Name Robert Byng Children George Byng | Died 1740, Barbados People also search for John Byng | |
Role George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington\'s son Parents George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, Margaret Master Siblings John Byng, George Byng, 3rd Viscount Torrington, Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington Nephews John Byng, 5th Viscount Torrington, George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington | ||
Robert Byng (1703–1740) was the fourth son of George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington by his wife Margaret Master. On 19 December 1734 he married Elizabeth, daughter of Jonathan Forward and by her had issue, including an eldest son, George Byng. This George, later of Wrotham Park, was the father of John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford. Robert Byng served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Plymouth from 1728 to 1739 and as Governor of Barbados from May 1739.
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