George Townshend is the name of: George Townshend (Royal Navy officer) (1715–1769), British naval commander George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend (1724–1807), British field marshal, his nephew George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend (1753–1811), British peer and politician, his son George Townshend, 3rd Marquess Townshend (1778–1855), his son George Townshend (Bahá'í) (1876–1957), author, promoter of the Bahá'í Faith George Townshend (priest) (fl. 1906–1947), Archdeacon of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh in the Church of Ireland George Townshend, 7th Marquess Townshend (1916–2010), great-great-great grandson of the 1st Marquess See also George Townsend (disambiguation)