Lord John Townshend
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The Right Honourable Lord John Townshend PC |
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Portrait of Lord John Townshend by Sir Joshua Reynolds
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| Joint Paymaster of the Forces | |
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In office 1806–1807 |
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| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | The Lord Grenville |
| Preceded by |
George Rose and Lord Charles Somerset |
| Succeeded by |
Charles Long and Lord Charles Somerset |
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| Born | 19 January 1757 |
| Died | 23 February 1833 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Georgiana Poyntz (d. 1851) |
Lord John Townshend PC (19 January 1757 – 23 February 1833), styled The Honourable John Townshend until 1787, was a British Whig politician.
Townshend was the second son of Field Marshal George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, by his first wife Charlotte Compton, 15th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley. George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend, was his elder brother and Charles Townshend his uncle. He was educated at Eton and St John's College, Cambridge.
Townshend was elected to the House of Commons for Cambridge University in 1780, a seat he held until 1784, and later represented Westminster from 1788 to 1790 and Knaresborough from 1793 to 1818. He was admitted to the Privy Council in 1806 and served under Lord Grenville as Paymaster of the Forces (alongside Lord Temple) between 1806 and 1807.
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