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TOWNSHEND, Hon. Horatio (c.1683-1751), of New Ormond St., London.
Family and Education
b. c. 1683, 3rd s. of Horatio Townshend, M.P., 1st Visct. Townshend, by his 2nd w. Mary, da. of Sir Joseph Ashe, 1st Bt., M.P., of Twickenham, Mdx.; bro. of Charles, 2nd Visct. Townshend. educ. Eton 1692-8. m. by 1720, Alice, da. of John Starkie of Huntroyde, Lancs., 1s. 3da.
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Director, South Sea Co. 1715 – 18, Bank of England 1722–32 (with statutory intervals), dep. gov. 1732–3, gov. 1733 – 35, director 1735 – 36; commr. of excise 1735 – d.
Main residence: New Ormond St., London.
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Commons 1715-1754
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TOWNSHEND, Hon. Horatio (c.1683-1751)
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TOWNSHEND, Hon. Roger (1708-60).
Family and Education
b. 5 June 1708, 4th s. of Charles, 2nd Visct. Townshend, and bro. of Hon. Charles, Thomas and William Townshend. educ. Eton. unm.
Offices Held
Cornet 4 Hussars 1726; capt. 3 Drag. Gds. 1729; capt. and lt.-col. 1 Ft. Gds. 1741, a.d.c. to the King at Dettingen 1743; gov. Yarmouth castle 1745 – d.; receiver gen. of customs 1748 – d.
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Commons 1715-1754
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TOWNSHEND, Hon. Roger (1708-60)
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Oxford 1644
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TOWNSHEND, Hon. Thomas (1701-80), of Frognal, Kent.
Family and Education
b. 2 June 1701, 2nd s. of Charles, 2nd Visct. Townshend, and bro. of Hon. Charles, William and Roger Townshend. educ. Eton 1718; King’s, Camb. 1720; L. Inn 1720. m. 2 May 1730, Albinia (d. 7 Sept. 1739), da. of John Selwyn of Matson, Glos., 3s. 2da.
Offices Held
Under-sec. of state to his fa. 1724 – 30; teller of the Exchequer 1727 – d. sec. to ld. lt. [I] 1739 – 45.
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Main residence: Frognal, Kent.
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Commons 1715-1754
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TOWNSHEND, Hon. Thomas (1701-80)
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TOWNSHEND, Hon. William (1702-38).
Family and Education
b. 9 June 1702, 3rd s. of Charles Townshend, 2nd Visct. Townshend, and bro. of Hon. Charles, Thomas and Roger Townshend. m. 29 May 1725, Henrietta, da. of Lord William Powlett, 1s. 2da.
Offices Held
a.d.c. to the King with the rank of col. Jan. 1724, renewed 1727; capt.-lt. 3 Drag. Gds. Feb. 1727 – d.; groom of the bedchamber to the Prince of Wales 1729 – d.; usher of the Exchequer 1730 – d.
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Commons 1715-1754
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TOWNSHEND, Hon. William (1702-38)
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Oxford 1644
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TRACY, Robert (?1706-67), of Stanway, nr. Tewkesbury, Glos.
Family and Education
b. ?1706, 1st s. of John Tracy of Stanway, Glos. by Anne, da. of Sir Robert Atkyns, chief baron of the Exchequer. educ. New Coll. Oxf. 10 Nov. 1724, aged 18. m. 7 Aug. 1735, Anna Maria, da. of Sir Roger Hudson, director of South Sea Co., s.p. suc. fa. 1735.
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Main residence: Stanway, nr. Tewkesbury, Glos.
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Commons 1715-1754
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TRACY, Robert (?1706-67)
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