Roger Townshend (1708–1760)

The Honourable Roger Townshend (5 June 1708 – 7 August 1760) was a British soldier and Member of Parliament.

Townshend was the youngest son of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, from his first marriage to the Hon. Elizabeth Pelham. Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend, Thomas Townshend and William Townshend were his elder brothers while George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, Charles Townshend and Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, were his nephews. Townshend was a cavalry officer in Wade's Regiment of Horse and was notably present as an aide-de-camp to King George II at the Battle of Dettingen in 1743. He served as Governor of the North Yarmouth garrison from 1745 to 1760.

Apart from his military career he also sat as Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth from 1738 to 1747 and for Eye from 1747 to 1748 and a Receiver of Customs from 1748 to 1760.

Townshend died in August 1760, aged 52. He never married.

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    Parliament of Great Britain
    Preceded by
    William Townshend
    Sir Edward Walpole
    Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth
    1738–1747
    With: Sir Edward Walpole
    Succeeded by
    Sir Edward Walpole
    Charles Townshend
    Preceded by
    John Cornwallis
    Edward Cornwallis
    Member of Parliament for Eye
    1747–1748
    With: Edward Cornwallis
    Succeeded by
    Edward Cornwallis
    Nicholas Hardinge
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