The Townshend Duties of 1767 taxed goods like lead, glass, paper, dye, and tea, imported into the colonies from England. Parliament tried to distinguish external from internal taxes, arguing that ...
His brother George (1724-1807) was created Marquess Townshend of Raynham, and his brother Charles (1725-1767) was a famous statesman. Another brother Edward died young of smallpox. His sister Audrey ...
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