Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
Former Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, KG PC FRS was an English Whig statesman. He served for a decade as Secretary of State for the Northern Department from 1714 to 1717 and again from 1721 to 1730. He directed British foreign policy in close... Wikipedia
Born: April 18, 1674, Raynham Hall, United Kingdom
Died: June 21, 1738 (age 64 years), Raynham Hall, United Kingdom
Children: Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend, Elizabeth Townshend, Thomas Townshend, and more
Grandchildren: Charles Townshend, George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, and more
Parents: Horatio Townshend, 1st Viscount Townshend and Mary Ashe
Deposed date: 1738
Grandparents: Sir Roger Townshend, 1st Baronet, Sir Joseph Ashe, 1st Baronet, and Mary Wilson