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Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney

1733 - 1800

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Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (24 February 1733 – 30 June 1800) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1754 to 1783 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Sydney. He held several important Cabinet posts in the second half of the 18th century. The cities of Sydney in Nova Scotia, Canada, and Sydney in New South Wales, Australia were named in his honour, in 1785 and 1788, respectively. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney is the 15,555th most popular politician (up from 16,219th in 2019), the 4,301st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,710th in 2019) and the 543rd most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney ranks 15,555 out of 19,576. Before him are Antonio Mateu Lahoz, Jorge Quiroga, Neven Mimica, Robert Bacon, Laura Codruța Kövesi, and Muhammad Zafarullah Khan. After him are Henry Dearborn, Rainer Brüderle, Gheorghe Mironescu, Björn Höcke, Willy Bandholz, and Victor Leemans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1733, Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney ranks 23. Before him are Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter, Ismail III, Adam Naruszewicz, János Sajnovics, Mikhail Kheraskov, and Richard Kirwan. After him is Philip Schuyler. Among people deceased in 1800, Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney ranks 35. Before him are Margravine Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Victor Louis, John Rutledge, Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe, Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, and Thomas Mifflin. After him are Elizabeth Montagu, Jesse Ramsden, Hugh Blair, William Blount, and Edward Rutledge.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney ranks 4,302 out of 8,785. Before him are Paul Ince (1967), Roy Ward Baker (1916), Mark Herman (1954), Peter Wilson (1947), Sadie Frost (1965), and Charles Lapworth (1842). After him are Ralph Bagnold (1896), Burt Kwouk (1930), Ray Wilson (1968), Kay Stammers (1914), Ronnie Rooke (1911), and Tobias Menzies (1974).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney ranks 543. Before him are Tommy Douglas (1904), Stephen Gardiner (1497), Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea (1810), Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon (1866), Jill Evans (1959), and Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778). After him are Amlaíb Cuarán (1000), Rhys ap Gruffydd (1132), Michael Heseltine (1933), Stephen Barclay (1972), Martin McGuinness (1950), and John Lilburne (1614).

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