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Admiral of the Fleet George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, KB, PC (27 January 1663 – 17 January 1733), of Southill Park in Bedfordshire, was a Royal Navy officer and statesman.
The soldier Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, was the youngest son of the second Earl of Strafford. [1] Admiral the Hon. John Byng, who was controversially court-martialled and shot in 1757, was the fourth son of the first Viscount Torrington. He was the only British admiral ever executed after a court-martial.
11 de jun. de 2018 · Byng, George, 1st Viscount Torrington (1664–1733). Byng entered the navy at 14 from a family in straitened circumstances. In 1688, while serving as a lieutenant in Dartmouth's fleet, he acted as intermediary with William of Orange and was rewarded with his own command.
1 de ene. de 2023 · Admiral of the Fleet George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, KB PC (27 January 1663[1] – 17 January 1733) was a British naval officer and statesman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. His career included service as First Lord of the Admiralty during the reign of King George II.
- Wrotham, England
- January 27, 1664
- "John Byng"
- Wrotham, Kent, England
2 de jul. de 2019 · Torrington, George Byng, 1st viscount, 1663-1733. Publication date. 1930. Topics. Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century -- Sources. Publisher. [London] : Printed for the Navy Records Society. Collection.
primary name: Byng, George other name: (Viscount) Torrington other name: Byng of Southill
George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington (1663-1733) c.1720 Description Kneller was born in Lubeck, studied with Rembrandt in Amsterdam and by 1676 was working in England as a fashionable portrait painter.
