List of Lord High Treasurers
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This is a list of Lord High Treasurers of England and later of Great Britain.
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[edit] Lord High Treasurers
[edit] Early
- Nigel, nephew of Roger, Bishop of Salisbury (c. 1126 - 1133)
- Adelelm, nephew of Roger, Bishop of Salisbury (c. 1136 - 1139)
[edit] Plantagenet
- Richard FitzNeal, Dean of Lincoln, Bishop of London (c. 1158 - 1189)
- William of Ely, Archdeacon of Cleveland (1196 - August, 1215)
- Eustace of Fauconberg, Bishop of London (November 4, 1217 - October 1228)
- Walter Mauclerk, Bishop of Carlisle (November 13, 1228 - January 14, 1233)
- Peter des Rivaux, Canon of St. Paul's (January 14, 1233 - June 1, 1234
- Hugh de Pateshull, Bishop of Coventry (June 1, 1234 - March, 1240)
- William Haverhill, Canon of Lichfield (March, 1240 - August 23, 1252)
- Philip Lovel, Archdeacon of Coventry (August 27, 1252 - October, 1258)
- John Crakehall, Archdeacon of Bedford (November 2, 1258 - September 10, 1260)
- John of Caux, Abbot of Petersborough (October 28, 1260 - March 1263))
- Nicholas of Ely (May 6 - July 19, 1263)
- Henry, Prior of St. Radegund (July - November 1263)
- John Chishull, acting (November 1263)
- Roger de la Leye, acting (November 30, 1263 - November 3, 1264)
- Henry, Prior of St. Radegund (November 3, 1264 - summer 1265)
- Thomas Wymondham, Preceptor of Lichfield (October 23, 1265 - February 6, 1270)
- John Chishull (February 6, 1270 - June 9, 1271)
- Philip of Eye, Canon of St. Paul's (October 16, 1271 - October 2, 1273)
- Sir Joseph Chauncy, Prior of the Knights of St. John in England (October 2, 1273 - June 18, 1280)
- Richard Ware, Abbot of Westminster (June 18, 1280 - 1283)
- John Kirkby, Bishop of Ely (January 6, 1284 - March 26, 1290)
- William of March, Bishop of Bath and Wells (April 6, 1290 - August 16, 1295)
- John Droxford, acting (August 16 - September 28, 1295
- Walter Langton, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield (September 28, 1295 - August 22, 1307)
- Walter Reynolds, Bishop of Worcester (August 22, 1307 - July 6, 1310)
- John Sandall, Provost of Wells (July 6, 1310 - October 23, 1311)
- Walter Norwich, acting (October 23, 1311 - January 23, 1312)
- Walter Langton, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield (January 23, 1312 - May 17, 1312)
- Walter Norwich, acting (May 17, 1312 - October 4, 1312)
- John Sandall, acting (October 4, 1312 - September 26, 1314)
- Walter Norwich (September 26, 1314 - May 27, 1317)
- John Hotham, Bishop of Ely (May 27, 1317 - June 10, 1318)
- John Walwayn, Canon of St. Paul's and Hereford (June 10 - November 16, 1318
- John Sandall, Bishop of Winchester (November 16, 1318 - September 29, 1319)
- Walter Norwich, acting (September 29, 1319 - February 18, 1320)
- Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter (February 18, 1320 - August 25, 1321)
- Walter Norwich, acting (August 25, 1321 - May 10, 1322)
- Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter (May 10, 1322 - July 3, 1325)
- William Melton, Archbishop of York (July 3, 1325 - November 14, 1326)
- John Stratford, Bishop of Winchester (November 14, 1326 - January 28, 1327)
- Adam Orleton, Bishop of Hereford (January 28 - March 28, 1327)
- Henry Burghersh, Bishop of Lincoln (March 28, 1327 - July 2, 1328)
- Thomas Charlton, Bishop of Hereford (July 2, 1328 - September 16, 1329)
- Robert Wodehouse, Archdeacon of Richmond (September 16, 1329 - December 1, 1330)
- William Melton, Archbishop of York (December 1, 1330 - April 1, 1331)
- William Ayermin, Bishop of Norwich (April 1, 1331 - March 29, 1332)
- Robert Ayleston, Archdeacon of Berkshire (March 29, 1332 - March 9, 1334)
- Richard Bury, Bishop of Durham (March 9 - August 1, 1334)
- Henry Burghersh, Bishop of Lincoln (August 1, 1334 - March 24, 1337)
- William de la Zouche, Dean of York (March 24, 1337 - March 10, 1338)
- Robert Wodehouse, Archdeacon of Richmond (March 10 - December 31, 1338)
- William de la Zouche, Dean of York (December 31, 1338 - May 5, 1340)
- Sir Robert Sadington (May 5 - June 26, 1340)
- Roger Northburgh, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield (June 26 - December 1, 1340)
- Sir Robert Parning (January 15 - October 30, 1341)
- William Cusance (October 30, 1341 - April 12, 1344)
- William Edington, Bishop of Winchester (April 12, 1344 - November 29, 1356)
- John Sheppey, Bishop of Rochester (November 29, 1356 - November 23, 1360)
- Simon Langham, Bishop of Ely (November 23, 1360 - February 20, 1363)
- John Barnet, Bishop of Bath and Wells, later Bishop of Ely (February 20, 1363 - June 27, 1369)
- Thomas Brantingham, Bishop of Exeter (June 27, 1369 - March 27, 1371)
- Richard Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton (March 27, 1371 - September 26, 1375)
- Sir Robert Ashton (September 26, 1375 - January 14, 1377)
- Henry Wakefield, Bishop of Worcester (January 14, 1377 - July 19, 1377)
- Thomas Brantingham, Bishop of Exeter (July 19, 1377 - February 1, 1381)
- Sir Robert Hales, Prior of the Order of St. John in England (February 1 - June 14, 1381)
- Sir Hugh Segrave (August 10, 1381 - January 17, 1386)
- John Fordham, Bishop of Durham (January 17 - October 24, 1386)
- John Gilbert, Bishop of Hereford (October 24, 1386 - May 4, 1389)
- Thomas Brantingham (May 4 - August 20, 1389)
- John Gilbert, Bishop of St David's (August 20, 1389 - May 2, 1391)
- John Waltham, Bishop of Salisbury (May 2, 1391 - September 20, 1395)
- Roger Walden, Archbishop of Canterbury (September 20, 1395 - January 22, 1398)
- Guy Mone, Bishop of St. David's (January 22, 1398 - September 17, 1398)
- William Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (September 17, 1398 - July 30, 1399)
[edit] Lancaster and York
- Sir John Norbury (September 3, 1399 - May 31, 1401)
- Laurence Allerthorp, Canon of London (May 31, 1401 - February 27, 1402)
- Henry Bowet, Bishop of Bath and Wells (February 27 - October 25, 1402)
- Guy Mone, Bishop of St. David's (October 25, 1402 - September 9, 1403)
- William de Ros, 7th Baron de Ros (September 9, 1403 - December 5, 1404)
- Thomas Nevill, 5th Baron Furnivall (December 5, 1404 - March 14, 1407)
- Nicholas Bubwith, Bishop of London (April 15, 1407 - July 14, 1408)
- Sir John Tiptoft (July 14, 1408 - January 6, 1410)
- Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham (January 6, 1410 - December 20, 1411)
- Sir John Pelham (December 23, 1411 - March 21, 1413)
- Thomas Fitzalan, 12th Earl of Arundel (March 21, 1413 - October 13, 1415)
- Sir Hugh Mortimer (January 10 - April 13, 1416)
- Sir Robert Leche (April 17 - November 23, 1416)
- Henry FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh (December 6, 1416 - February 26, 1421)
- William Kinwolmarsh, Dean of St. Martin's le-Grand (February 26, 1421 - December 18, 1422)
- John Stafford, Bishop of Bath and Wells (December 18, 1422 - March 16, 1426)
- Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford (March 16, 1426 - February 26, 1432)
- John Scrope, 4th Baron Scrope of Masham (February 26, 1432 - August 11, 1433)
- Ralph de Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell (August 11, 1433 - July 7, 1443)
- Ralph Boteler, 1st Baron Sudeley (July 7, 1443 - December 18, 1446)
- Marmaduke Lumley, Bishop of Carlisle (December 18, 1446 - September 16, 1449)
- James Fiennes, 1st Baron Saye and Sele (September 16, 1449 - June 22, 1450)
- John Beauchamp, 1st Baron Beauchamp of Powick (June 22, 1450 - April 15, 1452)
- John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester (April 15, 1452 - March 15, 1455)
- James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond and 1st Earl of Wiltshire (March 15 - May 29, 1455)
- Henry Bourchier, 1st Viscount Bourchier (May 29, 1455 - October 5, 1456)
- John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury (October 5, 1456 - October 30, 1458)
- James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond and 1st Earl of Wiltshire (October 30, 1458 - July 28, 1460)
- Henry Bourchier, 1st Viscount Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex (July 28, 1460 - 1461)
- John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester (April 14, 1462 - June 24, 1463)
- Edmund Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Ruthin (June 24, 1463 - November 24, 1464)
- Walter Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy (November 24, 1464 - 1465)
- Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers (March 4, 1466 - August 12, 1469)
- Sir John Langstrother (August 16 - October 25, 1469)
- William Grey, Bishop of Ely (October 25, 1469 - July 10, 1470)
- John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester (July 10 - October 18, 1470)
- Sir John Langstrother (October 20, 1470 - April 22, 1471)
- Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex (April 22, 1471 - April 4, 1483
- Sir John Wood (May 17, 1483 - October 25, 1484)
- John Tuchet, 8th Baron Audley (December 6, 1484 - August, 1485)
[edit] Tudor
- John Dynham, 1st Baron Dynham (July 14, 1486 - June 16, 1501)
- Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (June 16, 1501 - December 4, 1524)
- Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (December 4, 1524 - December 12, 1546)
- Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (February 10, 1547 - October 10, 1549)
- William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester (February 3, 1550 - March 10, 1572)
- William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (July 1572 - August 4, 1598)
- Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset (May 15, 1599 - April 19, 1608)
[edit] Stuart
[edit] 1603-1649
- Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (May 4, 1608 - June 17, 1612)
- Commission of the Treasury (June 17, 1612 - June 24, 1613)
- Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton, First Lord
- Commission of the Treasury (June 24, 1613 - July 11, 1614)
- Thomas Egerton, 1st Baron Ellesmere, First Lord
- Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (July 11, 1614 - 1618)
- Commission of the Treasury (July, 1618 - December 14, 1620)
- George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury, First Lord
- Henry Montagu, 1st Viscount Mandeville (December 14, 1620 - September 29, 1621)
- Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex (September 29, 1621 - April 25, 1624)
- James Ley, 1st Earl of Marlborough (December 11, 1624 - July 15, 1628)
- Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland (July 15, 1628 - March 15, 1635)
- Commission of the Treasury (March 15, 1635 - March 6, 1636)
- William Laud, First Lord
- William Juxon, Bishop of London (March 6, 1636 - May 21, 1641)
- Commission of the Treasury (May 21, 1641 - October 3, 1643)
- Edward Littleton, 1st Lord Lyttelton, First Lord
- Francis Cottington, 1st Baron Cottington (October 3, 1643 - July 1646)
[edit] 1660-1689
- Commission of the Treasury (June 19 - September 8, 1660)
- Sir Edward Hyde, also Lord Chancellor
- James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde, also Lord Steward of the Household
- Sir George Monck, also General of the Forces
- Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton
- John Robartes, 2nd Baron Robartes, also Lord Privy Seal
- Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper
- Sir Edward Montagu
- Sir Edward Nicholas, principal Secretary of State
- Sir William Morice, principal Secretary of State
- Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton (September 8, 1660 - May 16, 1667)
- Commission of the Treasury (June 1, 1667 - November 28, 1672)
- George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, First Lord (until January 3, 1670)
- Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Baron Ashley, also Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Sir Thomas Clifford, Comptroller of the Household
- Sir William Coventry (until April 8, 1669)
- Sir John Duncombe
- Thomas Clifford, 1st Lord Clifford of Chudleigh (November 28, 1672 - June 24, 1673)
- Thomas Osborne, 1st Viscount Latimer (June 24, 1673 - March 26, 1679)
- Commission of the Treasury (March 26 - November 21, 1679)
- Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex, First Lord
- Laurence Hyde, also Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Sir John Ernle
- Sir Edward Dering, 2nd Baronet
- Sidney Godolphin
- Commission of the Treasury (November 21, 1679 - September 9, 1684)
- Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, First Lord
- Sir John Ernle, also Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Sir Edward Dering, 2nd Baronet (until July 9, 1684)
- Sidney Godolphin (until July 9, 1684)
- Sir Stephen Fox
- Sir Dudley North (since July 26, 1684)
- Henry Frederick Thynne (since July 26, 1684)
- Commission of the Treasury (September 9, 1684 - February 16, 1685)
- Sidney Godolphin, 1st Baron Godolphin, First Lord
- Sir John Ernle, also Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Sir Stephen Fox
- Sir Dudley North
- Henry Frederick Thynne
- Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester (February 16, 1685 - December 10, 1686)
- Commission of the Treasury (January 4, 1687 - April 9, 1689)
- John Belasyse, 1st Baron Belasyse, First Lord
- Sidney Godolphin, 1st Baron Godolphin
- Henry Jermyn, 1st Baron Dover
- Sir John Ernle, also Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Sir Stephen Fox
[edit] 1689-1714
- Commission of the Treasury (April 9, 1689 - March 18, 1690)
- Charles Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Monmouth, First Lord
- Henry Booth, 2nd Baron Delamere, also Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Sidney Godolphin, 1st Baron Godolphin
- Sir Henry Capell
- Richard Hampden
- Commission of the Treasury (March 18, 1690 - November 15, 1690)
- Sir John Lowther, First Lord
- Richard Hampden, also Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Sir Stephen Fox
- Thomas Pelham
- Commission of the Treasury (November 15, 1690 - June 1, 1699))
- Sidney Godolphin, 1st Baron Godolphin, First Lord
- Sir John Lowther (until March 21, 1692)
- Richard Hampden (until May 2, 1696), also Chancellor of the Exchequer (until May 3, 1694)
- Sir Stephen Fox
- Charles Montagu, also Chancellor of the Exchequer (since May 3, 1694)
- Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet (until May 2, 1696)
- Sir William Trumbull (May 3, 1694 - November 1, 1695)
- John Smith (since May 3, 1694)
- Sir Thomas Littleton (since May 2, 1696)
- Commission of the Treasury (May 1, 1697 - November 15, 1699)
- Commission of the Treasury (November 15, 1699 - December 9, 1700)
- Ford Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville, First Lord
- John Smith, also Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Sir Stephen Fox
- Richard Hill
- Thomas Pelham
- Commission of the Treasury (December 9, 1700 - December 30, 1701)
- Sidney Godolphin, 1st Lord Godolphin, First Lord
- John Smith, also Chancellor of the Exchequer (until December 30, 1701)
- Sir Stephen Fox
- Henry Boyle, also Chancellor of the Exchequer (since December 30, 1701)
- Richard Hill
- Thomas Pelham (since December 30, 1701)
- Commission of the Treasury (December 30, 1701 - May 8, 1702)
- Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, First Lord
- Henry Boyle, also Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Sir Stephen Fox
- Richard Hill
- Thomas Pelham
- Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin (May 8, 1702 - August 11, 1710)
- Commission of the Treasury (August 11, 1710 - May 30, 1711)
- John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett (First Lord)
- Robert Harley, also Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Henry Paget
- Sir Thomas Mansel, Baronet
- Robert Benson
- Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer (May 30, 1711 - July 30, 1714)
- Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury (July 30 - October 13, 1714)
- For later officers of the treasury, see List of Lords Commissioners of the Treasury.
