William Townshend (MP)

William Townshend
Member of the British Parliament
for Great Yarmouth
In office
1723–1738
Personal details
Born9 June 1702
Died29 January 1738
Spouse
Henrietta Powlett (or Paulet)
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(m. 1725)​
Children7, including Charles[1]
Parents

The Honourable William Townshend (9 June 1702 – 29 January 1738)[2] was a British Member of Parliament.

Townshend was the third son of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, and his first wife the Hon. Elizabeth Pelham. Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend, Thomas Townshend and Roger Townshend were his brothers and George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, and Charles Townshend his nephews.[3] He was elected to the 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

  1. ^ "Henrietta Paulet (1705–1755)". Art & The Country House. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Edmund Lodge (1832). The Genealogy of the Existing British Peerage. Saunders and Otley. p. 36.
  3. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). "Townshend, Charles (1674-1738)" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 57. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  4. ^ "Honingham: A Brief History of the Village". Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth
1723–1738
With: Horatio Walpole 1723–1734
Sir Edward Walpole 1734–1738 		Succeeded by