Walpole/Townshend Ministry

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[edit] Robert Walpole's Cabinet

OFFICE	NAME	TERM
First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer Leader of the House of Commons	Sir Robert Walpole	1721–1730
Northern Secretary	The Viscount Townshend	1721–1730
Southern Secretary	The Lord Carteret	1721–1724
	The Duke of Newcastle	1724–1730
Lord Chancellor	The Earl of Macclesfield	1721–1725
	The Lord King	1725–1730
Lord Privy Seal	The Duke of Kingston	1721–1726
	The Lord Trevor	1726–1730
Lord President of the Council	The Viscount Townshend	1721
	The Lord Carleton	1721–1725
	The Duke of Devonshire	1725–1730
	The Lord Trevor	1730
Master-General of the Ordnance	The Duke of Marlborough	1721–1722
	The Earl Cadogan	1722–1725
	The Duke of Argyll	1725–1730
Paymaster of the Forces	The Lord Cornwallis	1721–1722
	The Lord Wilmington	1722–1730

• For several months in 1721, Lord Carteret concurrently held the positions of Northern Secretary and Lord President of the Council.

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