Lord John Townshend
Lord John Townshend | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Lord John Townshend bySir Joshua Reynolds | |
| Joint Paymaster of the Forces | |
| In office 1806–1807 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | The Lord Grenville |
| Preceded by | George Rose andLord Charles Somerset |
| Succeeded by | Charles Long andLord Charles Somerset |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1757 |
| Died | 23 February 1833(aged 76) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse | Georgiana Poyntz (d. 1851) |
Lord John TownshendPC(19 January 1757 – 23 February 1833), styledThe Honourable John Townshenduntil 1787, was a BritishWhigpolitician.
Background[edit]
Townshend was the second son ofField MarshalGeorge Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend,by his first wifeCharlotte Compton, 16th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley.George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend,was his elder brother andCharles Townshendhis uncle. He was educated atEtonandSt John's College, Cambridge.[1]
Political career[edit]
Townshend was elected to theHouse of CommonsforCambridge Universityin 1780, a seat he held until 1784, and later representedWestminsterfrom 1788 to 1790 andKnaresboroughfrom 1793 to 1818. He was admitted to thePrivy Councilin 1806 and served underLord GrenvilleasPaymaster of the Forces(alongsideLord Temple) between 1806 and 1807.
Family[edit]
Townshend married in 1787 Georgiana Anne Fawkener, daughter of William Poyntz, and the divorced wife ofWilliam Fawkener.When his grandmotherEtheldreda Townshenddied in 1788, she left him much of her fortune, includingBalls Park.[2]Their elder sonCharles Fox Townshendwas the founder of theEton Societybut died young. Their younger sonJohnbecame anadmiralin theRoyal Navyand succeeded his first cousin as 4thMarquess Townshendin 1855. Their daughter Elizabeth Frances Townshend (2 August 1789 –10 April 1862 Nice) married 20 October 1813 CaptainAugustus CliffordR.N., later Sir Augustus Clifford, 1st Bt (1788-1877), illegitimate son of the5th Duke of Devonshireand his mistress, LadyElizabeth Foster,née Hervey, later the Duke's second wife (1811).[3]Mrs Clifford became Lady Clifford in 1838 when her husband was raised to a baronetcy. Townshend died in February 1833, aged 76. Lady Georgiana Anne died in 1851.
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^"Townshend, The Hon. John (TWNT773J)".A Cambridge Alumni Database.University of Cambridge.
- ^Sherson, Errol (1926).The Lively Lady Townshend and her Friends.London: William Heinemann Ltd. p. 314.
- ^Clifford was born before his half-brotherWilliam Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshireand outlived him by a decade.
References[edit]
- Lee, Sidney,ed. (1899)..Dictionary of National Biography.Vol. 57. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages[self-published source][better source needed]
- Lundy, Darryl."FAQ".thepeerage.[unreliable source]
- 1757 births
- 1833 deaths
- People educated at Eton College
- Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
- Younger sons of marquesses
- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
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