Charles Townshend, 1st Viscount Townshend

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Charles_Townshend%2C_1st_Viscount_Townshend
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:birthDate 1725-04-19
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Raynham,_Norfolk
gptkbp:child gptkb:Charles_Townshend,_2nd_Viscount_Townshend
gptkb:Anne_Townshend
gptkb:Margaret_Townshend
gptkb:Louisa_Townshend
gptkb:Frances_Townshend
gptkb:Mary_Townshend
gptkb:Robert_Townshend
gptkb:Sarah_Townshend
gptkb:Elizabeth_Townshend
gptkb:George_Townshend
gptkb:Charlotte_Townshend
gptkb:Sophia_Townshend
Catherine_Townshend
gptkbp:deathDate 1767-09-04
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charles Townshend, 1st Viscount Townshend
gptkbp:image Charles_Townshend,_1st_Viscount_Townshend.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Elder
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Robert_Walpole
gptkbp:knownFor Fiscal_policies_in_the_American_colonies
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Townshend_Acts
gptkbp:office gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_the_Northern_Department
Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer
Member_of_Parliament_for_Great_Yarmouth
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Charles_Townshend,_4th_Viscount_Townshend
gptkb:Mary_Townshend
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Henry_Pelham
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Raynham_Hall
gptkbp:spouse Catherine_Townshend
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_Grenville
gptkbp:title gptkb:Viscount_Townshend