Sir George Downing, 2nd Baronet, of East Hatley was the son and heir of Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet

Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet

Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet was an Anglo-Irish soldier, statesman, and diplomat. Downing Street in London is named after him. As Treasury Secretary he is credited with instituting major reforms in public finance. His influence was substantial on the passage and substance of the mercantilist...

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His father worked as Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer

Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer

The Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer was an office in the English Exchequer.The Tellers of the Exchequer received any money to be paid into the Exchequer, noted the amount in a book, and sent a copy of the entry, called a Teller's Bill, to the Tally Court so that a tally could be made of it...

 from 1660 until 1684. In 1680, the younger George Downing joined his father as a Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer, holding that position until April 1689. His father died in July 1684, and the younger Downing inherited his father's baronetcy.

Sir George Downing, 2nd Bt. married Lady Catherine Cecil, daughter of James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury

James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury

James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, KG, PC , known as Viscount Cranborne from 1660 to 1668, was an English nobleman....

. The couple had one son, Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet

Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet

Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet, KB was a politician and, through a donation in his will, the founder of Downing College, Cambridge.Gordon Goodwin, ‘Downing, Sir George, third baronet ’, rev...

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