Townshend ministry

18th-century British ministry

Not to be confused with the Walpole–Townshend ministry.

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Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend

Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, was appointed Secretary of State for the Northern Department by George I of Great Britain in September 1714. Until 1717, he held the position of Northern Secretary and was the de facto leader of the Whig administration. However, he was later demoted to Lord Lieutenant of Ireland when he was outmanoeuvred by his rival Whigs, who formed the first Stanhope-Sunderland ministry. This led to a split within the Whig party that lasted until 1720.

## The Cabinet

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Office | Name | Term

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Northern Secretary | Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend | 1714–1716
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | 1717
Lord Chancellor | William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper | 1714–1717
First Lord of the Treasury | Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax | 1714–1715
Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle | 1715
Robert Walpole | 1715–1717
Lord Privy Seal | Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton | 1714–1715
In commission | 1715
Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland | 1715–1716
Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull | 1716–1717
Lord President of the Council | Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham | 1714–1716
William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire | 1716–1717
Southern Secretary | James Stanhope | 1714–1716
Paul Methuen | 1716–1717
Northern Secretary | James Stanhope | 1716–1717
First Lord of the Admiralty | Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford | 1714–1717
Chancellor of the Exchequer | Sir Richard Onslow | 1714–1715
Robert Walpole | 1715–1717
Master-General of the Ordnance | John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough | 1714–1717
Paymaster of the Forces | Robert Walpole | 1714–1715
Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln | 1715–1717
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland | 1714–1717
Lord Steward | William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshiree | 1714–1716
Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent | 1716–1717
Secretary of State for Scotland | John Erskine, Earl of Mar | 1714
James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose | 1714–1715
John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe | 1716–1717
Lord Chamberlain | Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury | 1714–1715
Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton | 1715–1717
Master of the Horse | Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset | 1714–1715
Minister without Portfolio | John Somers, 1st Baron Somers | 1714–1716

* 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

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* 5th Parliament of Great Britain

## References

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* Terry, Benjamin Stites (1908). "First Era of Whig Rule". A History of England from the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria. Chicago: Scott, Foresman and Company. OL 14012649M.

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