John Townshend, 6th Marquess Townshend

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1866 – 1921

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Who was John Townshend, 6th Marquess Townshend?

John James Dudley Stuart Townshend, 6th Marquess Townshend, known as Viscount Raynham from 1866 to 1899, was a British peer.

Townshend was the son of John Townshend, 5th Marquess Townshend, and Lady Anne Elizabeth Clementina Duff. He succeeded his father in the marquessate in 1899.

Lord Townshend married Gwladys Ethel Gwendolen Eugenie Sutherst, daughter of Thomas Sutherst, on 9 August 1905.

Their children included:

George John Patrick Dominic Townshend, 7th Marquess Townshend

Elizabeth Mary Gladys Townshend, married Sir Eric White, 2nd Baronet. She married secondly, John Clifford Roberts.

Lord Townshend died in November 1921, aged 55, and was succeeded in his titles by his five-year-old son George. Lady Townshend later married Bernard le Strange and died in 1959.

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Born
Oct 17, 1866
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  • United Kingdom
Died
Nov 17, 1921

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on July 23, 2013

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