Walpole/Townshend Ministry — Robert Walpole s Cabinet*For several months in 1721, Lord Carteret concurrently held the positions of Northern Secretary and Lord President of the Council … Wikipedia
Townshend Acts — Charles Townshend spearheaded the Townshend Acts, but died before their detrimental effects became apparent. The Townshend Acts were a series of laws passed beginning in 1767 by the Parliament of Great Britain relating to the British colonies in… … Wikipedia
Ministry of All the Talents — Lord Grenville, Prime Minister 1806 1807 The Ministry of All the Talents was a national unity government formed by William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville on his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 11 February 1806 after … Wikipedia
Townshend International School — The Townshend International School is a private internationalist Bahá í school located in Hluboká nad Vltavou in the Czech Republic. The school was founded in 1992, and inspired by Bahá í principles. The school is named after the Irish medical… … Wikipedia
Townshend, Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount — ▪ British statesman born April 18, 1675, , Raynham Hall, Norfolk, Eng. died June 21, 1738, Raynham Whig statesman who directed British foreign policy from 1721 to 1730. He succeeded his father, Horatio Townshend, as viscount in 1687,… … Universalium
Townshend, Charles — ▪ British statesman born August 27, 1725 died September 4, 1767, London, England British chancellor of the Exchequer whose measures for the taxation of the British American colonies intensified the hostilities that eventually led to the… … Universalium
TOWNSHEND, CHARLES, VISCOUNT — statesman, born at Raynham, Norfolk; succeeded to the title on his father s death, and after taking his seat in the Upper House turned Whig, and soon became prominent in the party; was one of the commissioners who arranged the Scottish Union;… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney — (24 February 1732 30 June 1800), was a British politician who held several important Cabinet posts in the second half of the 18th century. His most enduring legacy is probably that the cities of Sydney (1788) in Australia and Sydney (1785) in… … Wikipedia
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend — Charles Townshend Charles, Viscount Townshend, after Kneller c.1715 20. Dressed in Garter robes. National Portrait Gallery NPG 1755 … Wikipedia
Charles Townshend — For other people named Charles Townshend, see Charles Townshend (disambiguation). The Right Honourable Charles Townshend PC … Wikipedia
