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Thomas Townshend (24 février 1732 – 30 juin 1800), 1 er vicomte Sydney, est un homme politique britannique qui fut plusieurs fois ministre dans la seconde moitié du XVIII e siècle. Il a donné son nom, entre autres, à la ville australienne de Sydney.
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Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney PC (24 February 1733 – 30 June 1800) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1754 to 1783 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Sydney. He held several important Cabinet posts in the second half of the 18th century.
homme d’État britannique, leader de la Chambre des lords de 1783 à 1789 / De Wikipedia, l'encyclopédie libre. Thomas Townshend ( 24 février 1732 – 30 juin 1800 ), 1er vicomte Sydney, est un homme politique britannique qui fut plusieurs fois ministre dans la seconde moitié du XVIIIe siècle.
Learn about the British Home Secretary who devised the plan to colonize New South Wales and named it after himself. See his portrait and read his biography and historical assessment.
A portrait of Thomas Townshend, first Viscount Sydney, who was instrumental in establishing the penal colony of New South Wales in 1788. Learn about his political career, his role in appointing Arthur Phillip as governor, and his legacy in Australian history.
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (1733–1800) - the cities of Sydney (1785) in Nova Scotia, Canada, and Sydney (1788) in New South Wales, Australia, were named in his honour. John Thomas Townshend, 2nd Viscount Sydney (1764–1831) - represented Newport and Whitchurch in the House of Commons.
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney PC (24 February 1733 – 30 June 1800) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1754 to 1783 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Sydney. He held several important Cabinet posts in the second half of the 18th century.
