The Lord High Treasurer of Ireland was the head of the

Exchequer of Ireland The Exchequer of Ireland was a body in the Kingdom of Ireland tasked with collecting The Crown, royal revenue. Modelled on the Exchequer, English Exchequer, it was created in 1210 after King John of England applied English law and legal structure ...

, chief financial officer of the

Kingdom of Ireland The Kingdom of Ireland ( ga, label=Classical Irish, an Ríoghacht Éireann; ga, label=Modern Irish, an Ríocht Éireann, ) was a monarchy on the island of Ireland that was a client state of England and then of Great Britain. It existed from ...

. The designation ''High'' was added in 1695. After the

Acts of Union 1800 The Acts of Union 1800 (sometimes incorrectly referred to as a single 'Act of Union 1801') were parallel acts of the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of Ireland which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Irela ...

created the

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state in the British Isles that existed between 1801 and 1922, when it included all of Ireland. It was established by the Acts of Union 1800, which merged the Kingdom of Great B ...

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

Treasurer of the Exchequer The post of Lord High Treasurer or Lord Treasurer was an English government position and has been a British government position since the Acts of Union of 1707. A holder of the post would be the third-highest-ranked Great Officer of State i ...

, with the person holding both being

Lord High Treasurer The post of Lord High Treasurer or Lord Treasurer was an English government position and has been a British government position since the Acts of Union of 1707. A holder of the post would be the third-highest-ranked Great Officer of State in ...

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

Lords Commissioners of the Treasury In the United Kingdom there are at least six Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, serving as a commission for the ancient office of Treasurer of the Exchequer. The board consists of the First Lord of the Treasury, the Second Lord of the ...

, 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 The Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer was the Baron ( judge) who presided over the Court of Exchequer (Ireland). The Irish Court of Exchequer was a mirror of the equivalent court in England and was one of the four courts which sat in the build ...

Lord Treasurers of Ireland 1217–1695

*1217–1232: John de St John,

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 bishopr ...

*1232–1233:

Peter de Rivaux Peter de Rivaux or Peter de Rivallis (died 1262) was an influential Poitevin courtier at the court of Henry III of England. He was related to Peter des Roches, being a nephew (or possibly a son). From early in his life he was connected to the c ...

*1233–1235: Eustace, Canon of Chichester *1235–1250:

Geoffrey de Turville Geoffrey de Turville or de Tourville (died 1250) was an English-born judge and cleric in thirteenth century Ireland, who held office as Bishop of Ossory and Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and was noted as an extremely efficient administrator. His ...

Bishop of Ossory The Bishop of Ossory () is an Episcopal polity, episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient of Kingdom of Ossory in the Provinces of Ireland, Province of Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remain ...

*1251–1258: Hugh de Mapilton,

*1258–1274: Hugh de Tachmon, or Taghmon,

Bishop of Meath The Bishop of Meath is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient Kingdom of Meath. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric. History Unt ...

*1274–1277: Stephen de Fulbourn,

Bishop of Waterford The Bishop of Waterford was a medieval prelate, governing the Diocese of Waterford from its creation in the 11th century until it was absorbed into the new Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore in the 14th century. After the creation o ...

*1277–1278: Robert de Poer *1278–1281: Stephen de Fulbourn *1281–1289: Hugh,

*1289–1294: Nicholas de Clere, 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 Alexander de Bicknor (1260s? – 14 July 1349; usually spelt "Bykenore" in original Middle English sources) was an official in the Plantagenet kingdom under Edward I of England, Edward II of England, and Edward III of England. Best known to histor ...

*1312–1315:

John de Leche John Le Leche (or John Le Leck or John Le Leek also John The Leche) (died 1313) was a canon of Dunkeld and prelate during the early 14th century. After the death of Matthew de Crambeth, Bishop of Dunkeld, in 1309, William Sinclair was elected b ...

*1315–1316:

Walter de Islip Walter de Islip, or de Istlep (died after 1342) was an English-born cleric, statesman, and judge in fourteenth-century Ireland. He was the first Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer; he also held the offices of Treasurer of Ireland, Chief Escheator ...

*1316–1317:

John de Hotham John de Hotham (or Hodum; died 1361) was an England, English medieval college head and university Chancellor (education), chancellor. John de Hotham was Provost (college), Provost of The Queen's College, Oxford, from 1350 to 1361. He was for t ...

*1317–1325:

*1325–1326: Adam de Harvington *1326:

*1326–1330:

Robert FitzEustace Sir Robert FitzEustace (c.1420–1486) was an Irish landowner and politician of the fifteenth century. He was born at Coghlanstown, County Kildare, son of Sir Richard FitzEustace, who served briefly as Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and Katherine ...

*1330–1332:

Robert le Poer Robert le Poer (died c.1346) was an Irish judge and Crown official who held the offices of Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer. Family Francis Elrington Ball, in his definitive study of the pre-1921 Irish judi ...

*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 Hugh de Burgh (; ; died 1352) was an Irish lawyer, Crown official and judge who held the offices of Lord Treasurer of Ireland (1340–44 and 1349–52) and Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer (1337–39 and 1344–51),Ball, F. Elrington ''The ...

*1344–1348:

John de Burnham John de Burnham (died 1363) was an English-born cleric, judge and Crown official who spent much of his career in Ireland. He held office as Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer. He spent many years trying to clear ...

, Canon of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin *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 o ...

*1349–1354:

*1354–1356: William de Bromley *1356–1357: John Colton, Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin and later

Archbishop of Armagh In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdio ...

*1357–1361: Nicholas Allen,

*1361–1362: William Chernels,

*1362–1364:

Thomas Minot Thomas Minot, also spelt Mynot or Mynyot (died 10 July 1375) was an English-born judge and cleric in fourteenth-century Ireland. He was Archbishop of Dublin (Roman Catholic), Archbishop of Dublin from 1363 to 1375. He is chiefly remembered for hi ...

, Prior of Mulhuddart and later Archbishop of Dublin *1364–1371:

John de Troye John de Troye (died 1371) was a Welsh-born Crown official and judge in fourteenth century Ireland, who held the offices of Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland and Lord Treasurer of Ireland.Ball, F. Elrington ''The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921'' ...

, Chancellor of St Patrick's Cathedral *1371–1372: Stephen de Valle, or Wall,

*1372–1374:

Alexander de Balscot Alexander de Balscot, also known as Alexander Petit (died 1400) was one of the leading Irish clerics of the late fourteenth century, who held the offices of Bishop of Ossory, Bishop of Meath, Treasurer of Ireland and Lord Chancellor of Ireland. ...

*1374–1375: John Colton second term *1375–1376: Thomas Scurlock, Abbot of St Thomas's, Dublin *1376–1385:

*1385–1386: William de Chambre,

Archdeacon of Dublin The Archdeacon of Dublin is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough. The Archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the Dublin part of the diocese, which is by far ...

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

Bishop of Chichester The Bishop of Chichester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the counties of East and West Sussex. The see is based in the City of Chichester where the bishop's seat ...

*1393–1394: John de Thorpe *1394–1395: Richard Mitford,

*1395–1396: Stephen, Abbot of St Mary's Abbey, Dublin *1396–1397: William Baltham *1397–1398: Richard Mitford,

Bishop of Salisbury The Bishop of Salisbury is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers much of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset. The see is in the City of Salisbury where the bishop's seat ...

*1398–1399: Richard Macclesfield *1399–1400: Robert de Faryngton, or de Farrington *1400–1402: Thomas Bache, Archdeacon of Meath *1402–1409: Sir Laurence Merbury *1409–1412: William Allington *1412–1413: Sir Laurence Merbury *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 William Tynbegh, or de Thinbegh (c.1370-1424) was an Irish lawyer who had a long and distinguished career as a judge, holding office as Chief Justice of all three of the courts of common law and as Lord High Treasurer of Ireland. His career is un ...

*1424–1426: Hugh Banent *1426: Edward Dantsey,

*1426–1427: John Blackston *1427–1429: Sir Nicholas Plunket *1429: Thomas de Barry,

*1429: Sir Nicholas Plunket *1429–1430: Thomas Scurlock, Prior of St Peter's, near Trim *1430–1437: Sir Thomas Strange *1437–1444: Giles Thorndon *1444–1445: William Chevir or Cheevers *1445–1446:

Robert Dyke Robert Dyke, Dyck or Dyche (died 1449) was an English-born cleric and judge who held high office in fifteenth-century Ireland. He was appointed to the offices of Archdeacon of Dublin, Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland, Lord High Treasurer of ...

*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 *1494–1504: Sir Hugh Conway *1504–1514: Gerald FitzGerald *1514–1517:

Christopher Fleming, 8th Baron Slane Christopher Fleming (bef. 1474–1517) was an Irish nobleman, who was Lord High Treasurer of Ireland from 1514 until his death. He succeeded as 8th Baron Slane in 1492. Family Christopher was the eldest son of James Fleming, 7th Baron Slane. H ...

*1517–1524: John Rawson, Prior of Kilmainham (later Viscount Clontarf) *1524–1530:

John Barnewall, 3rd Baron Trimlestown John Barnewall, 3rd Baron Trimleston (1470-25 July 1538), was an Irish nobleman, judge and politician. He was the eldest son of Christopher Barnewall, 2nd Baron Trimlestown and his wife Elizabeth Plunket, daughter of Sir Thomas Fitz-Christopher Pl ...

*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 Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond and 3rd Earl of Ossory PC (Ire) (; – 1614), was an influential courtier in London at the court of Elizabeth I. He was Lord Treasurer of Ireland from 1559 to his death. He fought for the crown in th ...

*1616–1625:

Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester (May 1563 – 19 February 1625; known between 1596 and 1613 as Sir Arthur Chichester), of Carrickfergus in Ireland, was an English administrator and soldier who served as Lord Deputy of Ireland from 160 ...

*1625–1630:

Oliver St John, 1st Viscount Grandison Sir Oliver St John, 1st Viscount Grandison (1559 – 30 December 1630) was an English soldier and politician who became Lord Deputy of Ireland. Early years He was the second son of Nicholas St John (ca. 1526 – 8 November 1589) of Lydiard Park ...

*1631–1643:

Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork (13 October 1566 – 15 September 1643), also known as the Great Earl of Cork, was an English politician who served as Lord Treasurer of the Kingdom of Ireland. Lord Cork was an important figure in the continuing ...

*1643–1660: ''Interregnum'' *1660–1695:

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Cork Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington, 2nd Earl of Cork (20 October 1612 – 15 January 1698) was an Anglo-Irish nobleman who served as Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and was a Cavalier. Early life He was born at ''The College'' in Youghal in ...

Lord High Treasurers of Ireland 1695–1793

Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington Charles Boyle, 3rd Earl of Cork and 2nd Earl of Burlington, 4th Baron Clifford, PC (died 9 February 1704) was an English peer, courtier and politician. Early life Hon. Charles Boyle was the eldest son of Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan a ...

4 May 1695 – 9 February 1704 *

Henry Boyle, 1st Baron Carleton Henry Boyle, 1st Baron Carleton, (12 July 1669 – 31 March 1725) was an Anglo-Irish Whig politician who sat in the Irish House of Commons from 1692 to 1695 and in the English and British House of Commons between 1689 and 1710. He served as Cha ...

5 May 1704 – 25 August 1715 *

Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork, (25 April 1694 – 4 December 1753) was a British architect and noble often called the "Apollo of the Arts" and the "Architect Earl". The son of the 2nd Earl of Burlington and 3rd Ea ...

25 August 1715 – 3 December 1753 *

William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, (8 May 1720 – 2 October 1764), styled Lord Cavendish before 1729, and Marquess of Hartington between 1729 and 1755, was a British Whig statesman and nobleman who was briefly nominal 5th Prime Mini ...

2 March 1754 – 2 October 1764 *''vacant'' *

William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, (14 December 1748 – 29 July 1811), was a British nobleman, aristocrat, and politician. He was the eldest son of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, by his wife, the heiress Lady Charlotte B ...

13 March 1766 – 1793

Commissioners of the Treasury for Ireland 1793–1817

*1793: Commission. **

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon KP, PC (Ire) (30 January 1727 – 20 May 1807), was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament. He represented Dungarvan and Cork County, and succeeded his father as Earl of Shannon.Sir John Parnell, 2nd Baronet Sir John Parnell, 2nd Baronet (25 December 1744 – December 1801) was an Anglo-Irish Member of Parliament. Biography A Church of Ireland landowner, his family had originally migrated to Ireland from Congleton in Cheshire. Although not fro ...

** John Beresford **

Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Baronet Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Baronet PC (29 September 1732 – 3 August 1804) was an Anglo-Irish politician noted for his extensive recording of parliamentary debates in the late 1760s and early 1770s. Early life Cavendish was the son of Sir Henry ...

William Burton Conyngham William Burton Conyngham (1733 – 31 May 1796) was an Irish politician and improver. Life He was born William Burton, the second son of Francis Burton and Mary Conyngham, sister of Henry Conyngham, 1st Earl Conyngham. In 1781, his name was ...

** Robert Hobart, Lord Hobart *1795: Commission. **

** Hon. Thomas Pelham **

John Monck Mason John Monck Mason (1726–1809) was an Irish politician and literary scholar. Life Born in Dublin, he was eldest son of Robert Mason of Mason-Brook, County Galway, by Sarah, eldest daughter of George Monck of St. Stephen's Green, Dublin. On 12 ...

*1796: Commission. **

** Hon. Thomas Pelham **

** Lodge Morris *1797: Commission. **

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon KP, PC (Ire) (30 January 1727 – 20 May 1807), was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament. He represented Dungarvan and Cork County, and succeeded his father as Earl of Shannon.Isaac Corry Isaac Corry FRS, PC (I), PCThorne, ''The House of Commons 1790–1820, Vol. 1'', Secker & Warburg London, p. 504 (15 May 1753 – 15 May 1813) was an Irish and British Member of Parliament and lawyer. Early career Born in Newry, he was the so ...

** Hon. Thomas Pelham **

** Lodge Morris **

Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, (18 June 1769 – 12 August 1822), usually known as Lord Castlereagh, derived from the courtesy title Viscount Castlereagh ( ) by which he was styled from 1796 to 1821, was an Anglo-Irish politician ...

*1800: Commission. **

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon KP, PC (Ire) (30 January 1727 – 20 May 1807), was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament. He represented Dungarvan and Cork County, and succeeded his father as Earl of Shannon.Isaac Corry Isaac Corry FRS, PC (I), PCThorne, ''The House of Commons 1790–1820, Vol. 1'', Secker & Warburg London, p. 504 (15 May 1753 – 15 May 1813) was an Irish and British Member of Parliament and lawyer. Early career Born in Newry, he was the so ...

** Lodge de Montmorency, 1st Baron Frankfort de Montmorency ** John Loftus, Lord Loftus ** William Wickham ** Maurice FitzGerald *1801: Commission. **

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon KP, PC (Ire) (30 January 1727 – 20 May 1807), was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament. He represented Dungarvan and Cork County, and succeeded his father as Earl of Shannon.Isaac Corry Isaac Corry FRS, PC (I), PCThorne, ''The House of Commons 1790–1820, Vol. 1'', Secker & Warburg London, p. 504 (15 May 1753 – 15 May 1813) was an Irish and British Member of Parliament and lawyer. Early career Born in Newry, he was the so ...

** Charles Abbot **

Lodge de Montmorency, 1st Viscount Frankfort de Montmorency Lodge Evans de Montmorency, 1st Viscount Frankfort de Montmorency PC (26 January 1747 – 21 September 1822), known as Lodge Morres until 1800 and as The Lord Frankfort between 1800 and 1816, was an Irish politician. Background Born Lodge Morr ...

** John Loftus, Viscount Loftus ** Maurice FitzGerald *1803: Commission. **

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon KP, PC (Ire) (30 January 1727 – 20 May 1807), was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament. He represented Dungarvan and Cork County, and succeeded his father as Earl of Shannon.Isaac Corry Isaac Corry FRS, PC (I), PCThorne, ''The House of Commons 1790–1820, Vol. 1'', Secker & Warburg London, p. 504 (15 May 1753 – 15 May 1813) was an Irish and British Member of Parliament and lawyer. Early career Born in Newry, he was the so ...

** John Loftus, Viscount Loftus ** Maurice FitzGerald ** William Wickham *1804: Commission. ** John Foster **

Sir Evan Nepean, 1st Baronet Sir Evan Nepean, 1st Baronet, PC FRS (9 July 1752 – 2 October 1822)Sparrow (n.d.) was a British politician and colonial administrator. He was the first of the Nepean Baronets. Family Nepean was born at St. Stephens near Saltash, Cornwall, ...

** John Loftus, Viscount Loftus ** Maurice FitzGerald *1804: Commission. ** John Foster **

** John Loftus, Viscount Loftus ** Maurice FitzGerald ** Hon. George Knox ** Nicholas Vansittart *1805: Commission. ** John Foster **

** John Loftus, Viscount Loftus ** Maurice FitzGerald ** Hon. George Knox ** Sir Laurence Parsons, 5th Baronet ** Charles Long *1806: Commission. **

William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, (25 October 175912 January 1834) was a British Pittite Tory politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1806 to 1807, but was a supporter of the Whigs for the duration of ...

Sir John Newport, 1st Baronet Sir John Newport, 1st Baronet (24 October 1756 – 9 February 1843) was an Anglo-Irish Whig politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland. Life Born on 24 October 1756, he was the son of Simon Newport, a banker at Waterford ...

** Maurice FitzGerald ** Sir Laurence Parsons, 5th Baronet ** Charles O'Hara **

Henry Parnell Henry Brooke Parnell, 1st Baron Congleton PC (3 July 1776 – 8 June 1842), known as Sir Henry Parnell, Bt, from 1812 to 1841, was an Irish writer and Whig politician. He was a member of the Whig administrations headed by Lord Grey and Lord ...

** William Burton ** William Elliot *1807: Commission **

Laurence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse Lawrence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse (21 May 1758 – 24 February 1841), known as Sir Lawrence Parsons, Bt, from 1791 to 1807, was an Irish peer. Parsons was the son of Sir William Parsons, 4th Baronet and Mary Clere. He succeeded his father i ...

** John Foster ** Arthur Wellesley ** Hon. Thomas Henry Foster **

Sir George FitzGerald Hill, 2nd Baronet Sir George FitzGerald Hill, 2nd Baronet (1 June 1763 – 8 March 1839) was an Irish politician. Family and early life He was the oldest son of Sir Hugh Hill, 1st Baronet of Brook Hall, County Londonderry, who had been a member of the Parli ...

** John Maxwell-Barry ** Charles Vereker *1810: Commission. ** Hon. Spencer Perceval ** John Foster ** Hon. William Wellesley-Pole **

** John Maxwell-Barry ** Hon. Thomas Henry Foster ** Charles Vereker **W. W. H. Guarden *1811: Commission. ** Hon. Spencer Perceval ** John Foster ** Hon. William Wellesley-Pole **

** John Maxwell-Barry ** Hon. Thomas Henry Foster ** Charles Vereker ** William Odell *1812: Commission. ** John Foster ** Hon. William Wellesley-Pole **

** John Maxwell-Barry ** Hon. Thomas Henry Foster ** Charles Vereker ** William Odell *1813: Commission. ** John Foster ** Hon. William Wellesley-Pole **

** John Maxwell-Barry ** Hon. Thomas Henry Foster ** Charles Vereker ** William Odell **

Henry John Clements Colonel Henry John Clements (16 July 1781 – 12 January 1843) was an Ireland, Irish Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician. He was born at Ashfield Lodge in County Cavan, the eldest son of the Rt Hon Henry Theophilus Clements and Cath ...

** Edmund Alexander Macnaghten *1814: Commission: ** Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool **

William Vesey-FitzGerald Sir William Robert Seymour Vesey-FitzGerald, GCSI, GCIE, PC (1818 – 28 June 1885), was an Anglo-Irish politician and colonial administrator. He served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1858 and 1859 and as Governor o ...

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 Exchequer ...

** John Maxwell-Barry ** William Odell **

Edmond Alexander Macnaghten Edmond Alexander MacNaghten (2 August 1762 – 15 March 1832) was an Irish Tory politician from County Antrim. He sat in the Irish House of Commons from 1797 until the Act of Union in 1800, and then in the House of Commons of the United Kingdo ...

*1817: Board abolished the office of Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and placed into commission as

Vice-Treasurers of Ireland

*1430: Christopher Bernevall *1522–:

*1523: William Darcy *c.1533: William Bathe *1534–1552: Sir William Brabazon *1551–?1553: Andrew Wise *c.1553–?1555 Sir

Edmund Rous Sir Edmund Rous (by 1521 – 1572 or later), of Dunwich, Suffolk, was an English landowner, magistrate, MP and Vice-Treasurer of Ireland. Origins John Leland the antiquary, who lived in Sir Edmund's time, wrote:"Al the Rousis that be in Southf ...

*1556–1559:

Henry Sidney Sir Henry Sidney (20 July 1529 – 5 May 1586), Lord Deputy of Ireland, was the eldest son of Sir William Sidney of Penshurst, a prominent politician and courtier during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI, from both of whom he receive ...

*1559–1571: William Fitzwilliam *1572–1579: Edward Fitton *1579–1582: Sir

Henry Wallop Sir Henry Wallop (c. 1540 – 14 April 1599) was an English statesman. Biography Henry Wallop was the eldest son of Sir Oliver Wallop (d. 1566) of Farleigh Wallop in Hampshire. Having inherited the estates of his father and of his uncle, Sir Joh ...

*1582–1599: ? *1599–1603:

Sir George Carey George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon KG (1547 – 9 September 1603) was the eldest son of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon and Anne Morgan. His father was first cousin to Elizabeth I of England. In 1560, at the age of 13, George matriculated at ...

*1603–1606: Thomas Ridgeway, 1st Earl of Londonderry *1606–1622: ? *1622–1625:

Sir Francis Blundell, 1st Baronet Sir Francis Blundell, 1st Baronet (4 September 1579 – 26 April 1625) was an English-born lawyer, politician and administrator in Ireland. Biography Blundell was the second son of a yeoman, John Blundell, and Catherine Budoxshyde. He was educated ...

*1625–1636:

Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia, (1 February – 22 November 1660) was an English statesman during the colonisation of Ireland in the seventeenth century. He was a Member of Parliament for both the English and Irish houses, was elevate ...

HoP
/ref> *1636–?1638:

Adam Loftus, 1st Viscount Loftus Adam Loftus, 1st Viscount Loftus (c. 1568–1643), was Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1619 and from 1622 raised to the peerage of Ireland as Viscount Loftus of Ely, King's County. His uncle, another Adam Loftus, was both Lord Chancellor of Irela ...

(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 1682 ...

*1667–1670:

George Carteret Vice Admiral Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet ( – 14 January 1680 N.S.) was a royalist statesman in Jersey and England, who served in the Clarendon Ministry as Treasurer of the Navy. He was also one of the original lords proprietor of the ...

*1670–1673: Francis Lord Angier *1673–1674: Sir John Temple *1676–1682:

Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh (8 February 1641 – 5 January 1712), known as The Viscount Ranelagh between 1669 and 1677, was an Irish peer, politician both in the Parliaments of England and Ireland. Background He was the eldest son of Ar ...

*1682–1686: John Price (also Receiver General) *1686–?1689:

Thomas Keightley Thomas Keightley (17 October 1789 – 4 November 1872) was an Irish writer known for his works on mythology and folklore, particularly ''Fairy Mythology'' (1828), later reprinted as ''The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves, and Other Little ...

*1689–1692: William Harbord *1692–1710: Thomas Coningsby, 1st Baron Coningsby *1710–1710 (September):

John Annesley, 4th Earl of Anglesey John Annesley, 4th Earl of Anglesey (18 January 1676 – 18 September 1710), was an English peer and landowner. A younger son of James Annesley, 2nd Earl of Anglesey (1645–1690), by his marriage to Lady Elizabeth Manners, daughter of John Manne ...

*1710 (September)–1716:

Arthur Annesley, 5th Earl of Anglesey Arthur Annesley, 5th Earl of Anglesey PC, PC (Ire) ( – 31 March 1737), of Farnborough, Hampshire, Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire, and Knockgrenan, near Camolin, county Wexford, was an Anglo-Irish Tory politician who sat in the English and British ...

*1717 (April–May):

Matthew Moreton, 1st Baron Ducie Matthew Ducie Moreton, 1st Baron Ducie (1663–1735) of Moreton, Staffordshire, and Tortworth, Gloucestershire, was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1708 and 1720 when he was raised to the peerage as ...

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/ref> *1717–1720:

''(jointly)'' *?1717–1734: Hugh Boscawen ''(jointly)'' *1720–1723: Sir William St Quintin, 3rd Baronet ''(jointly)'' *1724–1742: Richard Edgcumbe ''(jointly)'' *1734–1746:

Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington, (25 May 169923 January 1747), was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1723 to 1733 when he succeeded to the peerage as Viscount Torrington. His career included servic ...

''(jointly)'' *1742–1744: Henry Vane ''(jointly)'' *1744–1757:

George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley, (2 January 1703 – 10 June 1770), styled as Viscount Malpas from 1725 to 1733, was a British Whig politician and nobleman who sat in the House of Commons from 1724 to 1733. Life Cholmondeley wa ...

''(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 Richard Rigby PC (February 1722 – 8 April 1788), was an English civil servant and politician who sat in the British House of Commons for 43 years from 1745 to 1788. He served as Chief Secretary for Ireland and Paymaster of the Forces. Rigby ...

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/ref> *1763–1767: James Oswald ''(jointly)'' *1765 (December)–1766 (July):

Lord George Sackville George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, PC (26 January 1716 – 26 August 1785), styled The Honourable George Sackville until 1720, Lord George Sackville from 1720 to 1770 and Lord George Germain from 1770 to 1782, was a British soldier and p ...

''(jointly)'' *1766 (April)–1770 (January):

James Grenville James Grenville (12 February 1715 – 14 September 1783) was a British politician. He was born at Wotton House, Buckinghamshire in 1715 into the influential Grenville political family and was one of five brothers who went into politics. He was ...

''(jointly)'' *1766 (September)–1768 (October):

Isaac Barré Isaac Barré (15 October 1726 – 20 July 1802) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician. He earned distinction serving with the British Army during the Seven Years' War and later became a prominent Member of Parliament, where he was a vocal s ...

''(jointly)'' *1768 (January–June):

''(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 Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool, PC (26 April 172917 December 1808), known as Lord Hawkesbury between 1786 and 1796, was a British statesman. He was the father of Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool. Early years, f ...

''(jointly)'' *1775–1781:

Henry Flood Henry Flood (1732 – 2 December 1791), Irish statesman, son of Warden Flood, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland, was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and afterwards at Christ Church, Oxford, where he became proficient ...

''(jointly)'' *1781–1789:

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon KP, PC (Ire) (30 January 1727 – 20 May 1807), was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament. He represented Dungarvan and Cork County, and succeeded his father as Earl of Shannon.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 Marlborough, ...

''(jointly)'' *1782–1784:

Lord Charles Spencer Lord Charles Spencer PC (31 March 1740 – 16 June 1820) was a British courtier and politician from the Spencer family who sat in the House of Commons between 1761 and 1801. Background Spencer was the second son of Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of ...

''(jointly)'' *1783 (April–December)

William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, PC (Ire), FRS (3 April 174528 May 1814) was a British diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1793. Early life A member of the influential Eden family, Auckland was a younger son ...

''(jointly)'' *1784–1787:

Thomas de Grey, 2nd Baron Walsingham Thomas de Grey, 2nd Baron Walsingham PC (14 July 1748 – 16 January 1818), was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1781 when he succeeded to the peerage as Baron Walsingham. He served as Joint Postmaster General ...

''(jointly)'' *1784–1793: Hon. George Edgcumbe ''(jointly)'' *1787–1793:

Lord Frederick Campbell Lord Frederick Campbell (20 June 1729 – 8 June 1816) was a Scottish nobleman and politician. He was lord clerk register of Scotland, 1768–1816; Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Burghs (1761–1780) and for Argyllshire (1780–1799). B ...

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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