Lord Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend (16 September 1785 – 5 November 1853), was a British politician. Townshend was the second son of

George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend, PC, FRS (18 April 1753 – 27 July 1811), known as The Lord Ferrers of Chartley from 1770 to 1784 and as The Earl of Leicester from 1784 to 1807, was a British peer and politician. Background an ...

, and his wife Charlotte (née Mainwaring-Ellerker of Risby Park, Yorkshire. He was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for Tamworth in 1812, a seat he held until 1818, and again between 1820 and 1835. He was initially elected in the family interest, when his family owned

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, but could not expect to continue in 1818 after the Townshend trustees had sold the castle, but was defeated when

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, the owner of Drayton Manor in nearby

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and his son

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canvassed against him. However he was re-elected unopposed in 1820.History of Parliament
/ref> Townshend died in November 1853, aged 68, having previously repurchased Tamworth Castle.

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *
History of Parliament

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Townshend, Charles Vere Ferrers, Lord 1785 births 1853 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies

Charles Townshend Charles Townshend (27 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 Amer ...

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