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- Niagara Gazette - 11/26/1943
LOCKPORT-First president of
the Niagara County Volunteer Firemen's
association and serving continuously
up to the hour of his
death, Howard C. Townsend, 59, who
for many years conducted a general
insurance business in Lockport, died
at 9 o'clock Wednesday evening at
his home. 145 Locust street, after
three weeks' Illness with a heart ailment.
Mr. Townsend, prominent as a
Mason and a former chairman of
the Lockport Republican city committee,
was born in Dickersonvllle,
N. Y.. Sept. 2, 1884. He attended
the Dickersonville school and when
the family removed to Lockport he
was graduated from Lockport high
school. After leaving school he ber
came a reporter on the Xockporx
Journal, later being elevated to the
city desk-
A Republican. Mr. Townsend left
the newspaper field and was named
surrogate's clerk and served for three
years under the late County Judge-
Surrogate Charles Hickey. He then
became an insurance agent, establishing
his own business, which he
continued until death.
As a Mason, Mr. Townsend was a
member of Red Jacket Lodge and
G e n e s e e Commandery. Knights
Templar, where Be served as mas-
ter and commander, respectively.
He also instiutted Tuscarora Chap-
ter, Order of DeMolay, in 1925.
Mr. Townsend was a volunteer fire
man, first Joining the old Hydrant
Rose company: Be was a member
of the Lockport Exempt Volunteer
Firemen's association, president of
the Niagara County Volunteer Firemen's
association, treasurer of the
Western New York Volunteer Firemen's
association and trustee, of the
New York State Volunteer Firemen's
association.
He served as Niagara county fire
administrator and was a member of
the Niagara County Defense council
and the Nlasara-Erie Defense council.
He was active to the First Presbyterian
church, held a life membership
in Lockport Aerie, F. O.
Eagles, and was. a former member
of, the Tuscarora club-
He served as a Republican committeeman
of the first district, third
ward, and in 1930 was elected chairman
of the city committee.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lola
Steele Townsend; two daughters
and three sons, Mrs. Wallace M.
Jones, Mrs. Robert Klrsch and Kneeland
J. Townsend, Lockport; Private
First Class William H. Townsend,
Westover Field, Mass., and
Sergeant Sheldon C. Townsend,
George Field, Ill; his mother, Mrs.
Sarah R. Townsend, Lockport, and
three brothers, Sheldon C- Townsend,
Detroit; Charleton J. Townsend,
Buffalo, and I. Lester Townsend,
Appleton. N. Y.; also two
grandchildren. Janella L. Jones and
Peter Howard Townsend, Lockport.
Last rites will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the First
Presbyterian church. The Rev.
Stephen Palmer will officiate. Interment
will be In Glenwood cemetery.
Delegations are expected to attend
from practically every volunteer fire
company in Western New York.
Town of Niagara fire companies
were among the most recent which
Mr. Townsend helped to organize
and they will be represented by firemen
and auxiliary members. Firemen
are asked not to wear uniforms.
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Abt 1885 - 1943 (~ 58 years)