Charles Townshend

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British politician Chancellor of the Exchequer human

Charles Townshend was an 18th-century British politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer best known for initiating the Townshend Acts that taxed the American colonies and helped spark the American Revolution.

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instanceOf British politician →
Chancellor of the Exchequer →
human →
causeOfDeath fever →
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain →
dateOfBirth 1725-08-29 →
dateOfDeath 1767-09-04 →
educatedAt Clare College, Cambridge NERFINISHED →
Leiden University →
familyName Townshend →
father Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend →
fieldOfWork colonial administration →
public finance →
givenName Charles →
hasCause American colonial resistance to taxation →
influenced British colonial policy in North America →
knownFor initiating the Townshend Acts →
role in events leading to the American Revolution →
taxation policy toward the American colonies →
memberOfPoliticalParty Whig Party →
mother Audrey Harrison →
nativeLanguage English →
notableWork Townshend Acts →
occupation politician →
statesman →
parliamentaryTerm House of Commons of Great Britain →
placeOfBirth England →
Norfolk →
placeOfDeath England →
London →
positionHeld Chancellor of the Exchequer of Great Britain →
Member of Parliament →
Paymaster of the Forces →
President of the Board of Trade →
religion Church of England →
representedInParliament Buckingham →
Great Yarmouth →
Harwich →
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sexOrGender male →
sibling George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend →
significantEvent introduction of the Townshend Acts in 1767 →
spouse Caroline Campbell →
workLocation London →
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Charles Townshend ("Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend") →
George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend ("Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend") →
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Charles Townshend ("Townshend") →
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Townshend Acts era →
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Agricultural Revolution in Britain →
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Townshend Acts (tea tax component) →
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