Edolphus Towns Politician

Edolphus Towns, Jr. (born July 21, 1934) is an American 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.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. On April 16, 2012, Towns announced he would be retiring at the end of his 15th term.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 21, 1934
Birth place	Chadbourn North Carolina
Religion	Baptists
Residence	Brooklyn
Education	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Adelphi University
Children	Darryl Towns

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Office holder

military branch	United States Army
office	Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
party	Democratic Party (United States)
region	New York's 10th congressional district New York's 11th congressional district New York
service end	1958
service start	1956