George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend

The Most Honourable The Marquess Townshend PC FRS
Lord Townshend by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Lord Steward of the Household
In office 1799–1802
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	William Pitt the Younger Henry Addington
Preceded by	The Duke of Dorset
Succeeded by	The Earl of Dartmouth
Personal details
Born	George Townshend (1753-04-18)18 April 1753
Died	27 July 1811(1811-07-27) (aged 58)
Nationality	British
Spouse	Charlotte Mainwaring-Ellerker ​ ​ (m. 1777; died 1802)​
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge

George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend, PC, FRS (18 April 1753 – 27 July 1811), known as The Lord Ferrers of Chartley from 1770 to 1784 and as The Earl of Leicester from 1784 to 1807, was a British peer and politician.