The government of Great Britain was under the joint leadership of Prime Minister Robert Walpole (in the House of Commons) and Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend (in the House of Lords), from 1721 until Townshend departed from the government in 1730.[1]
Cabinet
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Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
---|---|---|---|
* | 1721 | 1730 | |
Secretary of State for the Northern Department[3] | * | 1721 | 1730 |
Secretary of State for the Southern Department[3] | 1721 | 1724 | |
1724 | 1730 | ||
Lord Chancellor[2] | 1721 | 1725 | |
1725 | 1730 | ||
Lord Privy Seal[3] | 1721 | 1726 | |
1726 | 1730 | ||
Lord President of the Council[2] | The Viscount Townshend * | 1721 | 1721 |
1721 | 1725 | ||
1725 | 1730 | ||
The Lord Trevor | 1730 | 1730 | |
First Lord of the Admiralty[3] | 1721 | 1727 | |
1727 | 1730 | ||
Master-General of the Ordnance | 1721 | 1722 | |
1722 | 1725 | ||
1725 | 1730 | ||
Paymaster of the Forces | 1721 | 1722 | |
1722 | 1730 | ||
Lord Steward | The Duke of Argyll | 1721 | 1725 |
1725 | 1730 | ||
Lord Chamberlain | The Duke of Newcastle | 1721 | 1724 |
1724 | 1730 | ||
Master of the Horse | 1727 | 1730 | |
Secretary of State for Scotland | 1721 | 1726 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Taylor 2002, p. 5
- ^ a b c d Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 39
- ^ a b c d Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 40
- ^ For several months in 1721, Carteret concurrently held the positions of Northern Secretary and Lord President of the Council.
References
edit- Cook, Chris; Stevenson, John (1988), British Historical Facts: 1688–1760, Palgrave Macmillan UK, ISBN 978-1-349-02369-1
- Taylor, Stephen (2002), "Robert Walpole, First Earl of Orford", in Robert Eccleshall; Graham Walker (eds.), Biographical Dictionary of British Prime Ministers, Routledge, ISBN 978-1-134-66231-9
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