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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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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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