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Son of Thomas Townley, a Manchester tradesman, James Townley was born on 11 May 1774.
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Son of Thomas Townley, a Manchester tradesman, James Townley was born on 11 May 1774.
He was educated by the Review David Simpson of Macclesfield.
In 1822 Townley received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from the college of Princeton, New Jersey, in recognition of his literary work. From 1827 to 1832 he acted as general secretary of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, and in 1829 was elected president of the Wesleyan conference, and presided at the Dublin and Leeds conferences. Townley died at Ramsgate on 12 December 1833.
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He became a member of the Wesleyan Methodist body in 1790, and a minister in 1796. While in Manchester he was a member of a philological society founded by Adam Clarke.