His father worked as Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer from 1660 until 1684 and was made a baronet of East Hatley, in 1663. In 1680, the younger George Downing joined his father as a Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer, holding that position until April 1689. His father died in July 1684, and the younger Downing inherited his father's baronetcy.[3]
On 12 July 1683, Downing married Lady Catharine Cecil, daughter of James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, and his wife Lady Margaret Manners, daughter of the Earl of Rutland. They had one son before Lady Catharine's death in 1688, George Downing, who inherited his father's title upon the second baronet's death in June 1711. George married Mary Forester, daughter of Sir William Forester of Dothill, Shropshire, in whose home he was brought up following his mother's death.[4]
george, downing, baronet, 1656, june, 1711, british, civil, servant, heir, george, downing, baronet, whom, downing, street, named, father, worked, teller, receipt, exchequer, from, 1660, until, 1684, made, baronet, east, hatley, 1663, 1680, younger, george, do. Sir George Downing 2nd Baronet c 1656 June 1711 1 was a British civil servant He was the son and heir of Sir George Downing 1st Baronet for whom Downing Street is named 2 His father worked as Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer from 1660 until 1684 and was made a baronet of East Hatley in 1663 In 1680 the younger George Downing joined his father as a Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer holding that position until April 1689 His father died in July 1684 and the younger Downing inherited his father s baronetcy 3 On 12 July 1683 Downing married Lady Catharine Cecil daughter of James Cecil 3rd Earl of Salisbury and his wife Lady Margaret Manners daughter of the Earl of Rutland They had one son before Lady Catharine s death in 1688 George Downing who inherited his father s title upon the second baronet s death in June 1711 George married Mary Forester daughter of Sir William Forester of Dothill Shropshire in whose home he was brought up following his mother s death 4 He also served as Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire in 1686 87 1 References Edit a b Complete Baronetage English Irish and Scottish 1649 1664 W Pollard amp Company Limited 1903 p 279 Retrieved 13 June 2017 Muskett Joseph James 1900 Suffolk Manorial Families Being the County Visitations and Other Pedigrees W Pollard p 99 Retrieved 13 June 2017 Burke John 1838 A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Colburn p 299 Retrieved 13 June 2017 Mosley Charles ed 2003 Burke s Peerage Baronetage amp Knighthood 107 ed Burke s Peerage amp Gentry p 3504 ISBN 0 9711966 2 1 Parliament of EnglandPreceded byUnknown Teller of the Exchequer1680 1689 Succeeded byHenry MaynardBaronetage of EnglandPreceded byGeorge Downing Baronet of East Hatley 1684 1711 Succeeded bySir George Downing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir George Downing 2nd Baronet amp oldid 1109923802, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
