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Townshend, Charles, 1700-1764 (3rd Viscount Townshend)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1700 - 1764

Biography

Charles Townshend (1700-64), 3rd Viscount Townshend, was born on 11 July 1700 and baptized at St Martin-in-the-Fields on 15 July. After attending Eton College and King's College, Cambridge, where he was admitted in 1718, he was MP for Great Yarmouth between 1722 and 1723. In addition he held various offices, including lord of the bedchamber (1723-7), master of the jewel house (1730-39), lord lieutenant of Norfolk (1730-38), succeeding his father, and high steward of Norwich Cathedral (from 1738 until his death). He died on 12 March 1764 at Raynham.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

 Fonds

Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend: Letter to 1st Duke of Newcastle, 1740-1749 (Circa)

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/1404
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.

Dates: 1740-1749 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Miscellaneous Accessions
 Fonds

Hugh Thomas: Letter to Viscount Townshend, 1755

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/1384
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.

Dates: 1755
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Miscellaneous Accessions
 Fonds

Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle: Correspondence to Thomas Townshend, P.S. Goddard, Charles Townshend and John Green (Bishop of Lincoln), 1742-1764

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/1002-1011
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.

Dates: 1742-1764
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Miscellaneous Accessions

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