When Charles Henry Townsend was born on 9 December 1845, in Buxton, York, Maine, United States, his father, Charles Townsend, was 35 and his mother, Hannah R Lang, was 34. He married Anna Maria Bessey on 20 May 1871, in Biddeford, York, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Maine, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1865. He died on 16 April 1928, in Biddeford, York, Maine, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Biddeford, York, Maine, United States.
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"In 1851, Maine outlawed the sale of alcohol, allowing exceptions only for ""medicinal, mechanical, and manufacturing purposes"". This made Maine the first state to experiment with prohibition. Neal Dow, mayor of Portland, believed that alcohol was linked to slavery and was also convinced by the Christian temperance movement. Dow ran into problems later for his anti-immigration rhetoric against the Irish, and also for breaking his own prohibition laws; although not a designated ""purchaser"", Dow personally purchased alcohol to distribute to local doctors, violating a technicality. As the citizens turned against him, Dow eventually ordered soldiers to fire on protesters. This marked a sharp decline in Dow's political career, and the Maine Law was repealed by 1856. Aspects of the law would remain in tact, however, and ultimately paved the way for the 18th Amendment, which prohibited alcohol on the national level."
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
English: topographic name for someone who lived at the extremity of a village, from Middle English toun(es)ende. Compare Town . There may have been some confusion with Townson .
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