George Downing Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for George Downing, based on 3 World History Database records associated with England.

3 records1660–16673 events1 places

Chronological biography

1660

Ambassador1660

Government / Government of England · Ambassador of England

Appointed Ambassador of Holland

1663

Baronetcy1 July 1663

Government / Government of England · Sir · Baronet · London

Created a baronet of East Hatley; Downing Street is later named after him.

1667

Financial Secretary of the Treasury1667

Government / Government of England · Financial Secretary of the Treasury

Appointed Secretary of the Treasury Commission

Titles and roles

Ambassador of England · Financial Secretary of the Treasury · Sir · Baronet

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.