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Adm. Fell.-Com. (age 18) at TRINITY HALL, June 23, 1816. [Only] s. of Henry Hare (1785), Esq., of Busbridge, Godalming, Surrey (and Charlotte, dau. of Sir James Winter Lake, Bart., of Edmonton). [B. Apr. 20, 1798. School, Eton.] ' Matric. Lent, 1817; Chancellor's (English) medal, 1817; B.A. 1821; M.A. 1824. Ord. deacon, but held no cures. Made the acquaintance of Robert Southey, and stayed with him at Keswick. Published Poems, 1821, which received general praise, but thirty years passed before he produced his next work, Sermons in Sonnets with other Poems; this was followed by The Three Gates; The Burning of the Amazon; a Ballad Poem; Facts in Mesmerism, etc. Changed his name to Townshend, 1835. Associated with Macaulay, Praed and Moultrie in founding C. Knight's short-lived Quarterly Magazine. Lived chiefly at Lausanne. Married, May 2, 1826, Eliza Frances, dau. of Sir Amos Godsill Robert Norcott. Died, s.p., Feb. 25, 1868, in London. Bequeathed his collection of prints and drawings to South Kensington museum. (Eton Sch. Lists; Boase, III. 999; D.N.B. (sub Townshend); G. Mag., 1868, I. 545.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1823 | Ordi(ordination) | Townsend, Chaney Hare | / | deacon | View |
| 1823 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Townsend, Chauncy Hare | / | deacon | View |
| 1823 | Appt(Licensing) | Townsend, Chauncy Hare | Papworth St Agnes / | Curate | View |
| 1823 | Ordi(ordination) | Towshend, Chauncey Hare | / | priest | View |
| 1823 | Appt(Licensing) | Towerson, Chauncy Hare | Papworth St Agnes / | Stipendiary Curate | View |