Edolphus Towns
American politician
Edolphus "Ed" Towns Jr. (born July 21, 1934) is an American politician. He was in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2013. He was a member of the Democratic Party from New York. Towns was Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee from 2009 to 2011.
Ed Towns | |
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| Chair of the House Oversight Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Waxman |
| Succeeded by | Darrell Issa |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 10th district | |
| In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Chuck Schumer |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Nadler (Redistricting) |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 11th district | |
| In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | James H. Scheuer |
| Succeeded by | Major Owens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 21, 1934 Chadbourn, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Gwen Forbes |
| Children | 2, including Darryl |
| Education | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (BS) Adelphi University (MSW) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1956–1958 |
On April 16, 2012, Towns announced he would be retiring at the end of his 15th term.[1]
References
change- ↑ Dobnik, Verena (2012-04-16). "NYC's Towns retiring after 30 years in Congress". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
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