new york oct 30 dwight L townsend died suddenly last night at his home in this city aged 73 years nearly forty years ago he founded with frederick C havemeyer Hav the famous sugar refining firm of hazemey T townsend co now elder in 1865 he was elected as a democrat from the first congressional district of this city to the thirty ninth he was made a member of the ways and means committee although he waa the youngest member of the house he was elected again to the forty third congress from the same district sir townsend went again into business as president of the breer turner sugar company this house with thirteen others tailed in 1876 owing to the preliminary formation of the sugar trust and as a result mr townsend lost all his fortune in the early mr townsond once more resumed an active business life as president of tho united lines telegraph co and was associated with john W mackany and col robert 0 ingersoll in the formation of the postal telegraph co |
