Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1754 to 1783 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Sydney. He held several important Cabinet posts in the second half of the 18th century. The cities of Sydney in Nova Scotia, Canada, and Sydney in New South Wales, Australia were named in his honour, in 1785 and 1788, respectively.
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Date of Birth
February 24th, 1733
Age
291
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United Kingdom, England
Date of Death
June 30th, 1800
Died Aged
67
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Frances Townshend
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Harriet Townshend
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Thomas Townshend
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John Townshend, 2nd Viscount Sydney
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Elizabeth Townshend, Viscountess Sydney
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Albinia Townshend
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Albinia Selwyn
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Mary Elizabeth Townshend
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Georgiana Townshend
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William Augustus Townshend
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Horatio Townshend
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