Charles Powlett, 2nd Baron Bayning explained

Charles Powlett
Order:2nd
Office:Baron Bayning
Term Start:1810
Term End:1823
Successor:Henry Powlett, 3rd Baron Bayning
Birth Date:26 September 1785
Death Date:2 August 1823
Constituency Mp1:Truro
Parliament1:British
Term Start1:1808
Term End1:1810
Mother:Annabella Smith-Powlett
Father:Charles Townshend, 1st Baron Bayning

Charles Frederick Powlett, 2nd Baron Bayning (26 September 1785 – 2 August 1823), known as the Honourable Charles Townshend from 1797 to 1810, was a British peer and Tory Member of Parliament.

Bayning was the eldest son of Charles Townshend, 1st Baron Bayning, son of William Townshend and Henrietta Powlett. His mother was Annabella Smith-Powlett, daughter of Reverend Richard Smith and Annabella Powlett. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1808, Bayning was elected to the House of Commons for Truro, a seat he held until 1810, when he succeeded his father in the barony and entered the House of Lords. In 1821, he assumed by Royal Licence the surname of Powlett in lieu of Townshend. He lived at Honingham Hall in Norfolk.[1]

Lord Bayning died in August 1823, aged 37. He never married and was succeeded in the barony by his younger brother Henry.

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  1. Web site: Honingham: A Brief History of the Village. 9 August 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130809223024/http://honinghampc.norfolkparishes.gov.uk/category/village-history/history/. 9 August 2013.