| Authorised form of name | Townley; Charles (1737 - 1805) |
| Dates | 1737 - 1805 |
| Place of birth | Towneley, near Burnley, Lancashire, England |
| Date of birth | 01 October 1737 |
| Place of death | 7 Park Street, Westminster |
| Date of death | 03 January 1805 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Burnley |
| Activity | Career:
Succeeded to his father's estate (1742); went to Douai; later was under the care of John Turberville Needham (FRS 1746); Trustee of the British Museum (1791); his superb collection of marbles and terracottas were purchased by the British Museum after his death, including the famous Discobolus, thus augmenting the British Museum's classical collection. In 1808 the Museum opened the first purpose-built gallery to house the Townley Collectyion.
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 10/03/1791 |
| Relationships | Eldest son of William Towneley of Towneley Hall |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll |
| Code | NA7280 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1790/13 | Townley, Charles: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MM/2/34 | Letter from John Fitzpatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory, Grosvenor Place, to R Wilbraham | c.1803 |
| MM/2/24 | Letter from Charles Townley, Park Street, Westminster, to Sir Joseph Banks | 18 June 1803 |
| CB/1/6/168 | Letter from Charles Townley, Park Street West to Charles Blagden | 12 June 1792 |