Solomon Samuel Townsend III (May 21, 1850 – November 18, 1910) was an American politician from New York.

Life

Solomon was born on May 21, 1850, in Manhattan. He was the son of Solomon Samuel Townsend II and Helene DeKay. He lived most of his life in Oyster Bay, where as a boy he was playmates with the Roosevelt family.[1] His father was a member of the New York state legislature and a member of the 1846 and 1867 New York State Constitutional Conventions.[2]

After graduating from the Oyster Bay Parish School and New York University, Solomon worked as a coal merchant in Oyster Bay.[2]

In 1888, Solomon was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the Queens County 1st District. He served in the Assembly in 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892,[2] and 1893.[3]

Solomon was a delegate to the 1892 Democratic National Convention.[4]

Solomon was later appointed to be clerk of the Queens County Board of Supervisors and Collector of Arrearages of Taxes of Queens County.[1]

Solomon died in Nassau Hospital (today NYU Winthrop Hospital) on November 18, 1910.[1] He was buried in the Memorial Cemetery of Saint John's Church, Laurel Hollow.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Long Island Obituary - Solomon S. Townsend". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 19 November 1910.
  2. ^ a b c Lloyd, Will L. (1892). The New York Red Book. Albany: James B. Lyon. pp. 163–164.
  3. ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1893). The New York Red Book. Albany: James B. Lyon. pp. 172–173.
  4. ^ Dickinson, Edward B. (1892). Official Report of the Proceedings of the Democratic National Convention and Committee. Chicago: Cameron, Amberg, & Co. p. 53.

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New York State Assembly Preceded byJohn Cashow New York State Assembly Queens County, 1st District 1889-1892 Succeeded byJames Robinson Preceded byNew District New York State Assembly Queens County, 3rd District 1893 Succeeded byEugene F. Vacheron
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