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Authorised form of nameTownshend; George (1755 - 1811); 2nd Marquess Townshend
Dates1755 - 1811
Date of birth18 April 1755
Place of deathRichmond, Surrey
Date of death27 July 1811
ActivityHonours:
Earl of Leicester 1784
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election15/02/1781
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Sir John Craig, 'The Royal Society and the Royal Mint' in NR 1964 vol 19 pp 156-167
Notes:
Also styled Baron De Ferrars of Chartley.
CodeNA365
Archives associated with this Fellow
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