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George TOWNSHEND Adm. Fell.-Com (age 17) at ST JOHN'S, 21 Feb., 1740/1. S. of Charles (1718), 3rd Viscount Townshend, of Raynham, Norfolk . B. 28 Feb., 1723/4, in London . School, Eton [ Buckinghamshire ]. Matric. 1740-1 ; M.A. 1749 . Aide-de-Camp to the Duke of Cumberland, 1747-50 ; served at Dettingen [ Germany ], Fontenoy [ France ], Culloden [ Scotland ], etc. Chief in command, after the death of Wolfe, at the siege of Quebec [cu] Canada [/cu], 1759 ; Field-Marshal, 1796 . M.P. for Norfolk , 1747-64 . P.C., 1760 . Lieutenant-General of Ordnance, 1763-7 . Succeeded as 4th Viscount, 12 Mar., 1764. Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland , 1767-72 . Created Marquis Townshend of Raynham, Norfolk , 31 Oct., 1787. High Steward of Yarmouth [ Norfolk ], 1791-1807 . Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk , 1792 . Governor of Hull [ East Riding of Yorkshire ], 1792, and of Jersey , 1796 . Married (1) Charlotte, dau. of James (Compton), Earl of Northampton; (2) Anne, dau. of Sir William Montgomery, Bart., of Magbie Hill, Tweeddale [ Peebles-shire ]. Died 14 Sep., 1807; buried at Raynham [ Norfolk ]. Brother of Charles (1747). ( G.E.C. ; D.N.B. )

George TOWNSHEND Approx. lifespan: 1723–1807 Adm. Fell.-Com (age 17) at St John's College 1740/1:02:21 s. of Charles TOWNSHEND (1718) 3rd Viscount Townshend, of Raynham, Norfolk b. 1723/4:02:28 in London Sch: Eton Matric. 1740-41 M.A. 1749 Aide-de-Camp to the Duke of Cumberland 1747-50 ; served at Dettingen, [ Germany ] Fontenoy, [ France ] Culloden, [ Scotland ] etc. Chief in command, after the death of Wolfe, at the siege of Quebec Canada 1759 ; Field-Marshal 1796 M.P. for Norfolk 1747-64 P.C. 1760 Lieutenant-General of Ordnance 1763-67 Succeeded as 4th Viscount 1764:03:12 Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland 1767-72 Created Marquis TOWNSHEND of Raynham, Norfolk 1787:10:31 High Steward of Yarmouth, [ Norfolk ] 1791-1807 Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk 1792 Governor of Hull, [ East Riding of Yorkshire ] 1792 and of Jersey 1796 m. (1) Charlotte COMPTON dau. of James COMPTON, Earl of Northampton ; m. (2) Anne MONTGOMERY dau. of Sir William MONTGOMERY, Bart. of Magbie Hill Tweeddale, [ Peebles-shire ] d. 1807:09:14 ; buried at Raynham, [ Norfolk ] brother of Charles TOWNSHEND (1747) ( G.E.C. ; D.N.B. )

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