George Townshend

George Townshend (February 28th 1724 - September 14th 1807), 1st Marquis Townshend, was a British soldier which arrived at the rank of feld marshal.

Biography

He was the grandson of Lord Charles Townshend, who had been with the head of the British government of 1721 to 1730. December 19th 1751, Townshend marries Charlotte Compton, fifteenth baroness Ferrers de Chartley (dead in 1770), sister of James Compton, fifth count de Northampton. They have with the eight children:

George Townshend, second Marquis Townshend (1755-1811);
Lord John Townshend (January 19th, 1757 - February 25th, 1833), who married with Georgiana Poynz;
lady Elizabeth Townshend (dead on March 21st, 1811);
the reverend Lord Frederick Patrick Townshend (December 30th, 1767 - January 18th, 1836);
Lord Charles Patrick Thomas Townshend (1768- May 27th, 1796);
Charlotte, Caroline and Frances Townshend which died in their childhood.

Townshend is used as sergeant for the Quebec, under the orders of the general James Wolfe. When this last dies and that its second, in the order of command, Robert Monckton, is wounded, Townshend takes the command of the British forces during the seat of Quebec. It receives the rendering of the city on September 18th, 1759. However, it treated the general with great contempt and was criticized hard, for this reason, at the time of its return in Great Britain, because Wolfe was a popular hero in all the country. Nevertheless, it is promoted was general major on March 6th, 1761 and fights with the Bataille of Villinghausen. It is used like Lord Lieutenant d' Irlande of 1767 for 1772. The February 2nd 1773, it fights in duel with Charles Coote, first count de Bellomont, wounding it seriously ball in the groin.

It Marie with Anne Montgomery, the sister of Sir William, first Baronet de Montgomery the May 19th 1773. They had six children:

Lord William Townshend (1778-1794);
the captain Lord James Nugent Boyle Bernard Townshend (September 11th, 1785 - June 28th, 1842), married to Elizabeth Wallis;
Lady Anne Townshend (dead on November 29th, 1826), married to Harrington Hudson;
Lady Charlotte Townshend (March 16th, 1776 - July 30th, 1856), married with the duke of Leeds (with which it had three children);
Lady Honoria Townshend (1777-1826);
Lady Henrietta Townshend (dead on November 9th, 1848).

In 1779, the governor Richard Edwards begins the construction of Strong Townshend, baptized name of George Townshend, who is then Master-general of artillery (1772-1782 and 1783-1784) and person in charge of the construction of the fortifications. This fort comprises the Room of the Government of Newfoundland and the Labrador. Townshend is promoted with the rank of general in 1782 and is raised with the marquisat in 1787. It becomes feld marshal on July 30th, 1796.

A tragedy endeuillé its in May family of the same year: his/her son, Lord Charles, had just been elected representative of Great Yarmouth and had taken the road of London with his brother, the reverend Lord Frederick, vice-chancellor of Stiffkey. During the voyage, Lord Frederick killed in an unexplainable way his brother of a blow of gun in the head. Finally, he was declared alienated mental.

External bonds

Biography on the biographical Dictionary of Canada

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