Lord John Townshend | |
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 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 (1757-01-19) |
| Died | 23 February 1833 (1833-02-24) (aged 76) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse | Georgiana Poyntz (d. 1851) |
Lord John TownshendPC (19 January 1757 – 23 February 1833), styledThe Honourable John Townshend until 1787, was a BritishWhig politician.
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 Townshend his uncle. He was educated atEton andSt John's College, Cambridge.[1]
Townshend was elected to theHouse of Commons forCambridge University in 1780, a seat he held until 1784, and later representedWestminster from 1788 to 1790 andKnaresborough from 1793 to 1818. He was admitted to thePrivy Council in 1806 and served underLord Grenville asPaymaster of the Forces (alongsideLord Temple) between 1806 and 1807.
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Townshend married in 1787 Georgiana Anne Fawkener, daughter of William Poyntz, and the divorced wife ofWilliam Fawkener. When his grandmotherEtheldreda Townshend died in 1788, she left him much of her fortune, includingBalls Park.[2] Their elder sonCharles Fox Townshend was the founder of theEton Society but died young. Their younger sonJohn became anadmiral in theRoyal Navy and succeeded his first cousin as 4thMarquess Townshend in 1855. Their daughter Elizabeth Frances Townshend (2 August 1789 –10 April 1862 Nice) married 20 October 1813 CaptainAugustus Clifford R.N., later Sir Augustus Clifford, 1st Bt (1788-1877), illegitimate son of the5th Duke of Devonshire and 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.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forCambridge University 1780–1784 With:James Mansfield | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forWestminster 1788–1790 With:Charles James Fox | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forKnaresborough 1793–1800 With:James Hare | Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain | Member of Parliament forKnaresborough 1801–1818 With:James Hare 1801–1804 William Cavendish 1804–1805 Viscount Duncannon 1805–1806 Viscount Ossulston 1806–1818 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Paymaster of the Forces 1806–1807 With:Earl Temple | Succeeded by |
