Person:George Downing (6)
Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet
b.Abt 1624 Dublin, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland
d.Bet 7 Jul 1684 and 19 Jul 1684
Parents and Siblings
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m. 10 Apr 1622
  1. Sir George Downing, 1st BaronetAbt 1624 - 1684
  2. Lucy DowningEst 1625 - 1697/98
  3. Joshua Downing1627/28 - 1658
  4. Robert Downing1628/29 -
  5. Adam Downing1630 -
  6. Anne Downing1633 - 1713
  7. Martha DowningEst 1636 -
  8. John Downing1639/40 - 1694
  9. Dorcas Downing1640/41 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Sir George Downing, 1st BaronetAbt 1624 - 1684
  • W.  Frances HowardAbt 1625 - 1683
m. 1654
  1. Sir George Thomas Downing, 2nd BaronetAbt 1656 - 1711
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet
Gender Male
Birth[1][3] Abt 1624 Dublin, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Degree[2] 1642 Harvard College
Marriage 1654 to Frances Howard
Death[2] Bet 7 Jul 1684 and 19 Jul 1684
Unknown? 22 Jul 1684 Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, EnglandCitation needed
Reference Number[4] Q1335492?


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Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet ( – 1684) was an Anglo-Irish statesman, soldier, diplomat and spymaster and preacher, whose allegiances changed significantly during his career, giving his support to Oliver Cromwell and (later, after the restoration) Charles II. As Teller of the Exchequer, he is credited with instituting major reforms in public finance. His influence on the passage and substance of the mercantilist Navigation Acts was substantial. The Acts protected English maritime commerce from competition, especially competition from the Netherlands, and led to the increase in the size of the English merchant fleet and of the Royal Navy that protected it. They are credited with contributing to the security of the English state and its ability to project its power abroad, but may have stunted potential developments in shipbuilding and operation by stifling competition. Downing Street in London is named after him.

More than any other man he was responsible for arranging the acquisition of New York from the Dutch; two New York streets, one in Greenwich Village and one in Brooklyn, are named for him.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Emanuel Downing, in Jacobus, Donald Lines, and Edgar Francis Waterman. Hale, House and Related Families, Mainly of the Connecticut River Valley. (Hartford: The Connecticut Historical Society, 1952)
    518.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hyde, Myrtle Stevens, “A Study of the Downing Family in England, with Connections in Early New England”, v. 74 [Jul-Oct 1999] : 161-174, 299-308., in The American Genealogist (TAG). (Donald Lines Jacobus, et.al.)
    (at 74:173-174).

    (Sir) George Downing, 1st Baronet, b. Dublin, Ireland, say 1624, d. between 7 and 19 July 1684; m. 1654, FRANCES HOWARD. A graduate of the first class of Harvard (1642), he returned to England in 1645 and became a member of Cromwell's staff; he switched allegiance to the monarchy in 1659-60 and became a baronet in 1663 and Secretary of the Treasury in 1666. His role in the growth of the British navy was substantial, though the opinion of his contemporaries of his character was not high. He was, as is often said, "a servicable man."

  3. ↑ Sir George Downing, 1st Bt., in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
  4. ↑ Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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