George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington

George Byng (11 October 1740 – 14 December 1812) was the 4th Viscount Torrington, son of George Byng, 3rd Viscount Torrington and Elizabeth Daniel. ^{[1] [2]}

He gained the title 4th Viscount Torrington at the death of his father in 1750. On 20 July 1765 he married Lucy (1744–1792), daughter of John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork and Margaret (née Hamilton).^[3] They had seven children:^[4]

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

See also

• Viscount Torrington

References

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

External links

• Archival material relating to George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington listed at the UK National Archives