George Byng (1735–1789)
George Byng (1735 – 27 October 1789) of
Wrotham Park in Middlesex (now in Hertfordshire), was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1768 to 1784.
Origins
He was the eldest son of
Governor of Barbados, by his wife Elizabeth Forward, a daughter and co-heiress of Jonathan Forward. He was a grandson of Admiral George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington (1663-1733) of Southill Park in Bedfordshire
.
Career
He inherited the estate of
Member of Parliament for Wigan. He was returned unopposed for Wigan in 1774. He was returned unopposed as MP for Middlesex at the 1780 general election but was defeated in a contest in 1784.[1]
Marriage and progeny
On 5 March 1761 Byng married Anne Conolly (died 1806), daughter of
Member of Parliament and was the nephew and heir of William Conolly (1662-1729), of Castletown House, County Kildare, Speaker of the Irish House of Commons
, reputed to be the wealthiest man in Ireland. By his wife he had progeny including:
- George Byng (1764–1847), eldest son and heir, MP, of Wrotham Park and of Wentworth House, 5, St James's Square, London, built in 1748-51 by his maternal relative William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford (1722–1791).[2] He married but left no children.
- Field Marshal John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford (1772-1860), 2nd son and heir to his childless brother.
Death
He died on 27 October 1789.
References
- ^ "BYNG, George (?1735-89), of Wrotham Park, Mdx". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "The Building". 29 September 2015.
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