George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend Politician

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.

Personal facts

George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend
Birth dateApril 18, 1753
Nationality
British people
Date of deathJuly 27, 1811
Education
St John's College Cambridge

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Office holder

monarch
prime minister
William Pitt the Younger
Henry Addington 1st Viscount Sidmouth
successor
George Legge 3rd Earl of Dartmouth

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