Adm. George Townshend

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Adm. George Townshend

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Birthplace: England
Death: August 09, 1769 (53)
England
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Son of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend and Dorothy Walpole
Brother of Reverend Edward Townshend, D.D.; Dorothy Townshend and Mary Townshend
Half brother of lady Elizabeth Cornwallis, Countess Cornwallis; Thomas Townshend; Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend and William Townshend

Occupation: British Naval Officer Admiral 1765
Label: 1729-1765 Service to Navy
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About Adm. George Townshend

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Townshend_(Royal_Navy_officer)

George Townshend (1715 – August 1769) was a British naval commander.

Townshend was the eldest son of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, and his second wife Dorothy, sister of Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole. Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend, Thomas Townshend, William Townshend and Roger Townshend were his elder half-brother while George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, and Charles Townshend were his nephews. He served in the Royal Navy commanding British fleet during the Siege of Genoa in 1746 and achieved the rank of Admiral in 1765.

Townshend died in August 1769.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Genoa_(1746)

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Adm. George Townshend's Timeline

1715
October 29, 1715
England
November 24, 1715
St Martin -in-the-Fields, London, Greater London, England
1769
August 9, 1769
Age 53
England