Downing, Sir George, third baronet
(1685–1749)
- Gordon Goodwin
- , revised by Philip Carter
Extract
Downing, Sir George, third baronet (1685–1749), benefactor of Downing College, Cambridge, was born at East Hatley, Cambridgeshire, the only son of Sir George Downing, second baronet (d. 1711), and Catherine (d. 1688), eldest daughter of James, third earl of Salisbury. His grandfather was ...
