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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.
Everything about Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney →- 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