John Townsend (educator)

The Reverend
John Townsend
Born(1757-03-24)24 March 1757
Whitechapel, London, England
Died(1826-02-07)7 February 1826
Bermondsey, London, England
EducationChrist's Hospital
SpouseCordelia Cahusac
ChurchJamaica Row Chapel, Bermondsey
Ordained1 July 1781

John Townsend (24 March 1757 – 7 February 1826)[1] was a Congregationalist minister, and founder of the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, the first public institution in England for deaf children.[2]

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