The Treasurer of the Household is a member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the

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. The position is usually held by one of the government deputy Chief Whips in the

House of Commons The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of parliament. ...

. The current holder of the office is Marcus Jones MP. The position had its origin in the office of Treasurer (or Keeper) of the Wardrobe and was ranked second after the

Lord Steward The Lord Steward or Lord Steward of the Household is an official of the Royal Household in England. He is always a peer. Until 1924, he was always a member of the Government. Until 1782, the office was one of considerable political importance a ...

. The office was often staffed by the promotion of the Comptroller of the Household. On occasion (e.g. 1488–1503) the office was vacant for a considerable period and its duties undertaken by the

Cofferer of the Household The Cofferer of the Household was formerly an office in the English and British Royal Household. Next in rank to the Comptroller, the holder paid the wages of some of the servants above and below stairs, was a member of the Board of Green Cloth, a ...

. By the end of the 17th century the office of Treasurer was more or less a sinecure, and in the 18th and 19th centuries it was usually occupied by peers who were members of the Government. The Treasurer was automatically a member of the privy council. They were a member of the Board of Green Cloth until that was abolished by reform of local government licensing in 2004 under section 195 of the

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. On state occasions, the Treasurer of the Household (in common with certain other senior officers of the Household) carries a white staff of office.

Treasurers of the Household

15th century

John Tiptoft, 1st Baron Tiptoft John Tiptoft, 1st Baron Tiptoft (died 27 January 1443) was a Knight of the Shire for Huntingdonshire and Somerset, Speaker of the House of Commons, Treasurer of the Household, Chief Butler of England, Treasurer of the Exchequer and Seneschal of ...

1406–1408 * Roger Leche 1413–1416 *

Walter Beauchamp Sir Walter Beauchamp (sometime around 1380 – 1 January 1430) was an English lawyer who was Speaker of the House of Commons of England between March and May 1416. Early life Beauchamp was the second son of Sir John Beauchamp of Powick, Worce ...

1421–1430 * Sir John Tyrrell of Heron May 1431 – April 1437 * John Popham 1437–1439 *Sir

Roger Fiennes Sir Roger Fiennes (1384–1449) was an English knight of the shire, High Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex, and builder of Herstmonceux Castle. He was also Treasurer of King Henry VI's household. Origins Roger Fiennes was the son of William de Fienne ...

1439–1446 *

John Stourton, 1st Baron Stourton John Stourton, 1st Baron Stourton (19 May 1400 – 25 November 1462) of Stourton, Wiltshire, was an English soldier and politician, elevated to the peerage in 1448. Origins He was born on 19 May 1400 at Witham Friary, Somerset, the son of Sir ...

1446–1453 * Sir Thomas Tuddenham 1458 *

Sir John Fogge Sir John Fogge (born c. 1417/c. 1425) was an English courtier, soldier and supporter of the Woodville family under Edward IV who became an opponent of Richard III. Family John Fogge, born about 1417, was the son of John Fogge, esquire, the s ...

1461–1468 * Sir John Howard 1468–1474. *Sir John Elrington 1474–1483 *Sir William Hopton 1483–1484 *Sir Richard Croft 1484–1488 *''vacant'' 1488 on: office performed by cofferers: **John Payne 1488–1492 **William Fisher 1492–1494 ** William Cope 1494-?1508 (died 1513)

16th century

* Sir Andrew Windsor 1513 * Sir Thomas Lovell 1502 (by)-c. 1519 * Sir Edward Poynings 1519–1521 *

Sir Thomas Boleyn Thomas Bolina, Earl of Wiltshire, 1st Earl of Ormond, 1st Viscount Rochford KG KB (c. 1477 – 12 March 1539), of Hever Castle in Kent, was an English diplomat and politician who was the father of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry ...

1521–1525 * Sir William FitzWilliam 1525–1537 * Sir William Paulet 1537–1539 * Sir Thomas Cheney 1539–1558 * Sir Thomas Parry 1559–1560 *''vacant'' 1560–1570 * Sir Francis Knollys 1570–1596 * The Lord North 1596–1600

17th century

*''vacant'' 1600–1602 * Sir William Knollys 1602–1616 * The Lord Wotton 1616–1618 * Sir Thomas Edmonds 1618–1639 * Sir Henry Vane 1639–1641 * The Viscount Savile 1641–1649 * Sir Frederick Cornwallis 1660–1663 * The Viscount Fitzhardinge 1663–1668 * Sir Thomas Clifford 1668–1672 * The Lord Newport 1672–1686 * The Earl of Yarmouth 1686–1689 * The Earl of Bradford 1689–1708

18th century

* The Earl of Cholmondeley 1708–1712 * The Lord Lansdown 1712–1714 * The Earl of Cholmondeley 1714–1725 * Paul Methuen 1725–1730 * The Lord Bingley 1730–1731 * The Lord De La Warr 1731–1737 * The Earl FitzWalter 1737–1755 * The Lord Berkeley of Stratton 1755–1756 * The Viscount Bateman 1756–1757 * The Earl of Thomond 1757–1761 * The Earl of Powis 1761–1765 * Lord Edgcumbe 1765–1766 * John Shelley 1766–1777 * The Earl of Carlisle 1777–1779 * The Lord Onslow 1779–1780 * Viscount Cranborne 1780–1782 * The Earl of Effingham 1782–1783 *

Charles Francis Greville Charles Francis Greville PC FRS FRSE FLS FSA (12 May 1749 – 23 April 1809) was a British antiquarian, collector and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1790. Early life Greville was the second son of Francis Greville ...

1783–1784 * The Earl of Courtown 1784–1793 * Viscount Stopford 1793–1806

19th century

* Lord Ossulston 1806–1807 * Viscount Stopford 1807–1812 *

Viscount Jocelyn A viscount ( , for male) or viscountess (, for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was a non-hereditary, administrative or judicial ...

1812 *

Lord Charles Bentinck Lord William Charles Augustus Cavendish-Bentinck (20 May 178028 April 1826), known as Lord Charles Bentinck, was a British soldier and politician and a great-great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II. Background Bentinck was the third son of Brit ...

1812–1826 * Sir William Henry Fremantle 1826–1837 * The Earl of Surrey 1837–1841 * Hon. George Byng 1841 * Earl Jermyn 1841–1846 * Lord Robert Grosvenor 1846–1847 * Lord Marcus Hill 1847–1852 * Lord Claud Hamilton 1852 * The Earl of Mulgrave 1853–1858 * Lord Claud Hamilton 1858–1859 *

Viscount Bury A viscount ( , for male) or viscountess (, for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was a non-hereditary, administrative or judicial ...

1859–1866 * Lord Otho FitzGerald 1866 *

Lord Burghley William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (13 September 15204 August 1598) was an English statesman, the chief adviser of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary of State (1550–1553 and 1558–1572) and Lord High Treasurer from 1 ...

1866–1867 * Hon. Percy Egerton Herbert 1867–1868 * The Lord de Tabley 1868–1872 * The Lord Poltimore 1872–1874 * The Lord Monson 1874 *

Earl Percy Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...

1874–1875 *

Lord Henry Thynne Lord Henry Frederick Thynne PC DL (2 August 1832 – 28 January 1904) was a British Conservative politician. He served under Benjamin Disraeli as Treasurer of the Household between 1875 and 1880. Background Thynne was the second son of ...

1875–1880 * The Earl of Breadalbane 1880–1885 *

Viscount Folkestone Earl of Radnor, in the County of Wiltshire, is a title which has been created twice. It was first created in the Peerage of England in 1679 for John Robartes, 2nd Baron Robartes, a notable political figure of the reign of Charles II. The ea ...

1885–1886 * The Earl of Elgin 1886 *

1886–1891 *

Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox Lord Walter Charles Gordon-Lennox, (29 July 1865 – 21 October 1922) was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household from 1891 to 1892 under Lord Salisbury. Background Gordon-Lennox was the youngest o ...

1891–1892 * The Earl of Chesterfield 1892–1894 *

Arthur Brand Arthur George Brand (1 May 1853 – 9 January 1917) was a British Liberal politician. Brand was the third son of Henry Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden, second son of Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre. His mother was Eliza, daughter of General Robert ...

1894–1895 * The Marquess of Carmarthen 1895–1896 *

Viscount Curzon Earl Howe is a title that has been created twice in British history, for members of the Howe and Curzon-Howe family respectively. The first creation, in the Peerage of Great Britain, was in 1788 for Richard Howe, but became extinct on his ...

1896–1900

20th century

Victor Cavendish Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (31 May 18686 May 1938), known as Victor Cavendish until 1908, was a British peer and politician who served as Governor General of Canada. A member of the Cavendish family, he was ed ...

1900–1903 * The Marquess of Hamilton 1903–1905 * Sir Edward Strachey, Bt 1905–1909 *

William Dudley Ward William Dudley Ward PC (14 October 1877 – 11 November 1946) was an English sportsman and Liberal politician. Early life Dudley Ward was born in London, the son of William Humble Dudley Ward and the great-grandson of William Humble Wa ...

1909–1912 * Hon. Frederick Edward Guest 1912–1915 * James Hope 1915–1916 * James Craig 1916–1918 * ''vacancy'' January–June 1918 * Robert Sanders 1918–1919 * Bolton Eyres-Monsell 1919–1921 * George Gibbs 1921–1924 * Thomas Griffiths 1924 * George Gibbs 1924–1928 * George Hennessy 1928–1929 * Ben Smith 1929–1931 * George Hennessy 1931 * Sir Frederick Charles Thomson, Bt 1931–1935 * Sir Frederick Penny, Bt 1935–1937 * Sir Lambert Ward 1937 * Arthur Hope 1937–1939 * Charles Waterhouse 1939 * Hon. Robert Grimston 1939–1942 * Sir James Edmondson 1942–1945 * George Mathers 1945–1946 *

Arthur Pearson Arthur Pearson may refer to: * Arthur Pearson (British politician) (1897–1980), British Labour Party Member of Parliament for Pontypridd, 1938–1970 * Sir Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet (1866–1921), British newspaper magnate and publisher * Arth ...

1946–1951 * Cedric Drewe 1951–1955 *

Tam Galbraith Sir Thomas Galloway Dunlop Galbraith, known as Tam Galbraith, (10 March 1917 – 2 January 1982) was a Scottish Unionist politician. Early life The eldest son and heir of Thomas Galbraith, 1st Baron Strathclyde, Galbraith was educated at Ayt ...

1955–1957 * Hendrie Oakshott 1957–1959 * Hon. Peter Legh 1959–1960 * Edward Wakefield 1960–1962 * Michael Hughes-Young 1962–1964 * Sydney Irving 1964–1966 *

John Silkin John Ernest Silkin (18 March 1923 – 26 April 1987) was a British left-wing Labour politician and solicitor. Early life He was the third son of Lewis Silkin, 1st Baron Silkin, and a younger brother of Samuel Silkin, Baron Silkin of Dulwic ...

1966 * Charles Grey 1966–1969 *

Charles Richard Morris Charles Richard Morris may refer to: * Charles Morris (Australian politician) Charles Richard Morris (13 March 1863 – 4 January 1918) was a timber merchant and politician in South Australia. History Morris was born at Noarlunga the eldest ...

1969–1970 *

Humphrey Atkins Humphrey Edward Gregory Atkins, Baron Colnbrook, (12 August 1922 – 4 October 1996) was a British politician and a member of the Conservative Party. He served in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher from 1979 to 1982. Early life ...

1970–1973 *

Bernard Weatherill Bruce Bernard Weatherill, Baron Weatherill, (25 November 1920 – 6 May 2007) was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 1983 and 1992. Family He was the son of Bernard Bruce Weatherill ...

1973–1974 * Walter Harrison 1974–1979 *

John Stradling Thomas Sir John Stradling Thomas (10 June 1925 – 29 March 1991) was a Welsh Conservative Party politician. He was also a farmer, company director and broadcaster. Biography Thomas was educated at Rugby School and the University of London. He serv ...

1979–1983 *

Anthony Berry Sir Anthony George Berry (12 February 1925 – 12 October 1984) was a British Conservative politician. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Enfield Southgate and a whip in Margaret Thatcher's government. Berry served as an MP for near ...

1983 * John Cope 1983–1987 * David Hunt 1987–1989 *

Tristan Garel-Jones William Armand Thomas Tristan Garel-Jones, Baron Garel-Jones, PC (28 February 1941 – 23 March 2020) was a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Watford from 1979 to 1997, befor ...

1989–1990 *

Alastair Goodlad Alastair Robertson Goodlad, Baron Goodlad (born 4 July 1943) is a British politician who served as Chief Whip of the House of Commons from 1995 to 1997 and British High Commissioner to Australia from 2000 to 2005. A member of the Conservative ...

1990–1992 *

David Heathcoat-Amory David Philip Heathcoat-Amory (born 21 March 1949) is a British politician, accountant, and farmer. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Wells from 1983 until he lost the seat in the 2010 general election. He became a member of the ...

1992–1993 *

Greg Knight The Right Honourable Sir Gregory Knight (born 4 April 1949) is a British politician, author and musician. He has served as the Conservative MP for East Yorkshire since 2001, having previously served as the MP for Derby North from 1983 to 199 ...

1993–1996 *

Andrew MacKay Andrew James MacKay (born 27 August 1949) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Stechford from 1977 to 1979, East Berkshire from 1983 to 1997 and for Bracknell in Berkshire fro ...

1996–1997 * George Mudie 1997–1998 * Keith Bradley 1998–2001

21st century

References

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Green Cloth Officeholders
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