John Townsend of Warwick was an English politician who sat in the

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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 and then in 1597 and 1901 elected

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for the town. After another period as bailiff in 1603–04 he was re-elected MP for Warwick to the

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of 1614. He was finally bailiff again from 1621 to 1622. History of Parliament Online – John Townsend
/ref> Townsend died after 1622.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Townsend, John Year of birth missing Year of death missing 16th-century births 17th-century deaths People from Warwick English MPs 1597–1598 English MPs 1601 English MPs 1604–1611 English MPs 1614