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Thomas Townshend Thomas Townshend i(A145131 works by)
Born: Established: 24 Feb 1733 Norfolk,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 30 Jun 1800 Kent,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
Gender: Male
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Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney PC (24 February 1733 – 30 June 1800), was a British politician who held several important Cabinet posts in the second half of the 18th century. His most enduring legacy is probably that the cities of Sydney in Nova Scotia, Canada, and Sydney in New South Wales, Australia are named in his honour, in 1785 and 1788 respectively.

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