page_title: James Townsend (British politician)
hierarchical_section_title: James Townsend (British politician)
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of James Townsend (1737–1787), English politician. From London Magazine: or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer for November 1772.
context_page_description: James Townsend was an English Whig politician and Lord Mayor of London in 1772–73. It has been claimed that he was the first person of mixed race to hold such positions.
context_section_description: James Townsend (baptised 8 February 1737 – 1 July 1787) was an English Whig politician and Lord Mayor of London in 1772–73. It has been claimed that he was the first person of mixed race to hold such positions.
caption: James Townsend in 1772, from Gentleman's Magazine
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