Sir George Downing, 2nd Baronet (c. 1656–1711), Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer
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Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet (1623–1684), Anglo-Irish soldier and diplomat after whom Downing Street in London is named
However, with two other regicides (John Okey and John Barkstead) he was arrested by the English ambassador to the Netherlands, Sir George Downing and returned to England under guard.
In time hydrodynamic improvements took place, pioneered by George Downing who also created the first removable skeg, a teak wood skeg in a teak wood box which was supposed to hold in place due to the swelling of woods in water.
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Pepys was dining with his friend Sir George Downing on November 9, 1666, when the deaf servant had a conversation in sign language with his master, which included news of the Great Fire of London.
Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet, KB (1685–1749) was a politician and, through a donation in his will, the founder of Downing College, Cambridge.