Viscount Torrington
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Viscount Torrington , in the County of Devon , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Great Britain .
The Viscount family residence is Great Hunts Place near Winchester in Hampshire .
Award
The title was created on September 21, 1721 for the admiral and naval hero Sir George Byng, 1st Baronet . This had defeated the Spanish fleet in the Mediterranean in 1718 in the war of the Quadruple Alliance . He had been a Member of the House of Commons since 1705 and became First Lord of the Admiralty in 1727 .
Subordinate title
Along with the Viscount title, the title Baron Byng , of Southill in the County of Bedford , was awarded, who also belonged to the Peerage of Great Britain. As early as November 15, 1715, George Byng was raised to Baronet of Wrotham in the County of Kent in the Baronetage of Great Britain . Both titles are still held as subordinate titles by the respective Viscount.
List of Viscounts Torrington (1721)
- George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington (1663-1733)
- Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington (1699–1747)
- George Byng, 3rd Viscount Torrington (1701–1750)
- George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington (1740-1812)
- John Byng, 5th Viscount Torrington (1742-1813)
- George Byng, 6th Viscount Torrington (1768–1831)
- George Byng, 7th Viscount Torrington (1812-1884)
- George Stanley Byng, 8th Viscount Torrington (1841–1889)
- George Master Byng, 9th Viscount Torrington (1886–1944)
- Arthur Stanley Byng, 10th Viscount Torrington (1876–1961)
- Timothy Howard St George Byng, 11th Viscount Torrington (born 1943)
Presumed title heir ( Heir Presumptive ) is a fifth cousin of the current Viscount, Colin Hugh Byng (* 1960), a descendant of the fifth Viscount. His title heir is his eldest son, John Nicolas Byng (* 1990).
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c The London Gazette : No. 5988, p. 1 , September 5, 1721.