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The Walpole ministry was led by Whig Prime Minister Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, from 1730 to 1742—when Walpole left the government.[1]
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Ministry
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
---|---|---|---|
(head of ministry) | Continued | 1742 | |
Secretary of State for the Southern Department[3] | Continued | Continued | |
Secretary of State for the Northern Department[3] | 1730 | 1742 | |
Lord Chancellor[2] | Continued | 1733 | |
1733 | 1737 | ||
1737 | Continued | ||
Lord President of the Council[2] | Continued | 1730 | |
1730 | 1742 | ||
Lord Privy Seal[3] | The Earl of Wilmington | 1730 | 1730 |
In commission | 1730 | 1731 | |
1731 | 1733 | ||
1733 | 1735 | ||
1735 | 1740 | ||
1740 | 1742 | ||
Secretary at War | 1741 | Continued | |
First Lord of the Admiralty[3] | Continued | 1733 | |
1733 | 1742 | ||
Master-General of the Ordnance | Continued | 1740 | |
1740 | 1742 | ||
Paymaster of the Forces | 1730 | 1742 | |
Lord Steward | 1730 | 1733 | |
The Duke of Devonshire | 1733 | 1737 | |
1737 | 1742 | ||
Lord Chamberlain | Continued | 1742 |
See also
- 1734 British general election
- 1741 British general election
- 1742 vote of no confidence in the Walpole ministry
Notes
- ^ Taylor 2002
- ^ a b c d Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 39
- ^ a b c d Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 40
References
- Cook, Chris; Stevenson, John (1988), British Historical Facts: 1688–1760, Palgrave Macmillan UK, ISBN 978-1-349-02369-1
- Taylor, Stephen (2002), "Robert Walpole, First Earl of Orford", in Robert Eccleshall; Graham Walker (eds.), Biographical Dictionary of British Prime Ministers, Routledge, ISBN 978-1-134-66231-9
Further reading
- Langford, Paul (1998), A Polite and Commercial People: England 1727–1783, Clarendon Press, p. 56, ISBN 978-0-19-820733-7
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