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Hace 5 días · George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, was born in 1663. His career at first wavered between the army and the navy, and he actually held commissions in both services. In 1688 he was entrusted with the task of canvassing the navy captains in the interests of the Prince of Orange, and obtained the latter's goodwill.
Hace 4 días · Two, both on the riverside, were inherited by Elizabeth Byng, wife of the Hon. Robert Byng — the third son of Admiral George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington — from her father, Jonathan Forward, a contractor of transports, who had bought them in 1754.
23 de may. de 2024 · Set in the heart of a sprawling 2,500-acre estate, Wrotham Park fits the series’ narrative like a glove. Built in 1754 for Admiral John Byng, the fourth son of Admiral George Byng (the 1st Viscount of Torrington), the estate is one of the largest private houses near London inside the M25 motorway.
1 de jun. de 2024 · The same year Thomas Newport, second son of the Earl of Bradford, was created Baron Torrington: he died in 1719 without issue; and in 1720 Sir George Byng was created Viscount Torrington, which title is still enjoyed by his descendant.
Hace 4 días · Sir William Smith presented in 1738 and 1739 and Smith King in 1770, whilst in 1787 the advowson belonged to George Byng, fourth Lord Torrington, who sold it in 1795 to Samuel Whitbread (who consolidated the vicarage of Old Warden with that of Southill).
Hace 6 días · Julian Hedworth George Byng, Viscount Byng of Vimy (born Sept. 11, 1862, Wrotham Park, Middlesex, Eng.—died June 6, 1935, Thorpe Hall, Essex) was a British field marshal and a commander in World War I. A career soldier from 1883, Byng was promoted to major general in 1909.
24 de may. de 2024 · The Duke of Westminster’s forthcoming wedding has sparked fresh calls to change the law preventing firstborn daughters inheriting their family’s titles. The centuries-old law of primogeniture...
