Charles Townshend

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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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Predicate Object
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
University of Leiden
surface form: Leiden University
familyName Charles Townshend self-linksurface differs
surface form: Townshend
father Charles Townshend self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 (tea tax component)
surface form: Townshend Acts
occupation politician
statesman
parliamentaryTerm House of Commons of Great Britain
placeOfBirth England
Norfolk
placeOfDeath England
London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld Chancellor of the Exchequer
surface form: 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
Saltash
sexOrGender male
sibling George Townshend
surface form: George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend
significantEvent introduction of the Townshend Acts in 1767
spouse Caroline Campbell
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

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Charles Townshend familyName Charles Townshend self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Townshend
Charles Townshend father Charles Townshend self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend
Townshend Acts era namedAfter Charles Townshend
Townshend Acts era hasKeyFigure Charles Townshend
George Townshend father Charles Townshend
subject surface form: George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend
this entity surface form: Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend
Whig Supremacy keyFigure Charles Townshend
this entity surface form: Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
Revenue Act of 1767 introducedBy Charles Townshend
Revenue Act of 1767 namedAfter Charles Townshend
Townshend hasNotableBearer Charles Townshend
Townshend hasNotableBearer Charles Townshend
this entity surface form: Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
Townshend hasNotableBearer Charles Townshend
this entity surface form: Charles Townshend, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Raynham Hall, Norfolk, England notableResident Charles Townshend
this entity surface form: Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
Surrender of Montreal (1760) – British commander after Wolfe’s death father Charles Townshend
subject surface form: George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend
this entity surface form: Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend
East Raynham, Norfolk, England associatedWith Charles Townshend
subject surface form: Raynham Hall
this entity surface form: Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
Viscount Townshend notableHolder Charles Townshend
this entity surface form: Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
Lord John Townshend notableRelative Charles Townshend
Lord John Townshend notableRelative Charles Townshend
this entity surface form: Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend