William Townshend (MP)
William Townshend | |
|---|---|
British Parliament for Great Yarmouth | |
| In office 1723–1738 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 June 1702 |
| Died | 29 January 1738 |
| Spouse |
Henrietta Powlett (or Paulet)
(m. 1725) |
| Children | 7, including Charles[1] |
| Parents |
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Member of Parliament
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Townshend was the third son of
House of Commons for Great Yarmouth in 1723, a seat he held until his death. He lived at Honingham Hall in Norfolk.[4]
Townshend married Henrietta, daughter of Lord William Powlett, in May 1725. Their son Charles was created Baron Bayning in 1797.[2] Townshend died in January 1738, aged only 35. His wife died in 1755.
See also
References
- ^ "Henrietta Paulet (1705–1755)". Art & The Country House. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ a b Edmund Lodge (1832). The Genealogy of the Existing British Peerage. Saunders and Otley. p. 36.
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 57. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ "Honingham: A Brief History of the Village". Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.