Wallace Townsend | |
|---|---|
 Townsend in 1910 | |
| Republican National Committeeman for Arkansas | |
| In office 1928–1961 | |
| Preceded by | Harmon L. Remmel |
| Succeeded by | Winthrop Rockefeller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 20, 1882 DeWitt, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | January 7, 1979 (aged 96) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Bess Voss Townsend (married 1914-1958, her death) (2) Floy Smith Plunkett Townsend (married 1962) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Hendrix College William H. Bowen School of Law |
| Occupation | Schoolteacher, lawyer |
Wallace Townsend (August 20, 1882 – January 7, 1979) was an American lawyer who was from 1928 to 1961 the Republican national committeeman for the U.S. state of Arkansas. When he left his party's national committee, he was succeeded by Winthrop Rockefeller, who was elected five years thereafter in 1966 as the state's first Republican governor since the Reconstruction era.