Edolphus Towns
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Edolphus "Ed" Towns Jr. (born July 21, 1934) is an American educator, military veteran, and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2013. A Democrat from New York, Towns was Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee from 2009 to 2011.
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Ed Towns | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2013 | |
Preceded by | James H. Scheuer |
Succeeded by | Hakeem Jeffries (redistricting) |
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Chair of the House Oversight Committee | |
In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Henry Waxman |
Succeeded by | Darrell Issa |
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Born | Edolphus Towns Jr. (1934-07-21) July 21, 1934 (age 89) Chadbourn, North Carolina, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Gwen Forbes |
Children | 2, including Darryl |
Education | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (BS) Adelphi University (MSW) |
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Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1956–1958 |
Edolphus Towns honors his retiring House colleague Thomas Manton Recorded October 14, 1998 | |
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During his 30 years in Congress, Towns represented districts based in Brooklyn: first New York's 11th congressional district, from 1983 to 1993, and then the 10th district from 1993 to 2013.