George Byng, seventh viscount Torrington

(1812-1884)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Torrington, George Byng, Viscount, 1812-1884 NRA: Byng, George (1812-1884) 7th Viscount Torrington LBT ID: LdTorri7 VIAF ID: 36021012 LOC ID: n88255852	B/BAP: 1812-09-09 DIED: 1884-04-17
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Son of Vice-Admiral George Byng, sixth Viscount Torrington whom he succeeded in 1831; he was Governor of Ceylon (1847-50) and held positions at court.
REFERENCES TO George Byng, seventh viscount Torrington: Samuel Rogers to Richard Sharp, 21 November 1834 in Samuel Rogers and his Contemporaries 2 Vols (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1889) Found 1: ¶ 7 Clayden, Peter William, 1827-1902, Samuel Rogers and his Contemporaries 2 Vols (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1889) Chapter II. 1831-34.