John Townshend
Captain John Townshend
Rush ID: 6021
Details
- Born:
- 28 March 1798
- Died:
- 10 September 1863
- Birth place:
- Balls Park, Hertfordshire, UK
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- Unknown
- Ethnic minority:
- No
- Religion:
- Unknown
- Aristocratic connections:
- true
- Formative occupation:
- Naval officer
- Election occupation:
- Landowner
- Parentage:
- Lord John Townshend, MP before 1832, and Georgiana Hune Poyntz
- Notes:
- None
- Knighthood/Dame:
- False
- Highest Office:
- Backbencher
- Who's Who volume:
- 1
- Education level:
- Graduate
References
- Rush ID:
- 6021
- MNIS ID:
- Not set
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q15725713
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
- Beamish Person ID:
- 6006
- They work for you ID:
- Not set
Name changes
- TOWNSHEND, Captain John (1798-1863)
Peerages
-
4th Marquess of Townshend
Hereditary
1855
succeeded his cousin
Constituencies
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Tamworth
Party: Liberal Year of election: 1847* Date of election: 18 December 1847 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1855* Date of exit: 31 December 1855 Party: Liberal Nature of exit: Succession to peerage Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Direct Notes: None
Unsuccessful candidate in
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Tamworth
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1841 Date of election: Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes: -
Tamworth
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1837 Date of election: Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes:
Higher education
-
Naval College
Graduated
Schools
Marriages
-
Stuart, Elizabeth Jane
Year: 1825
Relationships
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Parent of John Villiers Stuart Raynham
-
Nibling of James Townshend
Parties
-
Liberal Party Member