Sydney, Thomas Townshend, Viscount, 1733-1800
British politician and government servant, who was a member of parliament, held positions in the royal household and as paymaster-general of the forces, and was made a royal privy councillor in 1767. He was entrenched in the politics of his day, both as a cabinet minister and in opposition well into the 1790s. He was created viscount in 1789.
- HMML ID
- 948709565102
- PURL
- LC name
- Sydney, Thomas Townshend, Viscount, 1733-1800
- HMML name
- Sydney, Thomas Townshend, Viscount, 1733-1800
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Sydney, Lord
- Townshend, Thomas
- Townshend, Tommy
Name elements
- Given names
- Thomas
- Family names
- Townsend ● Sydney
Personal information
- Birth date
- 1733-02-24
- Death date
- 1800-06-30
- Centuries
- 18th century CE ● 19th century CE
- Gender
- Males
- Associated countries
- Associated places
- Occupations
- Fields of activity
- Honorary titles
- Home Secretary ● Leader of the House of Commons ● Leader of the House of Lords ● Paymaster of the Forces ● President of the Board of Control ● President of the Board of Trade ● President of the Committee on Trade and Foreign Plantations ● Secretary at War ● Viscount
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Affiliations
- Affiliation
Preferred citation
"Sydney, Thomas Townshend, Viscount, 1733-1800." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified June 27, 2023. https://w3id.org/haf/person/948709565102
Change notes
- Date added
- 2023-06-27
- Last edited
- 2023-06-27