Properties (52)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
noble title
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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
none |