The Lord High Treasurer of Ireland was the head of the Exchequer of Ireland, chief financial officer of the Kingdom of Ireland. The designation ''High'' was added in 1695. After the

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created the

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, the Consolidated Fund Act 1816 merged the Irish Inferior Exchequer into the

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with effect from 1817. The act also mandated that the post of Lord High Treasurer of Ireland could only be held together with the post of

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, with the person holding both being Lord High Treasurer. If no person is appointed to the combined positions, then the Lord High Treasurer of Ireland is placed in commission and represented by the

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, as has been the case continuously since 1816. The Superior Irish Exchequer, or Court of Exchequer, remained, led by the Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer.

Lord Treasurers of Ireland 1217–1695

*1217–1232:

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Bishop of Ferns The Bishop of Ferns () is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Ferns in County Wexford, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishop ...

*1232–1233: Peter de Rivaux *1233–1235: Eustace, Canon of Chichester *1235–1250: Geoffrey de Turville, Bishop of Ossory *1251–1258: Hugh de Mapilton, Bishop of Ossory *1258–1274: Hugh de Tachmon, or Taghmon,

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*1274–1277:

Stephen de Fulbourn Stephen de Fulbourn (died 3 July 1288) was an English-born cleric and politician in thirteenth-century Ireland: he was Justiciar of Ireland, and Archbishop of Tuam 1286–88. He was a member of the Order of Knights Hospitallers. Biography A nat ...

, Bishop of Waterford *1277–1278: Robert de Poer *1278–1281:

*1281–1289: Hugh,

*1289–1294:

Nicholas de Clere Nicholas de Clere, or le Clerk (died 1303) was an English-born Crown administrator in the late thirteenth-century Ireland. He was a skilled financier who achieved high Government office, becoming Lord Treasurer of Ireland, but faced serious charges ...

, or le Clerk *1294–1300: Sir William de Essendon, also called de Estdene or Eastdene *1300–1304: Richard de Beresford *1304–1305: Sir William de Essendon, also called de Estdene or Eastdene *1305–1307: Richard de Beresford *1307–1312: Alexander de Bicknor *1312–1315: John de Leche *1315–1316: Walter de Islip *1316–1317: John de Hotham *1317–1325: Walter de Islip *1325–1326: Adam de Harvington *1326: Walter de Islip *1326–1330: Robert FitzEustace *1330–1332: Robert le Poer *1332–1334: Sir Thomas de Burgh *1334–1336: William de Cogan *1336–1337: Sir John Ellitker *1337–1340: John ap Rees/Rice *1340–1344: Hugh de Burgh *1344–1348: John de Burnham, Canon of

St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin Saint Patrick's Cathedral ( ir, Ard-Eaglais Naomh Pádraig) in Dublin, Ireland, founded in 1191 as a Roman Catholic cathedral, is currently the national cathedral of the Church of Ireland. Christ Church Cathedral, also a Church of Ireland cat ...

*1348–1349:

Robert de Emeldon Robert de Emeldon (died 1355) was an English-born Crown official and judge who spent much of his career in Ireland. He held several important public offices, including Attorney-General for Ireland, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and Chief Baron ...

*1349–1354: Hugh de Burgh *1354–1356: William de Bromley *1356–1357:

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, Dean of

and later Archbishop of Armagh *1357–1361: Nicholas Allen,

*1361–1362: William Chernels,

*1362–1364: Thomas Minot, Prior of Mulhuddart and later Archbishop of Dublin *1364–1371: John de Troye, Chancellor of St Patrick's Cathedral *1371–1372: Stephen de Valle, or Wall,

*1372–1374: Alexander de Balscot, Bishop of Ossory *1374–1375:

second term *1375–1376: Thomas Scurlock, Abbot of St Thomas's, Dublin *1376–1385: Alexander de Balscot, Bishop of Ossory *1385–1386:

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, Archdeacon of Dublin *1386–1388: Robert Crick *1388–1392: Richard White, Prior of Kilmainham *1392–1393:

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*1393–1394: John de Thorpe *1394–1395:

*1395–1396: Stephen, Abbot of

St Mary's Abbey, Dublin St. Mary's Abbey () was a former Cistercian abbey located near the junction of Abbey Street and Capel Street in Dublin, Ireland. Its territory stretched from the district known as Oxmanstown down along the River Liffey until it met the sea. It a ...

*1396–1397: William Baltham *1397–1398:

, Bishop of Salisbury *1398–1399: Richard Macclesfield *1399–1400: Robert de Faryngton, or de Farrington *1400–1402: Thomas Bache, Archdeacon of Meath *1402–1409: Sir

Laurence Merbury Sir Laurence Merbury (died after 1423) was an English-born statesman in Ireland who held the office of Treasurer of Ireland and was also Deputy to the Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Family He was born at Marbury, Cheshire, one of the three sons o ...

*1409–1412: William Allington *1412–1413: Sir

*1413–1414: Hugh de Burgh *1414–1415: John Coryngham *1415–1417: Hugh de Burgh *1417–1421: John Swift *1421: Sir Thomas Strange *1421–1424: William Tynbegh *1424–1426: Hugh Banent *1426: Edward Dantsey,

*1426–1427: John Blackston *1427–1429: Sir Nicholas Plunket *1429: Thomas de Barry, Bishop of Ossory *1429: Sir Nicholas Plunket *1429–1430: Thomas Scurlock, Prior of St Peter's, near Trim *1430–1437: Sir Thomas Strange *1437–1444:

Giles Thorndon Giles Thorndon ( 1388 – August 1477) was a senior official of the English Crown in the fifteenth century, who was noted for his long and loyal service to the House of Lancaster and for his troubled and unsuccessful career as Lord Treasurer of Ir ...

*1444–1445:

William Chevir William Chevir (died 1446) was an Irish politician and judge, whose career was marked by accusations of oppression and corruption. Family He was born in Kilkenny city, son of John Chevir, justice of the peace for County Kilkenny;Ball, F. Elringt ...

or Cheevers *1445–1446: Robert Dyke, Archdeacon of Dublin *1446–1450: Giles Thorndon *1450–1452: John Blackston *1452–1454: Sir Henry Bruin *1454–1492: Sir Rowland FitzEustace (with Sir John Wenlock 1461–1471) *1492–1494:

Sir James Ormond Sir James Ormond ''alias'' Butler (died 17 July 1497) was the son of John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormond. He was Lord Treasurer of Ireland from 1492 to 1494, and helped to defend the Lordship of Ireland against the forces of Perkin Warbeck. He was ...

*1494–1504: Sir Hugh Conway *1504–1514: Gerald FitzGerald *1514–1517: Christopher Fleming, 8th Baron Slane *1517–1524: John Rawson, Prior of Kilmainham (later Viscount Clontarf) *1524–1530: John Barnewall, 3rd Baron Trimlestown *1530–1532: John Rawson, Prior of Kilmainham *1532–1540: James Butler, Lord Butler *1540–1542: James Butler *1542–1553: James FitzGerald, 14th/15th Earl of Desmond *1553: Sir Edmund Rouse *1553–1558: James FitzGerald, 14th/15th Earl of Desmond *1559–1614: Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormonde *1616–1625: Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester *1625–1630: Oliver St John, 1st Viscount Grandison *1631–1643: Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork *1643–1660: ''Interregnum'' *1660–1695: Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Cork

Lord High Treasurers of Ireland 1695–1793

* Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington 4 May 1695 – 9 February 1704 * Henry Boyle, 1st Baron Carleton 5 May 1704 – 25 August 1715 * Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington 25 August 1715 – 3 December 1753 * William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire 2 March 1754 – 2 October 1764 *''vacant'' * William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire 13 March 1766 – 1793

Commissioners of the Treasury for Ireland 1793–1817

*1793: Commission. ** Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon ** Sir John Parnell, 2nd Baronet ** John Beresford ** Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Baronet ** William Burton Conyngham ** Robert Hobart, Lord Hobart *1795: Commission. ** Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon ** Sir John Parnell, 2nd Baronet ** William Burton Conyngham ** Hon. Thomas Pelham ** John Monck Mason *1796: Commission. ** Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon ** Sir John Parnell, 2nd Baronet ** Hon. Thomas Pelham ** John Monck Mason ** Lodge Morris *1797: Commission. ** Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon ** Isaac Corry ** Hon. Thomas Pelham ** John Monck Mason ** Lodge Morris ** Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh *1800: Commission. ** Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon ** Isaac Corry ** Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh ** Lodge de Montmorency, 1st Baron Frankfort de Montmorency ** John Loftus, Lord Loftus ** William Wickham ** Maurice FitzGerald *1801: Commission. ** Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon ** Isaac Corry ** Charles Abbot ** Lodge de Montmorency, 1st Viscount Frankfort de Montmorency ** John Loftus, Viscount Loftus ** Maurice FitzGerald *1803: Commission. ** Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon ** Isaac Corry ** Lodge de Montmorency, 1st Viscount Frankfort de Montmorency ** John Loftus, Viscount Loftus ** Maurice FitzGerald ** William Wickham *1804: Commission. ** John Foster ** Sir Evan Nepean, 1st Baronet ** Lodge de Montmorency, 1st Viscount Frankfort de Montmorency ** John Loftus, Viscount Loftus ** Maurice FitzGerald *1804: Commission. ** John Foster ** Lodge de Montmorency, 1st Viscount Frankfort de Montmorency ** John Loftus, Viscount Loftus ** Maurice FitzGerald ** Hon. George Knox ** Nicholas Vansittart *1805: Commission. ** John Foster ** Lodge de Montmorency, 1st Viscount Frankfort de Montmorency ** John Loftus, Viscount Loftus ** Maurice FitzGerald ** Hon. George Knox ** Sir Laurence Parsons, 5th Baronet ** Charles Long *1806: Commission. **

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** Sir John Newport, 1st Baronet ** Maurice FitzGerald ** Sir Laurence Parsons, 5th Baronet ** Charles O'Hara ** Henry Parnell ** William Burton ** William Elliot *1807: Commission ** Laurence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse ** John Foster ** Arthur Wellesley ** Hon. Thomas Henry Foster ** Sir George FitzGerald Hill, 2nd Baronet ** John Maxwell-Barry **

Charles Vereker Charles Vereker, 2nd Viscount Gort PC (Ire) (1768 – 11 November 1842), known as Charles Vereker until 1817, was an Irish soldier and politician. Background Gort was the son of Thomas Vereker by Juliana, daughter of Charles Smyth and sister o ...

*1810: Commission. ** Hon. Spencer Perceval ** John Foster ** Hon. William Wellesley-Pole ** Laurence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse ** Sir George FitzGerald Hill, 2nd Baronet ** John Maxwell-Barry ** Hon. Thomas Henry Foster **

**W. W. H. Guarden *1811: Commission. ** Hon. Spencer Perceval ** John Foster ** Hon. William Wellesley-Pole ** Laurence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse ** Sir George FitzGerald Hill, 2nd Baronet ** John Maxwell-Barry ** Hon. Thomas Henry Foster **

** William Odell *1812: Commission. ** John Foster ** Hon. William Wellesley-Pole ** Sir George FitzGerald Hill, 2nd Baronet ** John Maxwell-Barry ** Hon. Thomas Henry Foster **

** William Odell *1813: Commission. ** John Foster ** Hon. William Wellesley-Pole ** Sir George FitzGerald Hill, 2nd Baronet ** John Maxwell-Barry ** Hon. Thomas Henry Foster **

** William Odell ** Henry John Clements **

Edmund Alexander Macnaghten Edmond Alexander MacNaghten (2 August 1762 – 15 March 1832) was an Irish Tories (British political party), Tory politician from County Antrim. He sat in the Irish House of Commons from 1797 until the Act of Union 1800, Act of Union in 1800, an ...

*1814: Commission: **

Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, (7 June 1770 – 4 December 1828) was a British Tory statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1812 to 1827. He held many important cabinet offices such as Foreign Secreta ...

** William Vesey-FitzGerald **

Robert Peel Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, (5 February 1788 – 2 July 1850) was a British Conservative statesman who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834–1835 and 1841–1846) simultaneously serving as Chancellor of the Excheque ...

** Sir George FitzGerald Hill, 2nd Baronet ** John Maxwell-Barry ** William Odell ** Henry John Clements ** Edmond Alexander Macnaghten *1817: Board abolished the office of Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and placed into commission as

Vice-Treasurers of Ireland

*1430:

Christopher Bernevall Christopher Bernevall, or Barnewall (1370–1446) was an Irish politician and judge of the fifteenth century, who held the offices of Vice-Treasurer of Ireland and Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. He was deeply involved in the political controversies ...

*1522–: John Barnewall, 3rd Baron Trimlestown *1523: William Darcy *c.1533: William Bathe *1534–1552: Sir William Brabazon *1551–?1553: Andrew Wise *c.1553–?1555 Sir Edmund Rous *1556–1559: Henry Sidney *1559–1571: William Fitzwilliam *1572–1579: Edward Fitton *1579–1582: Sir Henry Wallop *1582–1599: ? *1599–1603: Sir George Carey *1603–1606: Thomas Ridgeway, 1st Earl of Londonderry *1606–1622: ? *1622–1625: Sir Francis Blundell, 1st Baronet *1625–1636: Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount ValentiaHoP
/ref> *1636–?1638: Adam Loftus, 1st Viscount Loftus (died 1643) *1649–1660: James Standish (Parliament) *1660 (August)–1667:

Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey PC (10 July 16146 April 1686) was an Anglo-Irish royalist statesman. After short periods as President of the Council of State and Treasurer of the Navy, he served as Lord Privy Seal between 1673 and 168 ...

*1667–1670: George Carteret *1670–1673: Francis Lord Angier *1673–1674: Sir John Temple *1676–1682: Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh *1682–1686: John Price (also Receiver General) *1686–?1689: Thomas Keightley *1689–1692: William Harbord *1692–1710: Thomas Coningsby, 1st Baron Coningsby *1710–1710 (September): John Annesley, 4th Earl of Anglesey *1710 (September)–1716: Arthur Annesley, 5th Earl of Anglesey *1717 (April–May): Matthew Moreton, 1st Baron DucieHoP
/ref> *1717–1720: Matthew Moreton, 1st Baron Ducie ''(jointly)'' *?1717–1734: Hugh Boscawen ''(jointly)'' *1720–1723:

Sir William St Quintin, 3rd Baronet Sir William St Quintin, 3rd Baronet (c. 1662 – 30 June 1723), of Harpham in Yorkshire, was an English merchant and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1695 to 1723. He held a succession of public offices. St Quintin was ...

''(jointly)'' *1724–1742: Richard Edgcumbe ''(jointly)'' *1734–1746: Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington ''(jointly)'' *1742–1744: Henry Vane ''(jointly)'' *1744–1757: George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley ''(jointly)'' *1746–1755: Sir William Yonge ''(jointly)'' *1755 (December)–1762 (December): Welbore Ellis ''(jointly)''HoP
/ref> *1757 (July)–1759: Thomas Potter ''(jointly)'' *1760–1765: ''(jointly)'' Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent ''(jointly)''HoP
/ref> *1762 (December)–1765 (July): Richard Rigby ''(jointly)''HoP
/ref> *1763–1767: James Oswald ''(jointly)'' *1765 (December)–1766 (July): Lord George Sackville ''(jointly)'' *1766 (April)–1770 (January): James Grenville ''(jointly)'' *1766 (September)–1768 (October): Isaac Barré ''(jointly)'' *1768 (January–June): Richard Rigby ''(jointly)'' *1768 (July)–1782 (March): ''(jointly)'' Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent ''(jointly)'' *1769–1770: Charles Cornwallis, Earl Cornwallis ''(jointly)'' *1770–1772: Hon. George Edgcumbe ''(jointly)''HoP
/ref> *1770–1777: Welbore Ellis ''(jointly)'' *1773 (January)–1775 (October): Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool ''(jointly)'' *1775–1781: Henry Flood ''(jointly)'' *1781–1789: Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon *1782 (May–July):

Lord Robert Spencer Lord Robert Spencer (8 May 1747 – 23 June 1831) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons several times between 1768 and 1818. Early life Spencer was born on 8 May 1747. He was the son of Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlboroug ...

''(jointly)'' *1782–1784: Lord Charles Spencer ''(jointly)'' *1783 (April–December) William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland ''(jointly)'' *1784–1787: Thomas de Grey, 2nd Baron Walsingham ''(jointly)'' *1784–1793: Hon. George Edgcumbe ''(jointly)'' *1787–1793: Lord Frederick Campbell ''(jointly)''HoP
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References

*''A Political Index to the Histories of Great Britain & Ireland'' (1806) *''Haydn's Book of Dignities'' (1894) {{DEFAULTSORT:Lord High Treasurer Of Ireland 1660 establishments in Ireland 1817 disestablishments Political office-holders in pre-partition Ireland