Richard Townsend (c. 1731 – 12 December 1783)[1] was an Irish politician.
He was the oldest son of Richard Townsend, son of Bryan Townsend, and his second wife Elizabeth Beecher, daughter of Henry Beecher and granddaughter of Thomas Beecher.
[3] He entered the Irish House of Commons for County Cork in 1759 and represented the constituency until his death in 1783.
[3] They had a daughter and a son Richard Boyle Townsend.
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