#1Politics & Law
Edwin Bell Forsythe
1916–1984Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey
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Famous people · Westtown Township
2 famous people were born in Westtown Township
Best known of all is Edwin Bell Forsythe, written about in 6 languages. The only other name is the US businessman and museum benefactor William Hood Dunwoody. Daniel Garrison Brinton leads the 2 names listed next door in Thornbury Township. Born in 1841, William Hood Dunwoody is the first name on record, and Edwin Bell Forsythe, born in 1916, the most recent.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Edwin Bell Forsythe
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1841
William Hood Dunwoody
Youngest
1916
Edwin Bell Forsythe
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Westtown Township
#1#2Business
William Hood Dunwoody
1841–1914US businessman and museum benefactor
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Thornbury Township leads the towns around it, with 2 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westtown Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Edwin Bell Forsythe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hood Dunwoody: Julian Russell Story, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Garrison Brinton: Thomas Eakins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons