Lord John Townshend PC (19 January 1757-23 February 1833), known as the Honourable John Townshend until 1787, was a British Whig Member of Parliament. Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Whigs (with the Tories) are often described as one of two political parties in England and later the United Kingdom from the late 17th to A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament.
Townshend was the second son of Field Marshal George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, by his first wife Charlotte Compton, 15th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley. For other meanings see Field Marshal (disambiguation Field marshal is a military officer rank George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend PC ( 28 February, 1724 &ndash 14 September, 1807) known as the Viscount Townshend Charlotte Townshend Viscountess Townshend (died 3 September 1770) Suo jure 15th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley and 7th Baroness Compton known George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend, was his elder brother and Charles Townshend his uncle. George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend PC FRS ( 18 April 1753 - 27 July 1811) known as Lord Ferrers of Chartley Charles Townshend ( August 29, 1725 &ndash September 4, 1767) was born at his family's seat of Raynham Hall in Boston, He was elected to the House of Commons for Cambridge University in 1780, a seat he held until 1784, and later represented Westminster from 1788 to 1790 and Knaresborough from 1793 to 1818. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords Cambridge University was a University constituency electing two members to the British House of Commons, from 1603 to 1950 Westminster was a former parliamentary constituency in the Parliament of England to 1707 the Parliament of Great Britain 1707-1800 and the Parliament of Knaresborough was a parliamentary constituency which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United In 1806 he was admitted to the Privy Council. Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign.
Townshend married Georgiana Anne, daughter of William Poyntz. Their elder son Charles Fox Townshend was the founder of the Eton Society but died young. Charles Fox Townshend ( 28 June 1795 -1817 was the founder of the Eton Society. Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. Their younger son John became an Admiral in the Royal Navy and succeeded his first cousin in the marquessate in 1855. John Townshend 4th Marquess Townshend ( March 28 1798 &ndash September 10 1863) known as John Townshend until 1855 was a British Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Townshend died in February 1833, aged 76. Lady Georgiana Anne died in 1851.
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- Stephen, Sir Leslie; Lee, Sir Sidney (editors). Marquess Townshend is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain held by the Townshend family of Raynham Hall in Norfolk. The Dictionary of National Biography, From the Earliest Times to 1900: Volume XIX, Stow-Tytler. Oxford University Press.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
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Member of Parliament for Cambridge University with James Mansfield 1780–1784 |
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Member of Parliament for Westminster with Charles James Fox 1788–1790 |
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| Preceded by Viscount Duncannon James Hare |
Member of Parliament for Knaresborough with James Hare 1793–1800 |
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