page_title: Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
hierarchical_section_title: Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
caption_attribution_description: English: Coat of arms of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, KG, PC, FRS
context_page_description: Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, KG, PC, FRS was an English Whig statesman. He served for a decade as Secretary of State for the Northern Department, 1714–1717, 1721–1730. 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.
context_section_description: Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, KG, PC, FRS (/ˈtaʊnzənd/; 18 April 1674 – 21 June 1738) was an English Whig statesman. He served for a decade as Secretary of State for the Northern Department, 1714–1717, 1721–1730. 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.
caption: Coat of arms of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, KG, PC, FRS
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