M. Clifford Townsend

M. Clifford Townsend (1884-1954) was born in Blackford County. The flood of 1937 occurred at the outset of his administration, and he established a relief program aiding thousands of people. Violent confrontations in union disputes led to his creating the Indiana Division of Labor to provide for voluntary mediation of disputes. As a safety measure he instituted painting school busses yellow. Townsend is buried in Hartford City.Use of this image is restricted to IHS reference purposes only. IHS may not reproduce. Information taken from the book The Governors of Indiana, edited by Linda C. Gugin and James E. St.Clair, published by the Indiana Historical Society Press in cooperation with the Indiana Historical Bureau, State of Indiana.Destination Indiana - Governors of Indiana, 1893-1941 Journe