Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, was a British Whig statesman. From 1714 to 1717, and again from 1721 to 1730, he served as Secretary of State for the Northern Department. He directed Britis
Portrait attributed to Charles Jervas, c. 1724
Charles Viscount Townshend, studio of Kneller. National Portrait Gallery NPG 1363. Probably painted soon after Townshend entered the House of Lords in 1697, but he does not wear his official robes. This is typical of the Kit-Cat Club portraits, which emphasise the like-mindedness and unity of the members rather than their different social positions
Elizabeth Pelham, first wife of Charles, painted by Godfrey Kneller (late 1690s)
Dorothy Walpole, second wife of Charles, by Charles Jervas
Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend, known as The Lord Lynn from 1723 to 1738, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 to 1723 when he was elevated to the House of Lor
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
…1st Earl Cornwallis on 28 November 1722. They were the parents of General Cornwallis, who commanded the British forces in the American Revolution. Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend of Raynham b. 11 July 1700, d. 12 March 1764 Hon. Thomas Townshend b. 2 June 1701, d. 21 May 1780…
Charles, 3rd Viscount Townshend, painting attributed to Thomas Hudson
Portrait of Ethelreda Harrison by Jean-Baptiste van Loo. n.d.