George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington
George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, KB PC (1668 - 17 January, 1733) was a British Admiral and statesman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. His career included service as First Lord of the Admiralty during the reign of King George II. Byng was born at Wrotham, Kent, England. At the age of 10 (1678) he entered the British navy as a King's Letter Boy. He left the navy for a brief time to join an army garrison stationed at Tangier, … Wikipedia
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