John Byng, 5th Viscount Torrington

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Baronet
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Kingdom_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Arts
gptkbp:awards Order of the Bath
gptkbp:battle Battle of Cape Passaro
gptkbp:birthDate 1743-10-29
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_Torrington
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Byng,_6th_Viscount_Torrington
gptkbp:contributedTo British_naval_power
gptkbp:contribution Naval reforms
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence on naval literature
gptkbp:deathDate 1813-12-14
gptkbp:depictedIn Historical novels
gptkbp:descendant Byng_family_line
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:family Byng_family
gptkbp:famousFor Leadership in naval battles
gptkbp:historicalRole Admiral_in_the_Royal_Navy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Naval leadership during the 18th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Byng, 5th Viscount Torrington
gptkbp:influence British_naval_strategy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:George_Byng,_1st_Viscount_Torrington
gptkbp:influenceOn Naval tactics
gptkbp:inspiration Naval officers
gptkbp:involved British_politics
gptkbp:knownFor Naval command
gptkbp:legacy Naval history
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:John_Byng,_6th_Viscount_Torrington
gptkbp:notableWork Political writings
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:parent gptkb:George_Byng,_4th_Viscount_Torrington
gptkbp:peerage gptkb:Peerage_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Torrington_Hall,_England
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_Byng,_4th_Viscount_Torrington
gptkbp:rank Admiral
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:British_aristocracy
gptkbp:reputation Controversial figure
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Torrington_Hall
gptkbp:serviceYears 1760-1813
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:George_Byng,_5th_Viscount_Torrington
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Mary_Byng
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_Byng,_6th_Viscount_Torrington
gptkbp:title 5th Viscount Torrington