Townshend ministry

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.

Not to be confused with the Walpole–Townshend ministry.

Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend

The Cabinet
OfficeNameTerm
Northern SecretaryThe Viscount Townshend1714–1716
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland1717
Lord ChancellorThe Lord Cowper1714–1717
First Lord of the TreasuryThe Earl of Halifax1714–1715
The Earl of Carlisle1715
Robert Walpole1715–1717
Lord Privy SealThe Marquess of Wharton1714–1715
In commission1715
The Earl of Sunderland1715–1716
The Duke of Kingston1716–1717
Lord President of the CouncilThe Earl of Nottingham1714–1716
The Duke of Devonshire1716–1717
Southern SecretaryJames Stanhope1714–1716
Paul Methuen1716–1717
Northern SecretaryJames Stanhope1716–1717
First Lord of the AdmiraltyThe Earl of Orford1714–1717
Chancellor of the ExchequerSir Richard Onslow1714–1715
Robert Walpole1715–1717
Master-General of the OrdnanceThe Duke of Marlborough1714–1717
Paymaster of the ForcesRobert Walpole1714–1715
The Earl of Lincoln1715–1717
Lord Lieutenant of IrelandThe Earl of Sunderland1714–1717
Lord StewardThe Duke of Devonshire1714–1716
The Duke of Kent1716–1717
Secretary of State for ScotlandThe Earl of Mar1714
The Duke of Montrose1714–1715
The Duke of Roxburghe1716–1717
Lord ChamberlainThe Duke of Shrewsbury1714–1715
The Duke of Bolton1715–1717
Master of the HorseThe Duke of Somerset1714–1715
Minister without PortfolioThe Lord Somers1714–1716

See also

References
  • Terry, Benjamin Stites (1908). "First Era of Whig Rule". A History of England from the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria. Chicago: Scott, Foresman and Company. OL 14012649M.
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