Roger Townshend (MP)
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The Honourable
Roger Townshend (5 June 1708 – 7 August 1760) was a British
soldier and Member of Parliament
.
Townshend was the youngest son of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
, from his first marriage to the Hon. Elizabeth Pelham. Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend
, Thomas Townshend
and William Townshend
were his elder brothers while George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend
, Charles Townshend
and Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney
, were his nephews. Townshend was a cavalry officer in Wade's Regiment of Horse
and was notably present as an aide-de-camp to King George II
at the Battle of Dettingen
in 1743. He served as Governor of the North Yarmouth garrison from 1745 to 1760.
Apart from his military career he also sat as Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth
from 1738 to 1747 and for Eye
from 1747 to 1748 and a Receiver of Customs from 1748 to 1760.
Townshend died in August 1760, aged 52. He never married.
The Honourable
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Roger Townshend (5 June 1708 – 7 August 1760) was a British
United Kingdom
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soldier and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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.
Townshend was the youngest son of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend Bt, KG, PC was a British Whig statesman. He served for a decade as Secretary of State, directing British foreign policy...
, from his first marriage to the Hon. Elizabeth Pelham. Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend
Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend
Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend , known as Lord Lynn from 1723 to 1738, was a British politician....
, Thomas Townshend
Thomas Townshend (MP)
The Honourable Thomas Townshend was a long-standing British Member of Parliament.Townshend was the second son of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, from his first marriage to the Hon. Elizabeth Pelham...
and William Townshend
William Townshend (MP)
The Honourable William Townshend was a British Member of Parliament.Townshend was the third son of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, and his first wife the Hon. Elizabeth Pelham...
were his elder brothers while George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend
George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend
Field Marshal George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, PC , known as The Viscount Townshend from 1764 to 1787, was a British soldier who reached the rank of field marshal.-Early life:...
, Charles Townshend
Charles Townshend
Charles Townshend was a British politician. He was born at his family's seat of Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England, the second son of Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend, and Audrey , daughter and heiress of Edward Harrison of Ball's Park, near Hertford, a lady who rivalled her son in...
and Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney PC , was a British politician who held several important Cabinet posts in the second half of the 18th century...
, were his nephews. Townshend was a cavalry officer in Wade's Regiment of Horse
3rd Dragoon Guards
The 3rd Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated into the 3rd/6th Dragoon Guards in 1922....
and was notably present as an aide-de-camp to King George II
George II of Great Britain
George II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain. He was born and brought up in Northern Germany...
at the Battle of Dettingen
Battle of Dettingen
The Battle of Dettingen took place on 27 June 1743 at Dettingen in Bavaria during the War of the Austrian Succession. It was the last time that a British monarch personally led his troops into battle...
in 1743. He served as Governor of the North Yarmouth garrison from 1745 to 1760.
Apart from his military career he also sat as Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Great Yarmouth is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
from 1738 to 1747 and for Eye
Eye (UK Parliament constituency)
Eye was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election...
from 1747 to 1748 and a Receiver of Customs from 1748 to 1760.
Townshend died in August 1760, aged 52. He never married.