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| − | Son of [[ | + | Son of [[crossreference::Roger Townshend 1595-1637|Sir Roger Townshend]], 1st baronet (1595-1637). Matriculated at [[education::St John's College, Cambridge]] in 1644; MA 1645. [[occupation::JP]] 1652; [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::Norfolk]] 1656, 1659, 1660. He was created [[personal title::Viscount Townshend]] in 1682. He married [[family::Mary Townshend|Mary]] (1634-1673) in 1648; after her death he married [[family::Mary Ashe|Mary]] (1652/3-1685), daughter of [[associates::Sir Joseph Ashe]], 1st baronet. |
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Horatio TOWNSHEND, 1st Viscount Townshend 1630-87
Biographical Note
Son of Sir Roger Townshend, 1st baronet (1595-1637). Matriculated at St John's College, Cambridge in 1644; MA 1645. JP 1652; MP for Norfolk 1656, 1659, 1660. He was created Viscount Townshend in 1682. He married Mary (1634-1673) in 1648; after her death he married Mary (1652/3-1685), daughter of Sir Joseph Ashe, 1st baronet.
Books
Surviving book bills and correspondence testify to the existence of a substantial library at his house at Raynham, Norfolk, developed during his lifetime.
Sources
- History of Parliament.
- Handley, Stuart. "Townshend, Horatio, first Viscount Townshend (bap. 1630, d. 1687), politician." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- Rosenheim, J. The Townshends of Raynham, 1989.
- West, Susie. The development of libraries in Norfolk country houses (UEA Ph.D thesis, 2000).