Name George Byng Died October 27, 1789 People also search for Robert Byng | Role 1735–1789 Parents Robert Byng | |
Cousins John Byng, 5th Viscount Torrington, Frederick Byng, George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington, George Byng Grandparents George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, Margaret Master Uncles John Byng, George Byng, 3rd Viscount Torrington, Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington | ||
George Byng (1735 – 27 October 1789) was a British Member of Parliament.
He sat for Wigan from 1768 to 1780 and Middlesex from 1780 to his death.
He was the son of Robert Byng and grandson of George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington. He inherited the estate of Wrotham Park from his uncle John Byng, the admiral who was court-martialled and shot in 1757 following the fall of Minorca.
On 5 March 1761 he was married to Anne Conolly (died 1806), daughter of William James Conolly and granddaughter of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford. Their children included George Byng and John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford.
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