Townsend, William Blair, 1723-1778
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Townsend, William Blair, 1723-1778
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Townsend, William Blair, 1723-1778
Townsend, William B.
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William Blair Townsend was born July 6, 1723, son of James Townsend and Elizabeth (Phillips) Townsend. He died June 16, 1778, in Weston, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard College, class of 1741. He started business in Boston with Edward Wigglesworth as an importer of English and West Indies goods; by 1758 their partnership had dissolved but Townsend continued in business on his own account until his death.
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Export marketing
International trade
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Slave trade
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Massachusetts--Boston
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Boston (Mass.)
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Massachusetts
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Great Britain
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