TOWNSHEND, Charles (1675-1738) | HoP Development Site

Family and Education

b. 18 Apr. 1675, 1st s. Horatio Townshend, Visct. Townshend, and 2nd w. Mary (d. 17 Dec. 1685), da. of Sir Joseph Ashe^‡, bt. of Twickenham, Mdx.; bro. of Hon. Horatio Townshend^‡ and Hon. Roger Townshend^‡. educ. Eton 1686-?91; King’s, Camb. 1691; travelled abroad 1694-97 (Holland, France, Italy). J.M. Rosenheim, Townshends of Raynham, 108-11. m. (1) 3 July 1698, Elizabeth (d.1711), da. Thomas Pelham, later Bar. Pelham of Laughton, half-sis. of Pelham Holles, later duke of Newcastle, 7s. (4 d.v.p.), 2da. (1 d.v.p.); (2) ?6 July 1713, Dorothy (d.1726), da. of Robert Walpole^‡ of Houghton, Norf., sis. of Robert Walpole^†, later earl of Orford, 4s. 2da. Collins, Peerage (1756), iv. 368-70; HMC Townshend, 340. KG 1724. d. 21 June 1738; will 1 Feb. 1737, pr. 10 July 1738. TNA, PROB 11/690.

Offices Held

Commr. Union 1706; CSP Dom. 1705–6, p. 110; Post Man, 11–13 Apr. 1706. capt. yeomen of the guard 1707–11; London Gazette, 13–17 Nov. 1707; Verney ms mic. M636/53, J. Verney, Viscount Fermanagh [I], to Sir T. Cave, 18 Nov. 1707. PC 20 Nov. 1707–d., Add. 70284, Godolphin to R. Harley, 19 Nov. 1707; London Gazette, 20–4 Nov. 1707. ld. pres. 11 June 1720–25 June 1721; London Gazette, 11–13 June 1720, 24–7 June 1721. amb. extraordinary and plenip. (jt.), United Provinces, 1709–11; Post Man, 8–10 Mar. 1711. ld. regent 1 Aug.-18 Sept. 1714; Post Boy, 31 July-3 Aug. 1714. sec. of state (N.) 1714 – 16, 1721 – 30; ld. lt. [I] 24 Feb.-16 Apr. 1717. London Gazette, 23–6 Feb. 1717, 16–20 Apr. 1717.

High steward, Lynn 1701–d., CUL, Ch(H), Corr. 129. Norwich cathedral 1701 – d.; ld. lt. Norf. 1701 – 13, 1714–30; CUL, Ch(H), Corr. 135; CSP Dom. 1700–2, p. 310; CSP Dom. 1702–3, p. 389. freeman, Gt. Yarmouth, Norwich 1701. P. Gauci, Pols. and Soc. in Great Yarmouth, 206; HP Commons, 1690–1715, ii. 420.

FRS 1706.

Parlimentarian

TOWNSHEND, Charles (1675-1738)

Associated with: Raynham, Norf.; Soho Sq. Westminster, Albemarle Street, Westminster;Original Weekly Journal, 8 Nov. 1718.; Bond Street, Westminster.Add. 22267, ff. 164-71.;

Likenesses

oil on canvas by Sir G. Kneller, c.1690, NPG 1363; oil on canvas by Sir G. Kneller, ?1704, NPG 3623; oil on canvas aft. Sir G. Kneller, c.1715-20, NPG 1755.

Author

Eagles, Robin

Volume

Lords 1660-1715

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

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