Background
Townsend, Dallas Selwyn was born on August 2, 1888 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Richard W. and Mary (McDuffie) Townsend.
Townsend, Dallas Selwyn was born on August 2, 1888 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Richard W. and Mary (McDuffie) Townsend.
Student Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia, 1906-1908. Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1910. Bachelor of Laws, 1913, Master of Arts, 1914.
Admitted to New York bar, 1913, member firm Barry, Wainwright, Thacher & Symmers, New York City, 1919-1935. Townsend & Lewis, 1935-1953. Assistant attorney general United States 1953-1960.
Director Office Alien Property, Department Justice, 1953-1960.
Counsel to Townsend & Lewis, since 1961. Director Bankers National Life Insurance Company, Montclair, New Jersey Trustee Lalor Foundation, Wilmington, Delaware, First Congressional Church, Montclair, New Jersey.
Served as captain lieutenant colonel United States Army, 1917-1918. Member American, New York State bar associations, Association Bar City New York, New York City Lawyers Association, American Society International Law, International Law Association, Sons of the American Revolution, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho, Kappa Alpha. Mason.; Clubs: Racquet and Tennis, University, Columbia University, Pilgrims, Downtown Association, Bankers of America.
Married Adelaide H. Heuermann, November 28, 1917. Children: Dallas Selwyn, Elizabeth (Mistress William A. McFadden), Lewis Raynham, Robert Haines.
