Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney

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British politician human nobleman

Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, was an 18th-century British politician and Home Secretary whose name was given to the city of Sydney and its harbor in Australia.

Statements (33)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British politician → human → nobleman →
continentOfInfluence	Australia → Europe →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain →
familyName	Townshend →
fieldOfWork	colonial administration → domestic policy →
genre	18th-century politics →
givenName	Thomas →
hasHonorificPrefix	The Right Honourable →
hasInfluenceOn	British colonial policy in Australia → development of Sydney as a British settlement →
inspiredNameOf	Sydney → Sydney Harbour →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	Parliament of Great Britain →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Whig Party →
nobleTitle	Viscount Sydney →
notableFor	giving his name to Sydney Harbour in Australia → giving his name to the city of Sydney in Australia →
notableRole	senior minister in the British government →
notableWork	administration of British colonies →
occupation	politician → statesman →
ordinalOfNobleTitle	1st →
positionHeld	Chancellor of the Exchequer (acting) → Home Secretary of Great Britain → Leader of the House of Commons → Member of Parliament → Secretary of State for the Home Department →
residence	Great Britain →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sydney Cove →	namedAfter