Charles Townshend, 1st Baron Bayning [SEP] date of death
Charles Townshend, 1st Baron Bayning
Charles Townshend, 1st Baron Bayning PC (27 August 1728 – 19 May 1810) was a British politician.
Background and education.
Bayning was the only son of the Hon. William Townshend, third son of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend. George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, Charles Townshend and Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, were his first cousins. His mother was Henrietta Powlett, daughter of Lord William Powlett. On his mother's side he was a female-
succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He represented Truro in Parliament. In 1821 he assumed by Royal licence the surname of Powlett in lieu of Townshend. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baron. He died without surviving male issue and the barony became extinct on his death in 1866.
Barons Bayning (1797).
- Charles Townshend, 1st Baron Bayning (1728–1810)
- Charles Frederick Powlett, 2nd Baron Bayning (1785–1823)
- Henry William-Powlett