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Charles Townshend

1725 - 1767

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Charles Townshend (27 August 1725 – 4 September 1767) was a British politician who held various titles in the Parliament of Great Britain. His establishment of the controversial Townshend Acts is considered one of the key causes of the American Revolution. Townshend was born at Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England, as the second son of Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend, and Audrey Harrison. A sickly child, he later graduated from Leiden University and served in various political roles, including as a member of the Board of Trade, Lord of the Admiralty, Paymaster of the Forces, and Chancellor of the Exchequer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Townshend is the 14,029th most popular politician (down from 13,570th in 2019), the 3,461st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,112th in 2019) and the 480th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles Townshend ranks 14,029 out of 19,576Before him are Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer, Markus Söder, Ion Ciubuc, Giovanni Passannante, Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney, and Fritz Graebner. After him are Sitdjehuti, Nuno Mendes, Nicolás de Piérola, Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu, Tryggvi Þórhallsson, and Ioannis Sarmas.

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Among people born in 1725, Charles Townshend ranks 28Before him are Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Jean-Étienne Montucla, Joseph Duplessis, Johann Peter Beaulieu, John Wilkes, and Francesco Bartolozzi. After him are George Mason, Ivan Osterman, Paul Sandby, Karl Wilhelm Ramler, John Morton, and Dru Drury. Among people deceased in 1767, Charles Townshend ranks 17Before him are Ekkathat, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, Firmin Abauzit, Princess Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen, Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany, and Giacomo Ceruti. After him are Mikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov, and Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Townshend ranks 3,462 out of 8,785Before him are Robert Greene (1558), Minette Walters (1949), Ralph Copeland (1837), Rosemary Sutcliff (1920), Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer (1798), and Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney (1075). After him are Cyril Scott (1879), Nicol Williamson (1936), John Aston Jr. (1947), Tommy Cooper (1921), Mark Wright (1963), and John Thaw (1942).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Charles Townshend ranks 480Before him are Thérèse Coffey (1971), Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724), Mother Shipton (1488), Tony Abbott (1957), Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer (1798), and Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney (1075). After him are Centwine of Wessex (643), William Davies Evans (1790), Pybba of Mercia (570), John Taylor (1808), Suella Braverman (1980), and Jane Marcet (1769).