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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 .
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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
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. Byng was born at Wrotham, Kent, England.[1] In 1678, he entered the Royal Navy as a King's Letter Boy.[1] He ...
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.
