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Mary Elizabeth Townsend (23 July 1841 - 14 June 1918) was a British philanthropist and co-founder of the Girls' Friendly Society . Honington Hall, her home for most of her life. Early life.
Mary Elizabeth Pitt, Countess of Chatham (2 September 1762 – 21 May 1821), formerly Mary Elizabeth Townshend, was an English noblewoman and political campaigner. Her husband was John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham. Mary was the daughter of Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, and his wife, the former Elizabeth Powys.
Mary Elizabeth Pitt formerly Townshend. Born 2 Sep 1762 in Chislehurst, Kent, England. Ancestors. Daughter of Thomas Townshend and Elizabeth (Powys) Townshend. Sister of John Thomas Townshend, Frances (Townshend) Rice and Harriet Katherine Townshend. Wife of John Pitt KG — married 10 Jul 1783 in St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England.
- Female
- September 2, 1762
- John Pitt KG
- May 21, 1821
Chatham married The Hon. Mary Elizabeth Townshend, daughter of the 1st Baron Sydney, on 10 July 1783.: 126 The couple had no children. Lady Chatham died on 21 May 1821. Chatham did not remarry and on his death the Earldom of Chatham became extinct. Legacy
7 de ago. de 2017 · John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, married Mary Elizabeth Townshend on 10 July 1783. Their courtship was long and rather drawn-out on Lord Chatham’s part, but probably due to bashfulness rather than reluctance. Their fathers had been close friends and neighbours, and John and Mary had known each other since they were children.
Biography. Hon. Mary Elizabeth Townshend was the daughter of John Thomas Townshend, 2nd Viscount Sydney of St. Leonards and Lady Caroline Elizabeth Letitia Clements. She was born in aboit 1804 (per her stated age of 21 when she first married).
She was born Mary Elizabeth Townshend on 2 September 1762, the second child of Thomas Townshend, later Lord Sydney. She and her six surviving siblings grew up at Frognall, near Chislehurst, Kent. Townshend's political patron was William Pitt the Elder, Earl of Chatham, whose country residence at Hayes was only a few miles from Frognall.
