Thomas Townshend Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Thomas Townshend, based on 10 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

10 records1732–18008 events4 places

Chronological biography

1732

Birth of Thomas Townshend24 February 1732

Government / Whig Party Government · Viscount · Home Secretary of Great Britain · Chislehurst

Birth of Thomas Townshend

1754

Member of Parliament1754

Politics / Whig Party · Viscount · Member of Parliament for Whitchurch · Whitchurch

Elected Member of Parliament for Whitchurch

1767

Privy Council1767

Government / Whig Party Government · Viscount · Member of Privy Council

Appointed Member of Privy Council

1782

Leader of House of Commons10 July 1782

Government / Whig Party Government · Viscount · Leader of House of Commons · London

Appointed Leader of the House of Commons

Secretary of State for Home Department10 July 1782

Government / Whig Party Government · Viscount · Secretary of State for Home Department

Appointed Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1st term

1783

Peerage1783

Government / Whig Party Government · Viscount · Leader of House of Commons

Created Baron Sydney

Secretary of State for Home Department1783

Government / Whig Party Government · Viscount · Secretary of State for Home Department

Appointed Secretary of State for the Home Department, 2nd term

1788

Sydney22 January 1788

Government / Whig Party Government · Viscount · Home Secretary of Great Britain · Sydney

Sydney Cove named in honour of Townshend, the settlement becomes known as Sydney

1789

Peerage1789

Government / Whig Party Government · Viscount · Leader of House of Commons

Created Viscount Sydney

1800

Death of Thomas Townshend30 June 1800

Government / Whig Party Government · Viscount · Home Secretary of Great Britain

Death of Thomas Townshend

Titles and roles

Viscount · Home Secretary of Great Britain · Viscount · Leader of House of Commons · Viscount · Member of Parliament for Whitchurch · Viscount · Member of Privy Council · Viscount · Secretary of State for Home Department

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.