Thomas Townshend

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:active_years gptkb:18th_century
gptkbp:advocated_for gptkb:land_ownership_rights
convict transportation
economic policies in colonies
economic growth in colonies
settlement of New South Wales
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:British_politics
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:James_Cook
gptkb:First_Fleet
British exploration efforts
colonial administration reforms
gptkbp:birth_year 1733
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:England
gptkbp:children gptkb:Thomas_Townshend,_2nd_Viscount_Sydney
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:colonialism
British colonial policy
British naval power
gptkbp:death_year 1800
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkb:Westminster_School
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thomas Townshend
gptkbp:influenced Australian history
transportation policies
colonial governance
trade policies
settlement patterns
colonial governance structures
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:involved_in land grants
colonial legislation
land policy
gptkbp:known_for administrative reforms
political career
supporting exploration
establishing Sydney
promoting British interests
promoting exploration missions
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Sydney,_Australia
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:Viscount_Sydney
gptkb:Member_of_Parliament
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:New_South_Wales
gptkb:Governor
colonial trade
British colonial expansion
British imperial policy
British settlement in Australia
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London
gptkbp:served_as Secretary of State for the Colonies
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Mary_Townshend
gptkbp:supported agricultural development
British colonial administration
settler rights
settlement of Australia
gptkbp:title gptkb:Viscount_Sydney
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rockingham's_administration
gptkb:Lord_North's_Administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7