Whig government, 1730–1742

The British Whig government of 1730–42 consisted of three ministries. The first lasted from 1730 to 1734, the second from 1734 to 1741, and the third from 1741 to 1742.

The Cabinet

Office Name Term
First Lord of the Treasury Sir Robert Walpole 1730–1742
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Leader of the House of Commons
Southern Secretary The Duke of Newcastle 1730–1742
Northern Secretary The Lord Harrington 1730–1742
Lord Chancellor The Lord King 1730–1733
The Lord Talbot of Hensol 1733–1737
The Lord Hardwicke 1737–1742
Lord President of the Council The Lord Trevor 1730
The Earl of Wilmington 1730–1742
Lord Privy Seal The Earl of Wilmington 1730
In commission 1730–1731
The Duke of Devonshire 1731–1733
The Viscount Lonsdale 1733–1735
The Earl of Godolphin 1735–1740
The Lord Hervey of Ickworth 1740–1742
First Lord of the Admiralty The Viscount Torrington 1730–1733
Sir Charles Wager 1733–1742
Master-General of the Ordnance The Duke of Argyll 1730–1740
The Duke of Montagu 1740–1742
Paymaster of the Forces Henry Pelham 1730–1742
Lord Steward The Earl of Chesterfield 1730–1733
The Duke of Devonshire 1733–1737
The Duke of Dorset 1737–1742
Lord Chamberlain The Duke of Grafton 1730–1742

See also

Preceded by
Second Walpole–Townshend ministry		 Government of Great Britain
1730–1742 		Succeeded by
Carteret ministry
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