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Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney

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Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney

British Viscount (1733-1800)

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About Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney

Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1754 to 1783 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Sydney. He held several important Cabinet posts in the second half of the 18th century. The cities of Sydney in Nova Scotia, Canada, and Sydney in New South Wales, Australia were named in his honour, in 1785 and 1788, respectively.

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Occupation: politician
Position held: Home Secretary, President of the Board of Trade, Paymaster of the Forces, Secretary at War
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain
Born: February 24, 1733
Died: June 30, 1800

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