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George Byng (1666–1733), who captured Gibraltar in 1704 and destroyed the Spanish fleet, was made Viscount Torrington in 1721. His son, John Byng, failed to lift the French siege of Minorca in 1756 and in consequence was executed for neglect of duty, amid a storm of controversy.
First Viscount Torrington. Family Members. Parents ... memorial page for George Byng (27 Jan 1663–17 Jan 1733), Find a Grave Memorial ID 104242759, ...
17 de may. de 2015 · George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington; 1700s oil on canvas paintings in the United Kingdom; 1700s portrait paintings of men; 18th-century oil portraits of ...
George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington. by Jeremiah Davison oil on canvas, circa 1730 79 in. x 56 in. (2007 mm x 1422 mm) Given by Hon. George Byng, 7th Viscount Torrington, 1857
George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington (11 October 1740 – 14 December 1812) was an English peer. Early life [ edit ] He was the eldest son and heir of Major-General George Byng, 3rd Viscount Torrington (1701–1750), by his wife Elizabeth Daniel.
Torrington was the son of Vice-Admiral George Byng, 6th Viscount Torrington (1768-1831). [1] He succeeded his father in the viscountcy in 1831 at the age of eighteen. On 19 March 1833 he married Mary Anne, only daughter of Sir John Astley, 1st Baronet. Their only daughter, Frances Elizabeth, died on 2 September 1853.
George Byng, 6th Viscount Torrington. Vice-Admiral George Byng, 6th Viscount Torrington DCL FRS (5 January 1768–18 June 1831), Royal Navy, commanded HMS Cumberland, the ship which returned King William I to the Netherlands from his exile in London, [1] for which service he was appointed by the king to the Military Order of William .
