George I (George Louis; German: "Georg Ludwig" ; 28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698.
Charles Townshend (28 August 1725 – 4 September 1767) was a British politician.
 He was born at his family's seat of Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England, the second son of Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend, and Audrey (died 1788), daughter and heiress of Edward Harrison of Ball's Park, near Hertford; she was reportedly a lady who rivaled her son in brilliance of wit and frankness of expression.
 He was a sickly child, suffered from epilepsy, and had a strained relationship with his parents.
 Charles graduated from the Dutch Leiden University on 27 October 1745; while there he had associated with a small group of other English youth, who later became well known in various circles, including Dowdeswell, Wilkes, and Alexander Carlyle.
 The latter would chronicle their exploits in his "Autobiography".
Raynham Hall is a country house in Norfolk, England.
 For nearly 400 years it has been the seat of the Townshend family.
 The hall gave its name to the five estate villages, known as The Raynhams, and is reported to be haunted, providing the scene for possibly the most famous ghost photo of all time, the famous Brown Lady descending the staircase.
 However, the ghost has been allegedly seen infrequently since the photo was taken.
 Its most famous resident was Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend (1674–1738), leader in the House of Lords.
Earl Sydney, of Scadbury in the County of Kent, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
 It was created in 1874 for the Liberal politician John Townshend, 3rd Viscount Sydney.
 He notably served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household and as Lord Steward of the Household.
 On his death in 1890 all his titles became extinct.
 The titles of Baron Sydney, of Chiselhurst in the County of Kent, and Viscount Sydney were created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1783 and 1789, respectively, for the politician Thomas Townshend.
 He served as Home Secretary and Leader of the House of Lords.
 Townshend was the son of the Hon. Thomas Townshend, second son of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, whose eldest son Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend is the ancestor of the Marquesses of Townshend.
 Townshend was also a female-line great-great-grandson of Lady Lucy Sydney, daughter of Robert Sydney, 2nd Earl of Leicester, hence his choice of title.
Dorothy Townshend (Walpole), was an English aristocrat, born on 18 September 1686 at Houghton Hall.
 She was the thirteenth child born to Robert Walpole and Mary Burwell.
 Sometime before 25 July 1713, she married Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend and became his second wife.
 She died under mysterious circumstances or possibly of smallpox on 29 March 1726.
Baron Bayning, of Foxley in the County of Berkshire, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain.
 It was created in 1797 for the politician Charles Townshend.
 He was the son of William Townshend, third son of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend (from whom the Marquesses Townshend descend) and the cousin of Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney.
 Townshend descended through his mother from Anne Murray, Viscountess Bayning, and Paul Bayning, 1st Viscount Bayning, hence his choice of title.
 He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron.
 He represented Truro in Parliament.
 In 1821 he assumed by Royal licence the surname of Powlett in lieu of Townshend.
 He died unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baron.
 He died without surviving male issue and the barony became extinct on his death in 1866.
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend was appointed Secretary of State for the Northern Department by George I in September 1714.
 He was the de facto leader of this Whig ministry as Northern Secretary until 1717, when he was demoted to Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in favour of the first Stanhope–Sunderland ministry after being outmaneuvered by his rival Whigs.
Robert Walpole and Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend were removed from their positions in the government (the latter having already previously been demoted to Lord Lieutenant of Ireland), and were replaced by James Stanhope, 1st Viscount Stanhope of Mahon and Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, who cooperatively led the first Stanhope–Sunderland ministry.
 The two Whigs remained in power from 1717 to 1721, although in 1718, Lord Stanhope exchanged positions with Lord Sunderland to form the second Stanhope–Sunderland ministry.
 Upon Lord Stanhope's death, Robert Walpole, widely considered the first true Prime Minister of Great Britain, returned to head the government.
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, ( ; 18 April 167421 June 1738) was an English Whig statesman.
 He served for a decade as Secretary of State for the Northern Department, 1714-1717, 1731-1730.
 He directed British foreign policy in close collaboration with his brother-in-law, prime minister Robert Walpole.
 He was often known as Turnip Townshend because of his strong interest in farming turnips and his role in the British Agricultural Revolution.
East Raynham is a village in the county of Norfolk.
 It is located on the A1065 some 4 mi south-west of Fakenham.
 The River Wensum flows close to the village.
 The village can trace its origins back and before the Domesday survey of 1086 when it was known as "Reinham".
 Raynham, Massachusetts took the village's name at its incorporation in 1731 at the time of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend (1674–1738), Leader of the House of Lords.
 The population is now included in the civil parish of Raynham.

Question:  Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend was appointed Secretary of State under the reign of a man who died in what year?
Answer: 1727