Viscount Townshend

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf noble title
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkb:British_Parliament
Rural development
Sustainable agriculture
Agricultural Revolution
Land management
Agricultural education initiatives
Agricultural societies
Economic development in agriculture
Food security initiatives
Crop rotation system
Norfolk_landowners
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Norfolk
gptkbp:birthYear 1674
gptkbp:children gptkb:Charles_Townshend,_2nd_Viscount_Townshend
gptkbp:contribution Improved farming techniques
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:King_George_I
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 1706
gptkbp:deathYear 1738
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Agricultural policy reform
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Viscount Townshend
gptkbp:influenced Modern farming practices
British_agriculture
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Robert_Walpole
gptkbp:knownFor Innovative farming techniques
Advocating for agricultural education
Advocating for land reform
Influencing agricultural policy
Promoting agricultural innovation
Promoting turnips in crop rotation
Turnip Townshend
Townshend_system_of_crop_rotation
gptkbp:legacy Crop rotation methods
gptkbp:notableFor Agricultural_improvements
gptkbp:peerage gptkb:Peerage_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Whig
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Lord_Lieutenant_of_Norfolk
gptkbp:politicalRole Member_of_Parliament
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:British_nobility
gptkb:Townshend_family
gptkb:Townshend_Acts
Crop yield improvement
Farming practices in the 18th century
Agricultural_policy
British_agricultural_history
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Raynham_Hall
gptkbp:spouse Catherine_Townshend
gptkbp:titleHeld gptkb:Charles_Townshend
gptkbp:titleOfNobility gptkb:Charles_Townshend,_2nd_Viscount_Townshend
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