Torrington was the son of Vice-Admiral
George Byng, 6th Viscount Torrington (1768–1831). He succeeded his father in the viscountcy in 1831 at the age of eighteen. On 19 March 1833 he married Mary Anne, only daughter of
Sir John Astley, 1st Baronet. Their only daughter, Frances Elizabeth, died on 2 September 1853. Lady Torrington died on 26 January 1885. ==Career==