NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Townshend, Charles Townshend, Viscount, 1674-1738 NRA: Townshend Charles (1674-1738) 2nd Viscount Townshend statesman DNB: Townshend, Charles, second Viscount Townshend (1674–1738), politician, diplomatist, and agricultural innovator LBT ID: LdTowns2a VIAF ID: 18073467 LOC ID: n84001361 | B/BAP: 1674-04-18 DIED: 1738-06-21 |
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Whig diplomat, statesman, and rival of Sir Robert Walpole; in retirement he experimented
with crop rotation, acquiring the nickname Turnip Townshend. | |