George Byng, 6th Viscount Torrington
Vice-Admiral George Byng, 6th Viscount Torrington (1768–1831), 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.
Arms of Byng: Quarterly sable and argent in the first quarter a lion rampant of the second
Marriages and children
He married twice:
- Firstly on 8 February 1793 to Elizabeth Langmead (d. 1810).
- Secondly on 5 October 1811 to Frances Harriet Barlow (d. 1868), by whom he had children including:
- George Byng, 7th Viscount Torrington (1812-1884), eldest son and heir, a British diplomat who served as Governor of Ceylon between 1847 and 1850.
- Hilare Caroline Byng (1815-1889), who married William Hutcheon Hall in 1845
Notes
- J.A. van Zelm van Eldik in "Moed en Deugd" page 212 [2003].
External links
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by John Byng |
Viscount Torrington 1813–1831 |
Succeeded by George Byng |
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