Sir Roger Townshend, 1st Baronet
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Sir Roger Townshend, 1st Baronet (c. 1596-1 January 1637), was an English
Member of Parliament
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Townshend was the son of Sir John Townshend. In 1617 he was created a Baronet, of Rainham in the County of Norfolk. He later sat as Member of Parliament
for Orford
from 1621 to 1622 and for Norfolk
from 1628 to 1629. In 1619 he began construction on the family seat of Raynham Hall
in Norfolk
.
Townshend died in January 1637 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Roger. His younger son Horatio
succeeded to the baronetcy in 1648 and was later elevated to the peerage as Viscount Townshend.
England
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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Townshend was the son of Sir John Townshend. In 1617 he was created a Baronet, of Rainham in the County of Norfolk. He later sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Orford
Orford (UK Parliament constituency)
Orford was a constituency of the House of Commons. Consisting of the town of Orford in Suffolk, it elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote version of the first past the post system of election until it was disenfranchised in 1832.-History:...
from 1621 to 1622 and for Norfolk
Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)
Norfolk was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament...
from 1628 to 1629. In 1619 he began construction on the family seat of Raynham Hall
Raynham Hall
Raynham Hall is a country house in Norfolk, England. For 300 years it has been the seat of the Townshend family. The hall gave its name to the area, known as The Raynhams, and is reported to be haunted, providing the scene for possibly the most famous ghost photo of all time, the famous Brown Lady...
in Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
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Townshend died in January 1637 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Roger. His younger son Horatio
Horatio Townshend, 1st Viscount Townshend
Horatio Townshend, 1st Baron Townsend and 1st Viscount Townshend , known as Sir Horatio Townshend, 3rd Baronet, of Raynham, from 1648 to 1661, was an English politician....
succeeded to the baronetcy in 1648 and was later elevated to the peerage as Viscount Townshend.