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Charles Townshend, 1st Baron Bayning
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(27 August 1728 ? 19 May 1810) was a British politician.
Background and education
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Bayning was the only son of
William Townshend
, third son of
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
.
George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend
,
Charles Townshend
and
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney
, were his first cousins. His mother was Henrietta Powlett, daughter of
Lord William Powlett
. On his mother's side he was a female-line great-great-grandson of Anne, Viscountess Bayning, daughter of
Paul Bayning, 1st Viscount Bayning
. Bayning was educated at
Eton
and
Clare College, Cambridge
.
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Political career
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He was Secretary to the British Embassy in
Madrid
between 1751 and 1756 and became known as "Spanish Charles" to distinguish him from his first cousin and namesake. In 1756 he was elected to the
House of Commons
for
Great Yarmouth
, a seat he held until 1784, and served as a
Lord of the Admiralty
from 1765 to 1770, as a
Lord of the Treasury
from 1770 to 1777 and as Joint Vice-Treasurer for
Ireland
from 1777 to 1782. Between April and December 1783 he was
Treasurer of the Navy
in the
Fox-North Coalition
. In 1777 Bayning was admitted to the
Privy Council
. He returned as
Member of Parliament
for Great Yarmouth in 1790, and continued to represent this constituency until 1796. The following year he was raised to the peerage as
Baron Bayning
, of
Foxley
in the
County of Berkshire
.
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In 1807 he served as High Steward of
Great Yarmouth
. He lived at
Honingham Hall
in
Norfolk
.
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Family
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Lord Bayning married Annabella Smith-Powlett, daughter of Reverend Richard Smith and Annabella Powlett, in 1777. He died in May 1810, aged 81, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son
Charles
. Lady Bayning died in 1825.
See also
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Notes
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References
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- Lee, Sidney
, ed. (1899).
"Townshend, Charles (1728-1810)"
.
Dictionary of National Biography
. Vol. 57. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors).
Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage
(1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
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self-published source
]
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better source needed
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- Lundy, Darryl.
"FAQ"
. The Peerage.
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unreliable source
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