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'''Frederick Townsend''' (5 December 1822 – 16 December 1905) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician serving as an [[Member of parliament|Member of Parliament]] for 6 years<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-frederick-townsend/index.html|title=Mr Frederick Townsend (Hansard)|website=api.parliament.uk|access-date=2019-09-12}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://herbariaunited.org/wiki/Frederick_Townsend|title=Frederick Townsend - Wiki|website=herbariaunited.org|access-date=2019-09-12}}</ref>
'''Frederick Townsend''', [[Fellow of the Linnean Society|FLS]] (5 December 1822 – 16 December 1905) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] botanist and [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician who served as an [[Member of parliament|Member of Parliament]] for six years<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-frederick-townsend/index.html|title=Mr Frederick Townsend (Hansard)|website=api.parliament.uk|access-date=2019-09-12}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://herbariaunited.org/wiki/Frederick_Townsend|title=Frederick Townsend - Wiki|website=herbariaunited.org|access-date=2019-09-12}}</ref>


== Early life & education ==
== Early life & education ==
Townsend was born in [[Rawmarsh]], [[South Yorkshire]] to Rev. Edward James Townsend, a [[Church of England]] clergyman, whose parish was first Rawmarsh and then [[Ilmington]] near [[Stratford-upon-Avon|Stratford-on-Avon]]. Frederick was educated at [[Harrow School|Harrow]] and went on to study at [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], where he gained a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in 1850 and then an [[Master of Arts|MA]] in 1855.<ref name=":1" />
Townsend was born in [[Rawmarsh]], [[South Yorkshire]] to Rev. Edward James Townsend, a [[Church of England]] clergyman, whose parish was first Rawmarsh and then [[Ilmington]] near [[Stratford-upon-Avon|Stratford-on-Avon]]. Frederick was educated at [[Harrow School|Harrow]] and went on to study at [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], where he gained a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in 1850 and then an [[Master of Arts|MA]] in 1855.<ref name=":1" />

He was a respected amateur botanist and was elected a Fellow of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh in 1846 and as a [[Fellow of the Linnean Society]] in 1878. After living in Hampshire for several years he published the "Flora of Hampshire" in 1883.<ref> {{cite book|url= https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109455#page/138/mode/2up |title=Journal of Botany-British and Foreign|page=118}} </ref>He was a friend to fellow [[Botany|botanists]] [[Cardale Babington]] and William Williamson Newbould. He was especially close to Newbould until his death in 1886.<ref name=":1" />


== Parliamentary career ==
== Parliamentary career ==
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In 1863 he married Mary Elizabeth Butler.<ref name=":1" />
In 1863 he married Mary Elizabeth Butler.<ref name=":1" />


As a result of the death of his uncle, Rev. H. Townsend, he lived at the family estate, [[Honington Hall]], [[Warwickshire]]<ref name=":1" />
As a result of the death of his uncle in 1874, Rev. H. Townsend, he inherited the family estate, [[Honington Hall]], [[Warwickshire]].<ref name=":1" />

He was a friend to [[Cardale Babington]] and William Williamson Newbould, both of whom were [[Botany|botanists]]. He was especially close to Newbould until his death in 1886.<ref name=":1" />


He died on the 16 December 1905 in [[Cimiez]], [[Nice]].<ref name=":1" />
He died on the 16 December 1905 in [[Cimiez]], [[Nice]].<ref name=":1" />
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Frederick Townsend
Member of Parliament
for Stratford-on-Avon
In office
1 July 1886 – 4 July 1892
Preceded byLord William Compton
Succeeded byAlgernon Freeman-Mitford
Personal details
Born5 December 1822
Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire
Died16 December 1905
Cimiez, Nice
CitizenshipBritish
Political party Conservative
EducationHarrow School
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge

Frederick Townsend, FLS (5 December 1822 – 16 December 1905) was a British botanist and Conservative politician who served as an Member of Parliament for six years[1][2]

Early life & education

Townsend was born in Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire to Rev. Edward James Townsend, a Church of England clergyman, whose parish was first Rawmarsh and then Ilmington near Stratford-on-Avon. Frederick was educated at Harrow and went on to study at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he gained a BA in 1850 and then an MA in 1855.[2]

He was a respected amateur botanist and was elected a Fellow of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh in 1846 and as a Fellow of the Linnean Society in 1878. After living in Hampshire for several years he published the "Flora of Hampshire" in 1883.[3]He was a friend to fellow botanists Cardale Babington and William Williamson Newbould. He was especially close to Newbould until his death in 1886.[2]

Parliamentary career

Townsend entered Parliament as MP for Stratford-on-Avon as a result of the 1886 general election in which the Conservative Marquess of Salisbury became Prime Minister, ousting the Liberal leader, William Gladstone. He defeated the incumbent Liberal MP, Lord William Compton, with a majority of 489 votes. The constituency has only once elected a non-Conservative candidate since then.

His first recorded contribution in the House of Commons was on the 7 May 1888 and was in regards to the Excise Duties (Local Purposes) Bill; he asked the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Goschen, whether a steam ploughing engine which was only used for agricultural purposes, and thus only travelled by road from the owner's home to their field or from field to field, would be exempt from the £5 duty on locomotives.[1]

Townsend did not stand for re-election in the 1892 general election and so was succeeded by fellow Conservative Algernon Freeman-Mitford.[4]

Personal life

Honington Hall

In 1863 he married Mary Elizabeth Butler.[2]

As a result of the death of his uncle in 1874, Rev. H. Townsend, he inherited the family estate, Honington Hall, Warwickshire.[2]

He died on the 16 December 1905 in Cimiez, Nice.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mr Frederick Townsend (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Frederick Townsend - Wiki". herbariaunited.org. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  3. ^ Journal of Botany-British and Foreign. p. 118.
  4. ^ "Stratford-on-Avon (UK Parliament constituency)", Wikipedia, 2019-07-22, retrieved 2019-09-12

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