Walpole–Townshend ministry

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 to 1730—when Townshend left the government.[1]

Walpole (top) and Townshend (bott.)

Cabinet


Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
First Lord of the Treasury[2] Chancellor of the Exchequer[2] Leader of the House of Commons	Sir Robert Walpole*	1721 (1721)	1730 (1730)
Secretary of State for the Northern Department[3]	The Viscount Townshend*	1721 (1721)	1730 (1730)
Secretary of State for the Southern Department[3]	The Lord Carteret[4]	1721 (1721)	1724 (1724)
Secretary of State for the Southern Department[3]	The Duke of Newcastle	1724 (1724)	1730 (1730)
Lord Chancellor[2]	The Earl of Macclesfield	1721 (1721)	1725 (1725)
Lord Chancellor[2]	The Lord King	1725 (1725)	1730 (1730)
Lord Privy Seal[3]	The Duke of Kingston	1721 (1721)	1726 (1726)
Lord Privy Seal[3]	The Lord Trevor	1726 (1726)	1730 (1730)
Lord President of the Council[2]	The Viscount Townshend*	1721 (1721)	1721 (1721)
	The Lord Carleton	1721 (1721)	1725 (1725)
	The Duke of Devonshire	1725 (1725)	1730 (1730)
	The Lord Trevor	1730 (1730)	1730 (1730)
First Lord of the Admiralty[3]	The Earl of Berkeley	1721 (1721)	1727 (1727)
First Lord of the Admiralty[3]	The Viscount Torrington	1727 (1727)	1730 (1730)
Master-General of the Ordnance	The Duke of Marlborough	1721 (1721)	1722 (1722)
	The Earl Cadogan	1722 (1722)	1725 (1725)
	The Duke of Argyll	1725 (1725)	1730 (1730)
Paymaster of the Forces	The Lord Cornwallis	1721 (1721)	1722 (1722)
Paymaster of the Forces	The Lord Wilmington	1722 (1722)	1730 (1730)
Lord Steward	The Duke of Argyll	1721 (1721)	1725 (1725)
Lord Steward	The Duke of Dorset	1725 (1725)	1730 (1730)
Lord Chamberlain	The Duke of Newcastle	1721 (1721)	1724 (1724)
Lord Chamberlain	The Duke of Grafton	1724 (1724)	1730 (1730)
Master of the Horse	The Earl of Scarbrough	1727 (1727)	1730 (1730)
Secretary of State for Scotland	The Duke of Roxburghe	1721 (1721)	1726 (1726)

Notes

Taylor 2002, p. 5
Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 39
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

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

Preceded by Second Stanhope–Sunderland ministry	Government of Great Britain 3 April 1721 – 16 May 1730 (1721-04-03 – 1730-05-16)	Succeeded by Walpole ministry

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Cabinet of Sir Robert Walpole and The Viscount Townshend (1721–1730)
First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer Leader of the House of Commons	Sir Robert Walpole (1721–1730)
Northern Secretary	The Viscount Townshend (1721–1730)
Southern Secretary	The Earl Granville (1721–1724) The Duke of Newcastle (1724–1730)
Lord Chancellor	The Earl of Macclesfield (1721–1725) The Lord King (1725–1730)
Lord President of the Council	The Duke of Kingston (1721–1726) The Lord Trevor (1726–1730)
Lord Privy Seal	The Viscount Townshend (1721) The Lord Carleton (1721–1725) The Duke of Devonshire (1725–1730) The Lord Trevor (1730)
First Lord of the Admiralty	The Earl of Berkeley (1721–1727) The Viscount Torrington (1727–1730)
Master-General of the Ordnance	The Duke of Marlborough (1721–1722) The Earl Cadogan (1722–1725) The Duke of Argyll (1725–1730)
Paymaster of the Forces	The Lord Cornwallis (1721–1722) The Earl of Wilmington (1722–1730)
Lord Steward	The Duke of Argyll (1721–1725) The Duke of Dorset (1725–1730)
Lord Chamberlain	The Duke of Newcastle (1721–1724) The Duke of Grafton (1724–1730)
Master of the Horse	The Earl of Scarbrough (1727–1730)

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