Family and Education
bap. 24 Oct. 1685, o. s. of Sir George Downing, 2nd Bt., of East Hatley, Cambs. by Lady Catherine (d. 1688), da. of James Cecil†, 3rd Earl of Salisbury. educ. travelled abroad (inc. Holland, Germany, Denmark, Italy) 1700–4. m. 1700, Mary (d. 1734), da. of Sir William Forester*, s.p.; 1da. (b. c.1726) illegit. by Mary Townsend. suc. fa. June 1711; KB 12 Jan. 1732. H. W. P. Stevens, Downing College, 18–36, 256, 267; CSP Dom. 1702–3, p. 412; HMC Astley, 126–31; Addison Letters, 47.
Offices Held
Freeman, Dunwich 1709, common councilman 1710, alderman 1712, bailiff 1712–13.
Main residence: Gamlingay Park, Cambs.
Volume
Commons 1690-1715
Web Title
DOWNING, George (c.1685-1749)
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