| LC control no. | n 88168539 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Townsend, William H. (William Henry), 1890-1964 |
| Variant(s) | Townsend, William Henry, 1890-1964 Townsend, William H., 1890-1964 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Lexington (Ky.) |
| Birth date | 1890-05-31 |
| Death date | 1964-07-25 |
| Place of birth | Anderson County (Ky.) |
| Place of death | Lexington (Ky.) |
| Affiliation | University of Kentucky. College of Law |
| Profession or occupation | Attorneys Biographers |
| Found in | His Lincoln and the Bluegrass, 1989: CIP t.p. (William H. Townsend) data sheet (William H[enry] Townsend; b. 5/31/1890) LC data base, 12/8/88 (hdg.: Townsend, William H., 1890-1964) Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: page 891 (William Henry Townsend, Lincoln collector and scholar. Born May 31, 1890 in Glensboro, Anderson County, Ky. Received his law degree from the University of Kentucky in 1912 and was admitted the the bar. Founded the firm of Stoll, Townsend and Park and was corporation counsel for the city of Lexington 1920-1932. Best known as a biographer of Abraham Lincoln and a collector of Lincoln materials. Died July 25, 1964 in Lexington, Ky.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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