W. R. Townley

William Richard Townley (born 1877) was a British trade unionist.

Born in Northampton, Townley left school at the age of ten to work at an engineering firm, later moving to a boot-making company.

[2] During World War I, he sat on a military service tribunal, making decisions on exemptions from conscription.

[3] Townley was also active in the Labour Party, and was elected to Northampton Town Council, representing the North ward.

He was the TUC's delegate to the American Federation of Labour in 1937, and retired later that year.