Washington Townsend was born in West Chester , Pennsylvania . He attended a private school and West Chester Academy . He was engaged as a bank teller from 1828 to 1844 . He studied law , was admitted to the bar in 1844 and commenced practice in West Chester . He served as prosecuting attorney of Chester County , Pennsylvania , in 1848 . He served as deputy attorney under Attorneys General Darragh and Cooper . He was cashier of the Bank of Chester County from 1849 to 1857 . He was a delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1852 , and a delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention
1860 Republican National Convention
1860 Republican National Convention
Washington Townsend