John Townshend, 2nd Viscount Sydney
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John Thomas Townshend, 2nd Viscount Sydney of St Leonards (21 February 1764 – 20 January 1831) was a British peer.
He was the son of Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney of St Leonards and Elizabeth Powys.
On 13 April 1790 he married Hon. Sophia Southwell, daughter of Edward Southwell, 20th Baron de Clifford. They had one child;
- Hon. Sophia Mary Townshend (died 6 Dec 1852).
He married a second time, to Caroline Elizabeth Letitia Clements, daughter of Robert Clements, 1st Earl of Leitrim, on 27 May 1802. They had two children:
- Mary Elizabeth Sydney (died 25 December 1847)
- John Robert Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney (1805–1890)
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas Townshend |
Viscount Sydney 1800–1831 |
Succeeded by John Robert Townshend |
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