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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. He was the ''de facto'' leader of this Whig administration as Northern Secretary until 1717, when he was demoted to Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in favour of the first Stanhope–Sunderland ministry, after being outmanoeuvered by his rival Whigs. This Whig Split would last until 1720. The Cabinet *Robert Walpole served as both First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1715 and 1717. *While serving as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1714–1717), Lord Sunderland additionally served as Lord Privy Seal between 1715 and 1716. See also *5th Parliament of Great Britain References * {{Kingdom of Great Britain British ministries Government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 until Townshend's departure from the government in 1730. Cabinet See also * 1722 British general election * 1727 British general election * 5th Parliament of Great Britain * Whigs (British political party) Notes References * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Walpole-Townshend ministry British ministries Government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government i ... 1720s in Great Britain 1721 establishments in Great Britain 1730 disestablishments in Great Britain Robert Walpole Ministries of George I of Great Britain Ministries of George II of Great Britain 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |