Baron Bayning, of Foxley in the County of
Berkshire
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, was a title in the
Peerage of Great Britain
The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain between the Acts of Union 1707 and the Acts of Union 1800. It replaced the Peerage of England and the Peerage of Scotland, but was itself repla ...
.
It was created in 1797 for the politician
Charles Townshend
Charles Townshend (27 August 1725 – 4 September 1767) was a British politician who held various titles in the Parliament of Great Britain. His establishment of the controversial Townshend Acts is considered one of the key causes of the Amer ...
. He was the son of
William Townshend, third son of
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, (; 18 April 167421 June 1738) 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 British foreign po ...
(from whom the
Marquesses Townshend descend) and the cousin of
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (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 ...
. Townshend descended through his mother from Anne Murray, Viscountess Bayning, and
Paul Bayning, 1st Viscount Bayning, hence his choice of title. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He represented
Truro
Truro (; ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Cornwall, England; it is the southernmost city in the United Kingdom, just under west-south-west of Charing Cross in London. It is Cornwall's county town, s ...
in Parliament. In 1821, he assumed by Royal licence the surname of Powlett in lieu of Townshend. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baron. He died without surviving male issue and the barony became extinct on his death in 1866.
Barons Bayning (1797)
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Charles Townshend, 1st Baron Bayning (1728–1810)
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Charles Frederick Powlett, 2nd Baron Bayning (1785–1823)
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Henry William-Powlett, 3rd Baron Bayning (1797–1866)
**Charles William Powlett (1844–1864)
See also
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Marquess Townshend
Marquess Townshend is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain held by the Townshend family of Raynham Hall in Norfolk. The title was created in 1787 for George Townshend, 4th Viscount Townshend.
History
The Townshend family descends from Rog ...
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Viscount Sydney
Viscount Sydney (an alternative spelling of the surname Sidney) is a title that has been created twice. The title was elevated twice from a barony, and once into an earldom.
First creation (1689)
The first creation came on 9 April 1689 when He ...
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Viscountess Bayning
Viscount Bayning, of Sudbury, Suffolk, Sudbury in the County of Suffolk, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 8 March 1628 for Paul Bayning, 1st Viscount Bayning, Paul Bayning, 1st Baron Bayning. He had already been created a ...
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Extinct baronies in the Peerage of Great Britain
Baron Bayning
Noble titles created in 1797