Historedia
Person

Charles Townshend

Events
2
Episodes
7
Years
1767–1768

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Charles Townshend, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Frederick North becomes Chancellor of the Exchequer

    1767–1768

    Role: Outgoing Chancellor of the Exchequer, whose death prompted the appointment

    1. 4 September 1767 · death of Charles TownshendTownshend's Death Creates the Vacancy

      Charles Townshend, Chancellor of the Exchequer since August 1766, died suddenly of a fever on 4 September 1767.

    2. December 1767 · British government appointmentNorth Succeeds Townshend as Chancellor

      Frederick North, Lord North, became Chancellor of the Exchequer in December 1767, succeeding the deceased Charles Townshend.

    3. early 1768 · British House of Commons leadershipNorth Adds Leadership of the Commons

      After Henry Seymour Conway resigned as secretary of state in early 1768, North became Leader of the House of Commons as well.

  2. Townshend Tax Proposals in Parliament

    1767–1768

    Role: Chancellor of the Exchequer who proposed the revenue scheme

    1. 1767 · Parliament of Great BritainTownshend's Revenue Proposal

      Early in 1767 Townshend proposed that Parliament procure American revenue through external import taxes rather than internal taxes, avoiding colonial offense.

    2. 29 June 1767 · Parliament of Great BritainRevenue Act 1767

      The first of the Townshend Acts, the Revenue Act 1767, received royal assent on 29 June 1767 as the Chatham ministry's new revenue approach.

    3. 29 June – 2 July 1767 · Parliament of Great BritainCustoms Commissioners and July 1767 Acts

      The Commissioners of Customs Act passed 29 June 1767; the Indemnity Act and New York Restraining Act passed 2 July 1767.

    4. 8 March 1768 · Parliament of Great BritainVice Admiralty Court Act 1768

      The Vice Admiralty Court Act, the last of the five acts, passed on 8 March 1768, after Townshend's death, creating four district courts.

Sources

  1. Charles Townshend Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-25
  2. Townshend Acts Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23