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Towne , an archaic spelling of the word
town , is a surname, and may refer to:
Benjamin Towne publisher of the first American daily newspaper, the Pennsylvania Evening Post in 1783
Chari Towne (born 1960), American rower
Charles A. Towne (1858–1928), U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative from Minnesota
Charles Towne (artist) (1763–1840), English painter
Francis Towne (1739 or 1740–1816), British landscape painter
Gene Towne (1904–1979), American screenwriter
Henry R. Towne (1844–1924), American mechanical engineer and entrepreneur
John Towne (1711?–1791), British religious controversialist
Joseph Towne (1806–1879), British anatomical modeller
Laura Matilda Towne (1825-1901), African-American educator
Mary Eastey (1634–1692), née Towne, executed for witchcraft by the government of the Province of Massachusetts Bay during the
Salem witch trials
Rebecca Nurse (1621–1692), née Towne, sister of Mary Eastey, also executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials
Robert Towne (born 1934), American actor and screenwriter
Sarah Cloyce (1648–1702), née Towne, sister of Mary Eastey and Rebecca Nurse, accused but not convicted of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials
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