1ST See also:

• MARQUESS (1760-1842)
• MARQUESS, or MARQUIS (Fr. marquis, Ital. marchese; from med. Lat. marchio, marchisus, i.e. comes marchiae, " count of the March ")

MARQUESS See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

GEORGE See also:

• TOWNSHEND, CHARLES (1725-1767)
• TOWNSHEND, CHARLES TOWNSHEND, 2ND VISCOUNT (1674-1738)
• 1ST MARQUESS GEORGE TOWNSHEND TOWNSHEND (1724-1807)

TOWNSHEND TOWNSHEND (1724-1807)  , eldest son of See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles, 3rd See also:

• VISCOUNT (through O. Fr. viscomte, mod. vicomte, from Low Lat. vice-comes, cf. Portug. visconde, Ital. visconte)

Viscount See also:

• TOWNSHEND, CHARLES (1725-1767)
• TOWNSHEND, CHARLES TOWNSHEND, 2ND VISCOUNT (1674-1738)
• TOWNSHEND, GEORGE TOWNSHEND, 1ST MARQUESS (1724-1807)

Townshend (1700-1764), and See also:

• BROTHER

brother of the politician Charles Townshend (q.v.), was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the 28th of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1724, his godfather being See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George I . Joining See also:

• COPE
• COPE (M.E. cape, cope, from Med. Lat. capa, cappa)
• COPE, EDWARD DRINKER (1840-1897)
• COPE, EDWARD MEREDITH (1818-1873)

Cope's dragoons as a See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

captain, he saw some service in the See also:

• NETHERLANDS

Netherlands in 1745, and as a member of the See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• CUMBERLAND
• CUMBERLAND, DUKES AND EARLS OF
• CUMBERLAND, RICHARD (1632-1718)
• CUMBERLAND, RICHARD (1732-1811)
• CUMBERLAND, WILLIAM AUGUSTUS

Cumberland's See also:

• STAFF (O. Eng. staef, cf. Du. staf, Ger. Stab, &c.; Icel. stafr meant also a written letter, and O. Eng. stafas, the letters of the alphabet; " stave," one of the thin pieces of wood of which a cask is made, is a doublet)

staff was See also:

• PRESENT

present at See also:

• CULLODEN

Culloden . Afterwards he accompanied the duke to the Netherlands, and was present at Lauffeld . By 1750 he had become See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant-See also:

• COLONEL (derived either from Lat. column, Fr. colonne, column, or Lat. corona, a crown)

colonel' in the 1st See also:

• FOOT

Foot See also:

• GUARDS, AND HOUSEHOLD TROOPS

Guards, but See also:

• DIFFERENCES, CALCULUS OF (Theory of Finite Differences)

differences with the duke of Cumberland led to his retirement in that See also:

• YEAR

year . This difference soon became hostility, and, coupled with his dread of permanent armies, caused him to give vehement support to the See also:

• MILITIA (Fr. milice, Ger. Miliz, from Lat. miles, soldier, militia, military service)

Militia See also:

• BILL

Bill . In this See also:

• MATTER

matter his views and his methods of expressing them raised up a See also:

• HOST

host of enemies . The retirement of the duke after the disastrous See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign in See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North See also:

• GERMANY
• GERMANY (Ger. Deutschland)

Germany in 1757 brought Townshend back to active service as a colonel, and in 1758 he sailed for North See also:

• AMERICA

America as one of See also:

• WOLFE, CHARLES (1791-1823)
• WOLFE, JAMES (1727-1759)

Wolfe's three brigadiers . In the See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long and painful operations against See also:

• QUEBEC

Quebec he showed himself a capable officer, but his almost open dissatisfaction with Wolfe's methods sensibly added to the difficulty of the enterprise . At the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of the Heights of See also:

• ABRAHAM, or ABRAM (Hebrew for " father is high ")

Abraham the command, on the See also:

• DEATH

death of Wolfe and the wounding of Monckton, devolved upon Townshend, whose over-caution for a See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time imperilled the success of the See also:

• BRITISH

British arms . The loss of Montcalm, however, had similarly paralyzed the See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French, and the crisis passed . Townshend sent See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home a despatch, announcing the fall of Quebec, which at once became the See also:

• BUTT
• BUTT, ISAAC (1813-1879)

butt of the wits and the See also:

• OBJECT

object of See also:

• CRITICISM
• CRITICISM (from the Gr. KpiTrlS, a judge, Kpivew, to decide, to give an authoritative opinion)

criticism of a more serious See also:

• KIND (O. E. ge-cynde, from the same root as is seen in " kin," supra)

kind; and when, Monckton having taken over the command in See also:

• CANADA

Canada, Townshend returned to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England to enjoy, as he hoped, the See also:

• HERO (Gr. open)
• HERO, THE YOUNGER

hero-See also:

• WORSHIP (i.e. " worth-ship," O. Eng. weor8scipe)

worship of the public, he was soon involved in See also:

• BITTER, KARL THEODORE FRANCIS (1867– )

bitter controversies . He succeeded to the See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title in 1764 on his See also:

• FATHER

father's death, and in 1767, through his brother's See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence, was made See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

lord-lieutenant of See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland .

The See also:

• STORY, JOHN (c. 1510-1571)
• STORY, JOSEPH (1779-1845)
• STORY, ROBERT HERBERT (1835-1907)
• STORY, WILLIAM WETMORE (1819—1895)

story of his See also:

• VICE

vice-See also:

• ROYALTY (0. Fr. realte, reialte, royaulte, from Med. Lat. regalitas, the substantive of regalis, of or belonging to a king, rex)

royalty may be read in the See also:

• ARTICLE (from Lat. articulus, a joint)

article on him in the See also:

• DIET

Diet . Nat . Biog., and in See also:

• LECKY, WILLIAM EDWARD HARTPOLE (1838–1903)

Lecky's See also:

• HISTORY

History of England in the 18th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

Century (vol. iv.) . Witli the best will in the See also:

• WORLD

world, and in spite of excellent capacity, he came into continual conflict with the Irish See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House of See also:

• COMMONS

Commons in his See also:

• ATTEMPT (Lat. adtemptare, attentare, to try)

attempt to See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form an See also:

• ENGLISH

English party in Ireland, and he excited unmeasured abuse . In 1772 he was recalled . In 1787 he was created See also:

• MARQUESS (1760-1842)
• MARQUESS, or MARQUIS (Fr. marquis, Ital. marchese; from med. Lat. marchio, marchisus, i.e. comes marchiae, " count of the March ")

Marquess Townshend of Rainham . He died on the 14th of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1807 . Townshend was twice married—first to See also:

• CHARLOTTE

Charlotte, Baroness de Ferrars (d . 1770) and secondly to See also:

• ANNE (1665-1714)
• ANNE (1693-1740)

Anne See also:

• MONTGOMERY
• MONTGOMERY ( Tre' Faldwyn)
• MONTGOMERY, GABRIEL, SEIGNEUR DE LORGES, COMTE DE (c. 1530-1574)
• MONTGOMERY, JAMES (1771-1854)
• MONTGOMERY, ROBERT (1807-1855)

Montgomery (d . 1819) . His eldest son George (1755-1811), who became the second marquess, had succeeded to the See also:

• BARONY

barony of de Ferrars in 1770 and had been created See also:

• EARL

earl of See also:

• LEICESTER
• LEICESTER, EARLS OF
• LEICESTER, ROBERT DUDLEY, EARL
• LEICESTER, ROBERT SIDNEY, EARL OF (1563-1626)
• LEICESTER, THOMAS WILLIAM COKE, EARL OF (1754-1842)

Leicester in 1784 . Although he was in turn See also:

• MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master of the See also:

• MINT
• MINT (Lat. moneta; Mid. Eng. mynt)

mint, See also:

• JOINT (through Fr. from Lat. junctum, jungere, to join)

joint postmaster-See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general and lord steward of the royal See also:

• HOUSEHOLD, ROYAL

household, he did not take much See also:

• PART

part in politics, but showed a See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• TASTE (from Lat. taxare, to touch sharply; tangere, to touch)

taste for antiquarian studies .

His See also:

• ELDER (0. Eng. ellarn; Ger. Holunder; Fr. sureau)
• ELDER (Gr. 1rpev(3iTepos)

elder son, George Ferrars Townshend, the 3rd marquess (1778-1855), was disinherited by his father for conduct which also compelled him to reside outside England . When he died at See also:

• GENOA (anc. Genua, Ital. Genova, Fr. GPnes)

Genoa in See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1855 the earldom of Leicester became See also:

• EXTINCT

extinct . The marquessate, however, passed to a See also:

• COUSIN (Fr. cousin, Ital. cugino, Late Lat. cosinus, perhaps a popular and familiar abbreviation of consobrinus, which has the same sense in classical Latin)
• COUSIN, JEAN (1500-1590)
• COUSIN, VICTOR (1792–1867)

cousin, See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John Townshend (1798-1863), who became the 4th marquess . John See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James See also:

• DUDLEY
• DUDLEY, BARONS AND EARLS OF
• DUDLEY, EDMUND (c. 1462—1510)
• DUDLEY, SIR ROBERT (1573—1649)
• DUDLEY, THOMAS (1576-1653)

Dudley See also:

• STUART, ARABELLA (1575-1615)
• STUART, GILBERT (1755-x828)
• STUART, JAMES EWELL BROWN (1833-1864)
• STUART, JOHN
• STUART, MOSES (1780-1852)
• STUART, SIR JOHN, COUNT

Stuart Townshend (b . 1866), who became the 6th marquess in 1899, came prominently before the public in 1906 in consequence of a judicial inquiry into his sanity, the decision being that he was not capable of managing his own affairs .