Arthur Townsend was the mayor of Murray, Utah from 1930 to 1932.

[1] A native of Derbyshire England, he was born to William and Ruth Townsend.

He came to America when he was 13 years old and later he fulfilled a two-year Mormon mission to England.

Prior to establishing the mercantile company he worked on a farm and later as a wallpaper hanger.

[2] During his tenure as Mayor, he was noted for making improvements to Murray's hydroelectric power station located in Little Cottonwood Canyon.