Wayne Townsend

Wayne Townsend
Member of the Indiana Senate
from the 19th district
In office
November 8, 1972 – November 5, 1986
Preceded byJohn Mutz[1]
Succeeded byLarry David Macklin
Member of the Indiana Senate
from the 13th district
In office
November 4, 1970 – November 8, 1972
Preceded byFrank James Biddinger[2]
Succeeded byJohn Frederick Augsburger
Member of the
Indiana House of Representatives
from Blackford County and Grant County
In office
November 7, 1962 – November 9, 1966
Preceded byRay Manual Hickam[3]
Succeeded byRoger Lee Jessup
In office
November 5, 1958 – November 9, 1960
Preceded byJames O. Murrell
Succeeded byRay Manual Hickam
Personal details
Born(1926-05-01)May 1, 1926
Grant County, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJuly 3, 2015(2015-07-03) (aged 89)
South Haven, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseHelen
RelationsM. Clifford Townsend (grandfather)
Childrenfive
Residence(s)Hartford City, Indiana
Alma materPurdue University (1951)
Occupationfarmer

W. Wayne Townsend (May 1, 1926 – July 3, 2015) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Indiana. A Democrat, he was his party's gubernatorial nominee in 1984. Townsend was defeated by the incumbent Republican governor Robert D. Orr.

  1. ^ "List of All Offices and Office Holders". 5 March 2015.
  2. ^ "List of All Offices and Office Holders". 5 March 2015.
  3. ^ "State Representatives from Blackford County". Archived from the original on 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2018-04-08.