Person:Charles Townshend (2)

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Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
b.18 Apr 1674 East Raynham, Norfolk, England
d.21 Jun 1738 East Raynham, Norfolk, England
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  1. Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend1674 - 1738
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  • H.  Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend1674 - 1738
  • W.  Elizabeth Pelham - 1711
  1. Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend1700 - 1764
  2. Thomas Townshend1701 - 1780
  3. William Townshend1702 - 1738
  4. Roger Townshend1708 - 1760
  5. Hon. Elizabeth Townshend - 1785
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  • H.  Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend1674 - 1738
  • W.  Dorothy Walpole1686 - 1726
  1. George Townshend1715 - 1769
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Name Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
Gender Male
Birth[1] 18 Apr 1674 East Raynham, Norfolk, EnglandRaynham Hall
Marriage to Elizabeth Pelham
Marriage to Dorothy Walpole
Death[1] 21 Jun 1738 East Raynham, Norfolk, England
Reference Number? Q336529?


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Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, (; 18 April 167421 June 1738) was an English Whig statesman. He served for a decade as Secretary of State for the Northern Department, 1714–1717, 1721–1730. He directed British foreign policy in close collaboration with his brother-in-law, prime minister Robert Walpole. He was often known as Turnip Townshend because of his strong interest in farming turnips and his role in the British Agricultural Revolution.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend of Raynham, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
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