What is Jim Townsend (Irish politician)?
'''James Townsend''' (20 June 1937 – 7 January 2021) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] politician.<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Jim-Townsend.S.1996-02-23/|title=Jim Townsend|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=11 January 2020}}</ref> In 1991, he was elected to [[Carlow County Council]]. He was a member of the [[Seanad Éireann]] from 1993 to 1997.<ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=6|title=Jim Townsend|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=11 January 2020}}</ref> Townsend died on 7 January 2021, aged 83.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kclr96fm.com/former-carlow-councillor-jim-townsend-has-passed-away/|work=Kclr96fm.com|title=Former Carlow Councillor Jim Townsend has passed away|access-date=7 January 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Townsend, Jim}} [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Irish politicians]] {{bio-stub}}