George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, Royal Navy admiral (died 1733)

George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington

Royal Navy officer and politician

Admiral of the Fleet George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, was a Royal Navy officer and politician who represented Plymouth in the English and British House of Commons from 1705 to 1721. While still a lieutenant, he delivered a letter from various captains to William of Orange,…