Max Townley | |
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Member of Parliament for Mid Bedfordshire | |
In office 14 December 1918 – 26 October 1922 | |
Preceded by | Arthur Black |
Succeeded by | Frederick Linfield |
Personal details | |
Born | 22 June 1864 Fulbourn |
Died | 12 December 1942 |
Nationality | British |
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Education | Eton College Trinity College |
Occupation | Agent, agriculturist, politician |
Maximilian Gowran Townley (22 June 1864 – 12 December 1942) was a British land agent, agriculturist and politician. He served one term in Parliament as a Conservative, and later campaigned for policies to support agriculture. At the end of his life he chaired the River Great Ouse Catchment Board, where he attempted to prevent damage to Fenland farms caused by regular flooding.