Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
(1674-1738)
British Whig statesman
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Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, KG PC FRS(18 April 1674 – 21 June 1738) was an English Whig statesman. He served for a decade as Secretary of State for the Northern Department, 1714–1717, 1721–1730. He directed British foreign policy in close collaboration with his brother-in-law, prime minister Robert Walpole. He was often known as Turnip Townshend because of his strong interest in farming turnips and his role in the British Agricultural Revolution.
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18 April 1674 Raynham Hall, Norfolk, Kingdom of England
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1738 (aged 63) Raynham Hall, Norfolk, England, Kingdom of Great Britain
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