Lord John Townshend
| The Right Honourable Lord John Townshend PC | |
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| Portrait of Lord John Townshend by Sir Joshua Reynolds | |
| Joint Paymaster of the Forces | |
| In office 1806–1807 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | The Lord Grenville |
| Preceded by | George Rose and Lord Charles Somerset |
| Succeeded by | Charles Long and Lord Charles Somerset |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1757 |
| Died | 23 February 1833 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Georgiana Poyntz (d. 1851) |
Lord John Townshend PC (19 January 1757 – 23 February 1833), styled The Honourable John Townshend until 1787, was a British Whig politician.
Background
Townshend was the second son of Field Marshal George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, by his first wife Charlotte Compton, 15th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley. George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend, was his elder brother and Charles Townshend his uncle. He was educated at Eton and St John's College, Cambridge.[1]
Political career
Townshend 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. He was admitted to the Privy Council in 1806 and served under Lord Grenville as Paymaster of the Forces (alongside Lord Temple) between 1806 and 1807.
Family
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Townshend married in 1787 Georgiana Anne Fawkener, daughter of William Poyntz, and the divorced wife of William Fawkener. Their elder son Charles Fox Townshend was the founder of the Eton Society but died young. Their younger son John became an Admiral in the Royal Navy and succeeded his first cousin in the marquessate in 1855. Their daughter Elizabeth Frances Townshend ((2 August 1789 – 10 April 1862 Nice)) married 20 October 1813 Captain Augustus Clifford R.N., later Sir Augustus Clifford, 1st Bt (1788-1877), illegitimate son of the 5th Duke of Devonshire and his mistress, Lady Elizabeth Foster, née Hervey, later the Duke's second wife (1811).[2] 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
Notes
- ↑ "Townshend, The Hon. John (TWNT773J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ Clifford was born before his half-brother William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire and outlived him by a decade.
References
Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). "Townshend, Charles Fox". Dictionary of National Biography 57. London: Smith, Elder & Co. - Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Croftes James Mansfield |
Member of Parliament for Cambridge University with James Mansfield 1780–1784 |
Succeeded by Hon. William Pitt the Younger Earl of Euston |
| Preceded by Samuel Hood Hon. Charles James Fox |
Member of Parliament for Westminster with Charles James Fox 1788–1790 |
Succeeded by Hon. Charles James Fox Samuel Hood |
| Preceded by Viscount Duncannon James Hare |
Member of Parliament for Knaresborough with James Hare 1793–1800 |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain |
Member of Parliament for Knaresborough with James Hare 1801–1804 William Cavendish 1804–1805 Viscount Duncannon 1805–1806 Viscount Ossulston 1806–1818 1801–1818 |
Succeeded by George Tierney Sir James Mackintosh |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by George Rose Lord Charles Somerset |
Paymaster of the Forces with Earl Temple 1806–1807 |
Succeeded by Charles Long Lord Charles Somerset |