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BYNG, GEORGE, eldest son of George Byng (adm. 1742/3, qv); b. 17 May 1764; adm. 2 May 1773; left Aug 1780; Lieut. in Army 17 Nov 1780; Lieut., 49th Foot, 27 Mar 1781; Capt., 103rd Foot 24 Aug 1782; half-pay 1783; MP Newport (IOW) 28 Jan 1790-90, Middlesex from 1790; Father of the House of Commons from 1832; a staunch and highly respected Whig politician; his uninterrupted representation of Middlesex for fifty years was celebrated by a public dinner at Drury Lane Theatre, 10 Mar 1840; m. 26 Jun 1797 Harriet, eighth dau. of Sir William Montgomery, Bart., MP (I); d. 10 Jan 1847.

BYNG, GEORGE, eldest son of Hon. Robert Byng MP, Commissioner of the Navy, subsequently Governor of Barbados, and Elizabeth, dau. of Jonathan Forward, St. Mary at Hill, London, contractor of transports; b.; adm. (aged 7) Mar 1742/3 (Watts'); KS 1749; elected to Trin. Coll. Camb. 1753, but was never adm.; Ensign, 24th Foot, 1753; Lieut., 1756; Capt., 83rd Foot, 21 Oct 1758; 24th Foot, 1760; Maj., commanding 99th Foot, 1761; left Army 1773 (?); adm. Gray’s Inn 2 Jul 1765; MP Wigan 1768-80, Middlesex 1780-4; an active Whig politician; of Wrotham Park, South Mimms, Middlesex; m. 5 Mar 1761 Anne, sister of Thomas Conolly (qv); d. 27 Oct 1789.

BYNG, GEORGE, 4TH VISCOUNT TORRINGTON, elder son of George Byng, 3rd Viscount Torrington, Major-Gen. in the Army, and Elizabeth, dau. of Lionel Daniel; b.; adm. (aged 8) May 1749 (Porten's); in school list 1754; succ. father as 4th Viscount Torrington, 17 Apr 1750; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. nob. 28 Oct 1757, matr. 1757; MA 1759; Grand Tour (Italy) 1760-1; Minister Plenipotentiary at Brussels, 31 Jul 1782 - Jun 1792; m. 10 Jul 1765 Lady Lucy Boyle, only dau. of John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork and 5th Earl of Orrery (qv); d. 14 Dec 1812.

BYNG, HON. GEORGE, son of George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington (qv); b.; adm. 14 Jun 1784; Royal Naval Academy, Portsmouth, adm. 28 May 1789, aged 13; entered Royal Navy; d. on board HMS Aquilon, while on the Mediterranean station, 13 Oct 1792, aged 15.

BYNG, JOHN, 1ST EARL OF STRAFFORD, fourth son of George Byng (adm. 1742/3, qv); b. 1772; adm. 20 Sep 1786; Ensign, 33rd Foot, 30 Sep 1793; Lieut., 1 Dec 1793; Capt., 24 May 1794; Maj., 60th Foot, 28 Dec 1799; Lieut. -Col., 29th Foot, 14 Mar 1800; Capt. and Lieut. -Col., 3rd Foot Guards, 4 Aug 1804; Col. in the Army 25 Jul 1810; Brig. -Gen. in Sep 1811; Maj. -Gen., 4 Jun 1813; Col., 2nd West India Regt., 26 Jul 1822 – Jan 1828; Lieut. -Gen., 27 May 1825; Col., 29th Foot, 23 Jan 1828 – Aug 1850; Gen., 23 Nov 1841; Col., 2nd Foot Guards, from 15 Aug 1850; Field-Marshal, 2 Oct 1855; served in Flanders 1793-5, Ireland 1798, on the Copenhagen expedition 1807, the Walcheren expedition 1809, the Peninsular War, and at Waterloo, where he commanded the 2nd Brigade, 1st Guards Division; twice received thanks for his services from both Houses of Parliament; KCB 12 Apr 1815; GCH 1826; Commander-in-Chief, Ireland, 1828-31; PC (I) 15 Jul 1828; GCB 20 Jul 1831; MP (Whig) Poole 1831 - May 1835; created Baron Strafford 12 May 1835; acted as Whig whip in House of Lords c. 1835 - Nov 1850; created Earl of Strafford 18 Sep 1847; m. 1st, 14 Jun 1804 Mary Stevens, eldest dau. of Peter Mackenzie, Grove House, Twickenham, Middlesex; m. 2nd, 9 May 1808 Mary Anne, second dau. of Sir Walter James, Bart.; d. 3 Jun 1860. DNB.

BYNG, JOHN, 5TH VISCOUNT TORRINGTON, brother of George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington (qv); b. 11 Oct 1742; at school under Markham (list of noblemen educated at the School preserved in Chapter Muniments); Page of Honour to King George II 25 Jan 1753 - Mar 1760; Cornet, Royal Horse Guards, 11 Jan 1760; Capt., 58th Foot, 29 Feb 1762; Lieut. and Capt., 1st Foot Guards, 11 Aug 1762; Capt. -Lieut., 19 Feb 1776; Capt. and Lieut. -Col., 26 Apr 1776; retd. 18 May 1780; a Commissioner of Stamps, 1 Jun 1782-99; succeeded his brother as 5th Viscount Torrington 14 Dec 1812; his travel diaries for the years 1781-94 have been published as The Torrington Diaries, 4 vols.; m. 16 Mar 1767 Bridget, dau. of Commodore Arthur Forrest, Royal Navy, sometime Commander in Chief, Jamaica station; d. 1 Jan 1813. DNB Missing Persons.

BYNG, JOHN, brother of George Byng (adm. 1742/3, qv); b.; adm. (aged 8) May 1749 (Hawkins'); left 1749; Trin. Coll. Camb., adm. fellow commoner 28 Oct 1757; MA 1760; adm. Grays Inn 6 Apr 1763; Grand Tour (Italy) 1763-4; d. at Bologna, Italy 16 Jun [or 24 May] 1764.

BYNG, ROBERT, brother of George Byng (adm. 1742/3, qv); b. 26 Sep 1737; adm. (aged 9) Jan 1746/7; in school list 1752; smothered in the Black Hole at Calcutta, 20 Jun 1756.

BYNG, ROBERT, third son of George Byng (adm. 1742/3, qv); b. 21 Dec 1773 (IGI); adm. 7 Jul 1783; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 26 Apr 1792, aged 18; d. 1829.

BYNG, WILLIAM, second son of George Byng (adm. 1742/3, qv); b. 5 Oct 1770 (IGI); adm. 5 Jul 1779; left Dec 1780.