Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
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Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
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Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, was an English Whig statesman. He served for a decade as Secretary of State for the Northern Department from 1714 to 1717 and again from 1721 to 1730. He directed British foreign policy in close collaboration with his brother-in-law, prime minister Robert Walpole. He was often known as Turnip Townshend because of his strong interest in farming turnips and his role in the British Agricultural Revolution.
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British Whig statesman
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Townshend,_2nd_Viscount_Townshend
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2003-09-13T05:51:02Z
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2024-09-01T20:46:44Z
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