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Francis Everett Townsend

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Noun1.Francis Everett TownsendFrancis Everett Townsend - United States social reformer who proposed an old-age pension sponsored by the federal government; his plan was a precursor to Social Security (1867-1960)


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One of the oddest was Francis Everett Townsend, an emigre from Iowa whose Townsend Plan became a rallying cry for thousands of retirees who lost all their savings in the Depression.
 
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