Arthur Townsend
Politician
1868 – 1950
Who was Arthur Townsend?
Arthur Townsend was mayor of Murray, Utah from 1930 to 1932. A native of Derbyshire England, he was born to William and Ruth Townsend. He came to America when he was 13 years old and later he fulfilled a two year Mormon mission to England. He was a member of the Murray city chamber of commerce and owned the Murray Mercantile Company which he operated for more than 40 years. Prior to establishing the mercantile company he worked on a farm and later as a wallpaper hanger.
During his tenure as Mayor, he was noted for making improvements to Murray’s hydroelectric power station located in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
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- Born
- Sep 13, 1868
Derbyshire - Spouses
- Religion
- Mormonism
- Died
- Aug 28, 1950
Murray
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on July 23, 2013
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