Hayward Townshend was Member of Parliament for Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, England, in 1597–1598 and 1601. His parliamentary diary, first published in 1680, covers both of these Parliaments, and is one of the fullest available records of proceedings in the 1601 Parliament.
- Occupation
- politician, diarist
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1597-98 Parliament, Member of the 1601 Parliament
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Born
- 1577
- Died
- 1604, 1603, 1603
