Baron Bayning, of

Foxley Foxley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is about 15 miles (24 km) north-west of Norwich and 9 miles (14 km) south-east of Fakenham. It covers an area of and had a population of 279 in 113 ho ...

in the County of

Berkshire Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Berk ...

, was a title in the

Peerage of Great Britain The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain between the Acts of Union 1707 and the Acts of Union 1800. It replaced the Peerage of England and the Peerage of Scotland, but was itself r ...

. It was created in 1797 for the politician

Charles Townshend Charles Townshend (28 August 1725 – 4 September 1767) was a British politician who held various titles in the Parliament of Great Britain. His establishment of the controversial Townshend Acts is considered one of the key causes of the Ame ...

. He was the son of William Townshend, third son of

Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, (; 18 April 167421 June 1738) was an English Whig statesman. He served for a decade as Secretary of State for the Northern Department, 1714–1717, 1721–1730. He directed British foreign policy in ...

(from whom the

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descend) and the cousin of

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. Townshend descended through his mother from Anne Murray, Viscountess Bayning, and

Paul Bayning, 1st Viscount Bayning Paul Bayning, 1st Viscount Bayning of Sudbury in Suffolk (1588 – 29 July 1629), previously known as Sir Paul Bayning and as Baron Bayning, was an English landed gentleman, created a peer in 1628. Life Bayning was the son of another Paul Ba ...

, hence his choice of title. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He represented

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in Parliament. In 1821 he assumed by Royal licence the surname of Powlett in lieu of Townshend. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baron. He died without surviving male issue and the barony became extinct on his death in 1866.

Barons Bayning (1797)

Charles Townshend, 1st Baron Bayning Charles Townshend, 1st Baron Bayning PC (27 August 1728 – 19 May 1810) was a British politician. Background and education Bayning was the only son of William Townshend, third son of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend. George Townshend, ...

(1728–1810) * Charles Frederick Powlett, 2nd Baron Bayning (1785–1823) *

Henry William-Powlett, 3rd Baron Bayning Henry William-Powlett, 3rd Baron Bayning (8 June 1797 – 5 August 1866), styled The Honourable until 1823, was a British peer and clergyman. Background Born Henry Townshend in London, he was the second son of Charles Townshend, 1st Baron Bayning, ...

(1797–1866) **Charles William Powlett (1844–1864)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bayning Extinct baronies in the Peerage of Great Britain

Baron Bayning Baron Bayning, of Foxley in the County of Berkshire, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1797 for the politician Charles Townshend. He was the son of William Townshend, third son of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount T ...

Noble titles created in 1797

Barons Bayning (1797)

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