George Byng, 3rd Viscount Torrington

Major General George Byng, 3rd Viscount Torrington (21 September 1701 – 7 April 1750), styled The Honourable from 1721 to 1747, was a British Army officer and peer. He was the son of Admiral George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington. He married Elizabeth Daniel, granddaughter of Sir Peter Daniel, on 21 August 1736. They had two children:[1]

From 1742 to 1748, Byng was Colonel of the 4th Regiment of Marines (British Army). From 1749 to 1750 he was Colonel of the 48th Regiment of Foot. He ended his military career with the rank of Major General.[2][3]

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Military offices
Preceded by
John Wynyard
Colonel of Viscount Torrington's Regiment of Marines
1742–1748
Regiment disbanded
Preceded by
Hon. Henry Seymour Conway
Colonel of the Viscount Torrington's Regiment of Foot
1749–1750
Succeeded by
The Earl of Home
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by
Pattee Byng
Viscount Torrington
1747–1750
Succeeded by
George Byng
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