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==Background==

==Background==

Townsend was born in DeWitt in Clinton County in easternmost Iowa, a son of John R. Townsend and the former Italia James. His brother, A. E. "Jack" Townsend was the long-term assistant postmaster in [[Little Rock]], Arkansas. In 1894, Townsend moved to Little Rock with his family. In 1902, he obtained a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, and became an educator for eight years. From 1906 to 1910, he was principal of Little Rock High School, in which capacity he worked to secure the first accreditation for the institution.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2846|title=Wallace Townsend (1882-1979)|publisher=encyclopediaofarkansas.net|accessdate=May 27, 2012}}</ref>

Townsend was born in DeWitt in Clinton County in easternmost Iowa, a son of John R. Townsend and the former Italia James. His brother, A. E. "Jack" Townsend, was the long-term assistant postmaster in [[Little Rock]], Arkansas. In 1894, Townsend moved to Little Rock with his family. In 1902, he obtained a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, and became an educator for eight years. From 1906 to 1910, he was principal of Little Rock High School, in which capacity he worked to secure the first accreditation of the institution.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2846|title=Wallace Townsend (1882-1979)|publisher=encyclopediaofarkansas.net|accessdate=May 27, 2012}}</ref>

==Political career==

==Political career==