Who is Mr. Morris Townsend from Washington Square and what is their importance?

Mr. Morris Townsend is Catherine's love interest. At the start of the story, Morris has just arrived in New York from a trip around the world. His trip, mind you, cost everything he had. When he begins courting Catherine, it soon becomes obvious that he is merely after her inheritance. Their engagement lasts two years before Townsend finally calls it off.