Edolphus Towns
U.S. Congressperson
1934 –
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Who is Edolphus Towns?
Edolphus Towns, Jr. is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2013. A Democrat from New York, Towns was Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee from 2009 to 2011.
During his 30 years in Congress, Towns represented districts based in Brooklyn: first New York's 11th congressional district, from 1983 to 1993, and then the 10th district from 1993 to 2013. On April 16, 2012, Towns announced he would be retiring at the end of his 15th term.
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- Born
- Jul 21, 1934
Chadbourn - Also known as
- Edolphus Towns, Jr.
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Baptists
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Adelphi University
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
- Lived in
- North Carolina
- New York City
- Brooklyn
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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