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Thomas Townshend, 1 er vicomte Sydney (24 février 1733 – 30 juin 1800) est un homme politique et pair britannique. Il a donné son nom, entre autres, à la ville australienne de Sydney . Biographie [ modifier | modifier le code ]
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney PC (24 February 1733 – 30 June 1800) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1754 to 1783 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Sydney.
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney PC (1733-1800) was British Home Secretary in the Pitt Government, given responsibility for devising a plan to settle convicts at Botany Bay. He chose Arthur Phillip as governor; on 26 January 1788, Phillip named Sydney Cove in honour of Sydney and the settlement became known as Sydney Town.
Thomas Townshend (24 février 1732 – 30 juin 1800), 1 er vicomte Sydney, est un homme politique britannique qui fut plusieurs fois ministre dans la seconde moitié du XVIII e siècle. Il a donné son nom, entre autres, à la ville australienne de Sydney.
Thomas Townshend, 1er vicomte Sydney ( 24 février 1733 – 30 juin 1800) est un homme politique et pair britannique . Il a donné son nom, entre autres, à la ville australienne de Sydney .
On 13th June 1800, Thomas Townshend, Viscount Sydney of St. Leonards in the County of Gloucester, died of apoplexy at the age of 67. Of Australia’s six capital cities, Adelaide bears the name of a queen, Melbourne the name of a British Prime Minister, Brisbane the name of an early Governor and Perth, Hobart and Sydney the names of cabinet ...
Thomas Townshend was elevated to the peerage with the title of ‘Baron Sydney’ in 1783. As Home Secretary in the British Parliament, he was responsible for devising a plan to settle convicts at Botany Bay in Australia.
