Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington
The Viscount Torrington | |
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Pattee Byng by Sir Godfrey Kneller | |
| Born | 25 May 1699 Wrotham, Kent, England |
| Died | 23 January 1747 (aged 47) Southill, Bedfordshire, England |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of England Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Branch | Army |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Royal Horse Guards |
| Relations | Admiral John Byng (brother) John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford (great-nephew) |
Captain Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington, PC (25 May 1699 – 23 January 1747), was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1723 to 1733 when he succeeded to the peerage as Viscount Torrington. His career included service as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard during the reign of King George II.