Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet

Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet KB MP (baptised 24 October 1685 – 10 June 1749) was a British landowner and initially Tory, but later Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1710 and 1749. Through a donation in his will, he was the founder of Downing College, Cambridge.^[1]

^ Goodwin, Gordon. "Downing, Sir George, third baronet (1685–1749)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press.

[odnb-1] Goodwin, Gordon. "Downing, Sir George, third baronet (1685–1749)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press.

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