George Townshend

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George Townshend was an 18th-century British Army officer and politician who later became Marquess Townshend and served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
British politician
human
peer of Great Britain
awardReceived Knight of the Garter
burialPlace East Raynham, Norfolk, England
child George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend
Lord John Townshend
conflict Seven Years’ War
linked to: Seven Years' War

War of the Austrian Succession
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
createdMarquessTownshend 1787
dateOfBirth 1724-02-28
dateOfDeath 1807-09-14
educatedAt Eton College
St John’s College, Cambridge
familyName Townshend
father Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend
linked to: Charles Townshend
givenName George
memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
House of Lords
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank Field Marshal
mother Audrey Harrison
nobleTitle Baron Townshend
Marquess Townshend
Viscount Townshend
notableEvent Present at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham
notableFor high command in the Seven Years’ War in North America
service as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
notableWork Surrender of Montreal (1760) – British commander after Wolfe’s death
parliamentaryTermEnd 1764
parliamentaryTermStart 1747
placeOfBirth Raynham Hall, Norfolk, England
placeOfDeath Raynham Hall, Norfolk, England
positionHeld Captain of the Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk
Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire
Lord of the Bedchamber
Master-General of the Ordnance
Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth
Member of Parliament for Norfolk
sexOrGender male
spouse Charlotte Compton, 16th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley
termEndAsLordLieutenantOfIreland 1772
termStartAsLordLieutenantOfIreland 1767

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Battle of Quebec (1759) commander George Townshend
Charles Townshend sibling George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend
linked to: George Townshend
Secretary of State for the Northern Department officeHeldBy Lord Townshend
linked to: George Townshend
Townshend hasNotableBearer George Townshend