George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
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gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:British_nobility
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:British_Parliament
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:British_Admiralty
British_history
British_military_history
British_naval_history
British_politics
British_colonial_history
British_naval_expeditions
British_naval_tactics
British_naval_battles
British_naval_warfare
British_maritime_affairs
gptkbp:awards Order of the Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1740-01-01
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:children gptkb:George_Byng,_5th_Viscount_Torrington
gptkbp:coatOfArms Byng_coat_of_arms
gptkbp:deathDate 1813-01-01
gptkbp:education gptkb:Westminster_School
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington
gptkbp:influence British_naval_strategy
gptkbp:influenced British_naval_officers
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:George_Byng,_2nd_Viscount_Torrington
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
Seven Years' War
gptkbp:knownFor Naval leadership
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork Naval reforms
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:office Member_of_Parliament_for_Middlesex
gptkbp:parent gptkb:George_Byng,_3rd_Viscount_Torrington
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:George_Byng,_3rd_Viscount_Torrington
gptkbp:rank Admiral
gptkbp:relatedTo Byng_family
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Torrington_Hall
gptkbp:serviceYears 1756-1813
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Mary_Byng
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_Byng,_5th_Viscount_Torrington
gptkbp:termEnd 1768
gptkbp:termStart 1761
gptkbp:title 4th Viscount Torrington