Birth of Thomas Townshend
Birth of Thomas Townshend
Role range: 1716-1760
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Thomas Townshend Biography and Timeline
Follow Thomas Townshend through 10 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Thomas Townshend, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
10Distinct records
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1732–1800Years on this page
1732
1754
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Whitchurch
1767
Privy Council
Appointed Member of Privy Council
Role range: 1763-1809
1782
Leader of House of Commons
Appointed Leader of the House of Commons
Role range: 1763-1809 – 1782-1782
Secretary of State for Home Department
Appointed Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1st term
Role range: 1763-1809 – 1782-1782
1783
Peerage
Created Baron Sydney
Role range: 1763-1809 – 1782-1782
Secretary of State for Home Department
Appointed Secretary of State for the Home Department, 2nd term
Role range: 1763-1809 – 1783-1789
1788
Sydney
Sydney Cove named in honour of Townshend, the settlement becomes known as Sydney
Role range: 1763-1809 – 1783-1789
1789
Peerage
Created Viscount Sydney
Role range: 1763-1809 – 1782-1782
1800
Death of Thomas Townshend
Death of Thomas Townshend
Role range: 1763-1809
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.