# Edward D. Townsend

> Edward Davis Townsend was an American military officer who was Adjutant General of the United States Army from 1869 to 1880. In 1861, then-Lieutenant Colonel Townsend was the first to propose the idea for the Medal of Honor.

*United States Army general (1817-1893)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1817-08-22
- **Died:** 1893-05-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 35.6 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 3.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [ادوارد د. تاونسند](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D8%AF._%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF)
- [Edward D. Townsend](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_D._Townsend)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5342512)

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