Lester Townsend

Lester Syrus Townsend (born 31 March 1908) is an American supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). He is one of the top 10 oldest known living men in the United States.

Biography
Lester Townsend was born on 31 March 1908 in South Bend, Indiana, USA. He was the grandson of slave Syrus Henson and his wife Clovis Henson. His great-uncle was also a slave. Both his grandfather and great-uncle were sold at their master’s daughter’s wedding.

Townsend later moved to Elkhart, Indiana, and at the age of 108, in June 2016, he met then-President Barack Obama. Both were honoured to have met each other. Obama asked Townsend what his secret to a long life was, to which Townsend replied “Whatever they give me [to eat].”

Lester Townsend currently lives in Elkhart, Indiana, USA, at the age of. He is currently the oldest known man in the state of Indiana.