Lord John Townshend

The Right Honourable
Lord John Townshend
Portrait of Lord John Townshend by Sir Joshua Reynolds
Joint Paymaster of the Forces
In office
1806–1807
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterThe Lord Grenville
Preceded byGeorge Rose
and Lord Charles Somerset
Succeeded byCharles Long
and Lord Charles Somerset
Personal details
Born19 January 1757 (1757-01-19)
Died23 February 1833(1833-02-23) (aged 76)
PartyWhig
SpouseGeorgiana Poyntz (d. 1851)
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Lord John Townshend PC (19 January 1757 – 23 February 1833), styled The Honourable John Townshend until 1787, was a British Whig politician.

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