|
John Townshend (other)
John Townshend may refer to: *Sir John Townshend (died 1603) (1560s–1603), MP and soldier, ancestor of the Marquesses Townshend, killed in a duel *Lord John Townshend (1757–1833), British Whig politician, MP for Cambridge University, Westminster and Knaresborough *John Townshend, 4th Marquess Townshend (1798–1863), his son, British naval commander *John Townshend, 5th Marquess Townshend (1831–1899), his son, British peer and Liberal MP for Tamworth, 1856–1863 *John Townshend, 6th Marquess Townshend (1866–1921), his son, British peer *John Townshend, 2nd Viscount Sydney (1764–1831), British peer *John Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney (1805–1890), his son, MP for Whitchurch, 1826–1831, Lord Chamberlain and Lord Steward * John Townshend (cook), author of ''The Universal Cook'' See also *John Townend (1934–2018), British politician *John Townsend (other) {{hndis, Townshend, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Townshend (died 1603)
Sir John Townshend MP (c.1568 – 2 August 1603), of Raynham Hall in Norfolk, was an English nobleman, politician, and knight. He was the son of Sir Roger Townshend (died 1590) and Jane Stanhope. He was also a soldier and Member of Parliament. He was killed in a duel with Sir Matthew Browne in August 1603. Family John Townshend was the eldest son of Sir Roger Townshend (died 1590) and his second wife, Jane Stanhope (c.1547–1618), the daughter of Sir Michael Stanhope (d.1552) of Shelford, Nottinghamshire, by his wife, Anne Rawson, daughter of Nicholas Rawson of Aveley, Essex. After the death of Sir Roger Townshend (died 1590), his widow, Jane, married, as his second wife, Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley. She died at her house in the Barbican on 3 January 1618, leaving a will dated 20 July 1617 which was proved by her grandson, Sir Roger Townshend, 1st Baronet, on 10 March 1618. Career Townshend inherited considerable estates in Norfolk from his father, coming to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |