Charles Townshend

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Charles Townshend was an 18th-century British politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer best known for initiating the Townshend Acts that taxed the American colonies and helped spark the American Revolution.

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instanceOf British politician
Chancellor of the Exchequer
human
causeOfDeath fever
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1725-08-29
dateOfDeath 1767-09-04
educatedAt Clare College, Cambridge
Leiden University
familyName Townshend
linked to: Charles Townshend
father Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend
linked to: Charles Townshend
fieldOfWork colonial administration
public finance
givenName Charles
hasCause American colonial resistance to taxation
influenced British colonial policy in North America
knownFor initiating the Townshend Acts
role in events leading to the American Revolution
taxation policy toward the American colonies
memberOfPoliticalParty Whig Party
mother Audrey Harrison
nativeLanguage English
notableWork Townshend Acts
occupation politician
statesman
parliamentaryTerm House of Commons of Great Britain
placeOfBirth England
Norfolk
placeOfDeath England
London
linked to: London, England
positionHeld Chancellor of the Exchequer of Great Britain
Member of Parliament
Paymaster of the Forces
President of the Board of Trade
religion Church of England
representedInParliament Buckingham
Great Yarmouth
Harwich
Saltash
sexOrGender male
sibling George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend
linked to: George Townshend
significantEvent introduction of the Townshend Acts in 1767
spouse Caroline Campbell
workLocation London
linked to: London, England

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Charles Townshend familyName Townshend
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Charles Townshend father Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend
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Townshend Acts era namedAfter Charles Townshend
Townshend Acts era hasKeyFigure Charles Townshend
George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend father Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend
subject linked to: George Townshend
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Whig Supremacy keyFigure Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
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Revenue Act of 1767 introducedBy Charles Townshend
Revenue Act of 1767 namedAfter Charles Townshend
Townshend hasNotableBearer Charles Townshend
Townshend hasNotableBearer Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
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Townshend hasNotableBearer Charles Townshend, Chancellor of the Exchequer
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Raynham Hall, Norfolk, England notableResident Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
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George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend father Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend
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Raynham Hall associatedWith Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
subject linked to: East Raynham, Norfolk, England
linked to: Charles Townshend
Viscount Townshend notableHolder Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
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Lord John Townshend notableRelative Charles Townshend
Lord John Townshend notableRelative Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
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