Walpole ministry
The Walpole ministry was led by Whig Prime Minister Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, from 1730 to 1742—when Walpole left the government.[1]
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Walpole
Ministry
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
---|---|---|---|
Sir Robert Walpole* | 1730 | 1742 | |
Secretary of State for the Southern Department[3] | The Duke of Newcastle | 1730 | 1742 |
Secretary of State for the Northern Department[3] | The Lord Harrington | 1730 | 1742 |
Lord Chancellor[2] | The Lord King | 1730 | 1733 |
The Lord Talbot | 1733 | 1737 | |
The Lord Hardwicke | 1737 | 1742 | |
Lord President of the Council[2] | The Lord Trevor | 1730 | 1730 |
The Earl of Wilmington | 1730 | 1742 | |
Lord Privy Seal[3] | The Earl of Wilmington | 1730 | 1730 |
In commission | 1730 | 1731 | |
The Duke of Devonshire | 1731 | 1733 | |
The Viscount Lonsdale | 1733 | 1735 | |
The Earl of Godolphin | 1735 | 1740 | |
The Lord Hervey | 1740 | 1742 | |
First Lord of the Admiralty[3] | The Viscount Torrington | 1730 | 1733 |
Sir Charles Wager | 1733 | 1742 | |
Master-General of the Ordnance | The Duke of Argyll | 1730 | 1740 |
The Duke of Montagu | 1740 | 1742 | |
Paymaster of the Forces | Henry Pelham | 1730 | 1742 |
Lord Steward | The Earl of Chesterfield | 1730 | 1733 |
The Duke of Devonshire | 1733 | 1737 | |
The Duke of Dorset | 1737 | 1742 | |
Lord Chamberlain | The Duke of Grafton | 1730 | 1742 |
See also
Notes
- Taylor 2002
- Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 39
- Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 40
References
- Cook, Chris; Stevenson, John (1988), British Historical Facts: 1688–1760, Palgrave Macmillan UK, ISBN 978-1-349-02369-1
- Langford, Paul (1998), A Polite and Commercial People: England 1727–1783, Clarendon Press, p. 56, ISBN 978-0-19-820733-7
- 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 Walpole–Townshend ministry |
Government of Great Britain 16 May 1730 – 11 February 1742 |
Succeeded by Carteret ministry |
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