The Hon Edward Townshend, D.D. (25 October 1719, Raynham, Norfolk – 27 January 1765,

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) was an

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dean in the eighteenth century. The son of

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he was educated at Eton and

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. He was

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in 1743. Townshend became Rector of

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in 1745; and of Oakley in 1748. He was

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from 1746 until his appointment as

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in 1761.British History Online – Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857 – Deans of Norwich
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1719 births People from Raynham, Norfolk People educated at Eton College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge 18th-century English Anglican priests Deans of Norwich Younger sons of viscounts 1765 deaths {{ChurchofEngland-dean-stub