George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington
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George Byng was the 4th Viscount Torrington, son of George Byng, 3rd Viscount Torrington
and Elizabeth Daniel.
He gained the title 4th Viscount Torrington at the death of his father in 1750.
On July 20, 1765, he married Lady Lucy Boyle (1744–1792), daughter of John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork
and Margaret Hamilton
.
They had seven children:
George Byng, 3rd Viscount Torrington
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and Elizabeth Daniel.
He gained the title 4th Viscount Torrington at the death of his father in 1750.
On July 20, 1765, he married Lady Lucy Boyle (1744–1792), daughter of John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork
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and Margaret Hamilton
.
They had seven children:
- Lucy Elizabeth Byng (October 17, 1760 - September 20, 1844), married Orlando Bridgman, 1st Earl of BradfordOrlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of BradfordOrlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford was a British peer and politician.The oldest son of the 1st Baron Bradford and Elizabeth Simpson, he was educated at Harrow School, London and at Trinity College, Cambridge. From 1784 to 1800, he was Member of Parliament for Wigan. Bridgeman succeeded to...
, May 29, 1788. - Georgiana Elizabeth Byng (1768 - October 11, 1801), married John Russell, later 6th Duke of Bedford, 1786.
- William Henry Byng (November 27, 1769 - November 23, 1770)
- Isabella Elizabeth Byng (September 21, 1773 - May 1, 1830), married Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of BathThomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of BathThomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath KG , styled Viscount Weymouth from 1789 until 1796, was a British peer.-Background and education:...
, April 14, 1794. - William Henry Byng (baptized June 4, 1775–1792)
- George Byng (baptized March 24, 1777 - October 13, 1792)
- Emily Byng (? - September 3, 1824), married the Hon Henry Seymour, 1801.