Walpole–Townshend Ministry

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
Southern Secretary	The Duke of Newcastle	1724–1730
Lord Chancellor	The Earl of Macclesfield	1721–1725
Lord Chancellor	The Lord King	1725–1730
Lord Privy Seal	The Duke of Kingston	1721–1726
Lord Privy Seal	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
First Lord of the Admiralty	The Earl of Berkeley	1721–1727
First Lord of the Admiralty	The Viscount Torrington	1727–1730
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
Paymaster of the Forces	The Lord Wilmington	1722–1730
Lord Steward	The Duke of Argyll	1721–1725
Lord Steward	The Duke of Dorset	1725–1730
Lord Chamberlain	The Duke of Newcastle	1721–1724
Lord Chamberlain	The Duke of Grafton	1724–1730
Master of the Horse	The Earl of Scarbrough	1727–1730

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

Preceded by Second Stanhope/Sunderland Ministry	British ministries 1721–1730	Succeeded by Walpole Ministry

Cabinet of Sir Robert Walpole and The Viscount Townshend (1721–1730)

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 Earl Granville (1721–1724) The Duke of Newcastle (1724–1730)

Lord Chancellor	The Earl of Macclesfield (1721–1725) The Lord King (1725–1730)

Lord President of the Council	The Duke of Kingston (1721–1726) The Lord Trevor (1726–1730)

Lord Privy Seal	The Viscount Townshend (1721) The Lord Carleton (1721–1725) The Duke of Devonshire (1725–1730) The Lord Trevor (1730)

First Lord of the Admiralty	The Earl of Berkeley (1721–1727) The Viscount Torrington (1727–1730)

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 Earl of Wilmington (1722–1730)

Lord Steward	The Duke of Argyll (1721–1725) The Duke of Dorset (1725–1730)

Lord Chamberlain	The Duke of Newcastle (1721–1724) The Duke of Grafton (1724–1730)

Master of the Horse	The Earl of Scarbrough (1727–1730)

British governments

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