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18th-century British ministry
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, was appointed Secretary of State for the Northern Department by George I of Great Britain in September 1714. Until 1717, he held the position of Northern Secretary and was the de facto leader of the Whig administration. However, he was later demoted to Lord Lieutenant of Ireland when he was outmanoeuvred by his rival Whigs, who formed the first Stanhope-Sunderland ministry. This led to a split within the Whig party that lasted until 1720.
Office |
Name |
Term
|
Northern Secretary |
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend |
1714–1716
|
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland |
1717
|
Lord Chancellor |
William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper |
1714–1717
|
First Lord of the Treasury |
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax |
1714–1715
|
Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle |
1715
|
Robert Walpole |
1715–1717
|
Lord Privy Seal |
Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton |
1714–1715
|
In commission |
1715
|
Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland |
1715–1716
|
Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull |
1716–1717
|
Lord President of the Council |
Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham |
1714–1716
|
William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire |
1716–1717
|
Southern Secretary |
James Stanhope |
1714–1716
|
Paul Methuen |
1716–1717
|
Northern Secretary |
James Stanhope |
1716–1717
|
First Lord of the Admiralty |
Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford |
1714–1717
|
Chancellor of the Exchequer |
Sir Richard Onslow |
1714–1715
|
Robert Walpole |
1715–1717
|
Master-General of the Ordnance |
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough |
1714–1717
|
Paymaster of the Forces |
Robert Walpole |
1714–1715
|
Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln |
1715–1717
|
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland |
Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland |
1714–1717
|
Lord Steward |
William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshiree |
1714–1716
|
Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent |
1716–1717
|
Secretary of State for Scotland |
John Erskine, Earl of Mar |
1714
|
James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose |
1714–1715
|
John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe |
1716–1717
|
Lord Chamberlain |
Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury |
1714–1715
|
Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton |
1715–1717
|
Master of the Horse |
Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset |
1714–1715
|
Minister without Portfolio |
John Somers, 1st Baron Somers |
1714–1716
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