George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington

George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington (11 October 1740 – 14 December 1812) was an English peer.

Arms of Byng: Quarterly sable and argent in the first quarter a lion rampant of the second

Origins

He was the eldest son and heir of George Byng, 3rd Viscount Torrington (1701-1750) by his wife Elizabeth Daniel.[1][2]

Career
Southill Park, Bedfordshire

He inherited the Torrington viscountcy and the family seat of Southill Park in Bedfordshire on the death of his father in 1750. He sold Southill to the beer magnate, Samuel Whitbread, in 1795.

Marriage and children

On 20 July 1765 he married Lady Lucy Boyle (1744–1792), a daughter of John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork, by his wife, Margaret Hamilton,[3] by whom he had seven children,[4] three sons who all predeceased him, and four daughters:

  • Lucy Elizabeth Byng (17 October 1760 – 20 September 1844), who married Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford, 29 May 1788.
  • Georgiana Elizabeth Byng (1768 – 11 October 1801), who married John Russell, later 6th Duke of Bedford, 1786.
  • William Henry Byng (27 November 1769 – 23 November 1770), predeceased his father.
  • Isabella Elizabeth Byng (21 September 1773 – 1 May 1830), who married Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath, 14 April 1794.
  • William Henry Byng (baptized 4 June 1775 – 1792), predeceased his father.
  • George Byng (baptized 24 March 1777 – 13 October 1792),[5] predeceased his father.
  • Emily Byng (1779 – 3 September 1824), who married the Hon. Henry Seymour of Brighthelmston, Sussex, 1 July 1801.[6]

Death and succession

He died on 14 December 1812, and as he left no surviving male issue he was succeeded in the viscountcy by his younger brother John Byng, 5th Viscount Torrington (1743-1813), who died one year later. `

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-06-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. The Peerage #19704
  3. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 900
  4. Byng, John. The Torrington Diaries. C.B. Andrew, editor. 4 vols. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1934-8, volume 1, opposite page 382. Baptism dates drawn from the Southill Parish record book, available at the Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service, Bedford, England, UK.
  5. Gentleman's Magazine 62, 5 (November 1792), 1055
  6. The Register of the Parish of St. George, Hanover Square, in the County of Middlesex: 1788-1809.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Alleyne FitzHerbert		 British Minister in Brussels
1783–1792		 Succeeded by
The Earl of Elgin
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by
George Byng		 Viscount Torrington
1750–1812		 Succeeded by
John Byng
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