Thomas Townshend, 2nd Viscount Sydney

GPTKB entity

Properties (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf noble
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_government
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:British_nobility
gptkb:British_Parliament
gptkb:Governor_Arthur_Phillip
gptkb:New_South_Wales_colony
gptkbp:birthDate 1733-02-02
gptkbp:children gptkb:Thomas_Townshend,_3rd_Viscount_Sydney
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkbp:contributedTo British_colonial_administration
Development_of_Australian_society
gptkbp:contribution Development of New South Wales
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_Australian_history
gptkbp:dateOfDeath September 30, 1800
gptkbp:deathDate 1800-09-30
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Townshend_family
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Thomas_Townshend
gptkbp:hasBirthDate February 2, 1733
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key_figure_in_early_Australian_settlement
gptkbp:honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thomas Townshend, 2nd Viscount Sydney
gptkbp:image Thomas_Townshend,_2nd_Viscount_Sydney.jpg
gptkbp:influence Colonial administration
gptkbp:influenced Colonial policy
Colonial governance practices
Australian_legal_system
gptkbp:influencedBy Whig political philosophy
British_political_landscape
gptkbp:influenceOn Australian_governance
gptkbp:inspiredBy Enlightenment ideals
gptkbp:involvedIn Establishment of penal settlements
Legislation for colonies
Establishment_of_Sydney_Cove
gptkbp:knownFor Political reforms
Establishing_Sydney,_Australia
gptkbp:legacy Sydney's_name_in_Australia
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork Establishment_of_penal_colony_in_Australia
gptkbp:office Governor_of_New_South_Wales
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Charles_Townshend,_1st_Viscount_Townshend
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Norfolk,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole Member_of_Parliament
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Arthur_Phillip
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Colonial_Australia
gptkb:Sydney,_New_South_Wales
gptkb:First_Fleet
British_colonial_history
British_colonial_expansion
Establishment_of_Sydney_as_a_city
gptkbp:residence gptkb:England
gptkbp:role Colonial administrator
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Mary_Townshend
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_Hunter
gptkbp:termEnd 1796
gptkbp:termStart 1789
gptkbp:title 2nd Viscount Sydney
gptkbp:yearsActive 1754-1800