Walpole ministry

The Walpole ministry was led by Whig Prime Minister Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, from 1730 to 1742when Walpole left the government.[1]

Walpole

Ministry

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftoffice
*1730 (1730)1742 (1742)
Secretary of State for the Southern Department[3]1730 (1730)1742 (1742)
Secretary of State for the Northern Department[3]1730 (1730)1742 (1742)
Lord Chancellor[2]1730 (1730)1733 (1733)
1733 (1733)1737 (1737)
1737 (1737)1742 (1742)
Lord President of the Council[2]1730 (1730)1730 (1730)
1730 (1730)1742 (1742)
Lord Privy Seal[3]
The Earl of Wilmington
1730 (1730)1730 (1730)
In commission
1730 (1730)1731 (1731)
1731 (1731)1733 (1733)
1733 (1733)1735 (1735)
1735 (1735)1740 (1740)
1740 (1740)1742 (1742)
First Lord of the Admiralty[3]1730 (1730)1733 (1733)
1733 (1733)1742 (1742)
Master-General of the Ordnance1730 (1730)1740 (1740)
1740 (1740)1742 (1742)
Paymaster of the Forces1730 (1730)1742 (1742)
Lord Steward1730 (1730)1733 (1733)
The Duke of Devonshire
1733 (1733)1737 (1737)
1737 (1737)1742 (1742)
Lord Chamberlain1730 (1730)1742 (1742)

See also

Notes

References

  • Cook, Chris; Stevenson, John (1988), British Historical Facts: 16881760, Palgrave Macmillan UK, ISBN 978-1-349-02369-1
  • Langford, Paul (1998), A Polite and Commercial People: England 17271783, 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
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