Background
Townshend was the eldest son of the 2nd Viscount Townshend and was educated at Eton and King"s College, Cambridge.
Townshend was the eldest son of the 2nd Viscount Townshend and was educated at Eton and King"s College, Cambridge.
Eton College.
He held the seat until a year later, when he was summoned to the House of Lords through a writ of acceleration in his father"s barony of Townshend. As his father was already Lord Townshend, Charles was styled Lord Lynn after the barony"s territorial designation of Lynn Regis. Townshend then became Master of the Jewel Office and Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk in 1730 and succeeded to his father"s titles in 1738.
On 29 May 1723, Townshend married Audrey (Etheldreda) Harrison, the only daughter and heiress of Edward Harrison of Balls Park, Hertfordshire).
Their surviving children were George, later Marquess Townshend (1724–1807) and Charles (1725–1767). They separated formally around 1740.
6th Parliament of Great Britain.