Appendix II — The History of England, 1760–1801 by William Hunt

Appendix II.

ADMINISTRATIONS OF GREAT BRITAIN, 1760-1801.[318]

1. NEWCASTLE, as in November, 1760.

First ld. treasury			D. of Newcastle.
Secs. of state	{	s. dept.	Pitt.
			E. of Egremont. succ. Oct., 1761.
		n. dept.	E. of Holdernesse.
			E. of Bute, succ. March, 1761.
Ld. president			Ld. Granville.
Ld. keeper		}	Ld. Henley.
Ld. chan., 1761
Ld. privy seal			E. Temple.
			D. of Bedford, succ. Nov., 1761.
Ld. chamberlain			D. of Devonshire, in cabinet.
Groom of the stole			E. of Bute, in cabinet.
			E. of Huntingdon, succ. Oct., 1761.
Board of trade			E. of Halifax, in cabinet.
			Ld. Sandys, succ. March, 1761, not in cabt.
Ch. exchequer			H. B. Legge.
			Ld. Barrington, succ. March, 1761.
Admiralty			Ld. Anson.
Ordnance			Visct. Ligonier.
Ld.-lieut. Ireland			D. of Bedford.
			E. of Halifax, succ. 1761.
Unofficial			Ld. Hardwicke, in cabinet.
Unofficial			Ld. Mansfield, C. J., in cabinet.
Secretary at war[319]			Visct. Barrington.
			C. Townshend, succ. 1761.

2. BUTE, May, 1762.

First ld. treasury			E. of Bute.
Secs. of state	{	s. dept.	E. of Egremont.
		n. dept.	G. Grenville.
			E. of Halifax, succ. Oct., 1762.
Ld. president			Ld. Granville.
Ld. chancellor			Ld. Henley.
Ld. privy seal			D. of Bedford.
Ch. exchequer			Sir F. Dashwood.
Admiralty			E. of Halifax.
			G. Grenville, succ. Oct., 1762.
Ordnance			Visct. Ligonier.
Ld.-lieut. Ireland			E. of Halifax.
Secretary at war			C. Townshend.
			W. Ellis, succ. Dec., 1762.

3. GRENVILLE, May, 1763.

First ld. treas. and ch. exchequer			G. Grenville.
Secs. of state	{	s. dept.	E. of Egremont.
			E. of Halifax, succ. Sept., 1763.
		n. dept.	E. of Sandwich, succ. Sept., 1763.
Ld. president			Ld. Granville.
			D. of Bedford, succ. Sept., 1763.
Ld. chancellor			E. of Northington (before Henley).
Ld. privy seal			D. of Marlborough.
Admiralty			Ld. Egmont.
Ordnance			M. of Granby.
Ld.-lieut. Ireland			E. of Northumberland.
			Visct. Weymouth, succ. 1765.
Secretary at war			W. Ellis.

4. ROCKINGHAM, July, 1765.

First ld. treasury			M. of Rockingham.
Secs. of state	{	s. dept.	H. S. Conway.
			D. of Richmond, succ. May, 1766.
		n. dept.	D. of Grafton.
			H. S. Conway, succ. May, 1766.
Ld. president			E. of Winchelsea.
Ld. chancellor			E. of Northington.
Ld. privy seal			D. of Newcastle.
Ch. exchequer			W. Dowdeswell.
Admiralty			Ld. Egmont.
Ordnance			M. of Granby.
Ld.-lieut. Ireland			M. of Hertford.
Secretary at war			Visct. Barrington.

5. CHATHAM, August, 1766.

First ld. treasury			D. of Grafton.
Secs. of state	{	s. dept.	E. of Shelburne.
		n. dept.	H. S. Conway.
Ld. president			E. of Northington.
Ld. chancellor			Ld. Camden.
Ld. privy seal			E. of Chatham.
Ch. exchequer			C. Townshend.
			Ld. North, succ. Sept., 1767.
Admiralty			Sir C. Saunders.
			Sir E. Hawke, succ. Dec, 1766.
Ordnance			M. of Granby.
Ld.-lieut. Ireland			E. of Bristol.
			Visct. Townshend, succ. Oct., 1767.
Secretary at war			Visct. Barrington.

6. GRAFTON, December, 1767.

First ld. treasury			D. of Grafton.
Secs. of state	{	s. dept.	E. of Shelburne.
			Visct. Weymouth, succ. Oct., 1768.
		n. dept.	Visct. Weymouth.
			E. of Rochford, succ. Oct., 1768.
		colonies	E. of Hillsborough, apptd. Jan., 1768.
Ld. president			E. Gower.
Ld. chancellor			Ld. Camden.
			C. Yorke, received great seal, Jan. 17, d. 20th, 1770.
Ld. privy seal			E. of Chatham.
			E. of Bristol, succ. Oct., 1768.
Ch. exchequer			Ld. North.
Admiralty			Sir E. Hawke.
Ordnance			M. of Granby.
Unofficial			H. S. Conway, in cabinet.
Ld.-lieut. Ireland			Visct. Townshend.
Secretary at war			Visct. Barrington.

7. NORTH, January, 1770.

First ld. treas. and ch. exchequer		Ld. North.
Secs. of state	s. dept.	Visct. Weymouth.
		E. of Rochford, succ. Dec., 1770.
		Visct. Weymouth, succ. Nov., 1775.
		E. of Hillsborough, succ. Nov., 1779.
	n. dept.	E. of Rochford.
		E. of Sandwich, succ. Dec., 1770.
		E. of Halifax, succ. Jan., 1771.
		E. of Suffolk, succ. June, 1771.
		Visct. Stormont, succ. Oct., 1779.
	colonies	E. of Hillsborough.
		E. of Dartmouth, succ. Aug., 1772.
		Ld. G. Germain, succ. Nov., 1775.
		W. Ellis, succ. March, 1782.
Ld. president		E. Gower.
		E. Bathurst (bef. Apsley), succ. Nov., 1779.
Ld. chancellor		Great seal in commission.
		Ld. Apsley, 1771.
		Ld. Thurlow, succ. June, 1778.
Ld. privy seal		E. of Halifax.
		E. of Suffolk, succ. Jan., 1771.
		D. of Grafton, succ. June, 1771.
		E. of Dartmouth, succ. Nov., 1775.
Admiralty		Sir E. Hawke.
		E. of Sandwich, succ. Jan., 1771.
Ordnance		M. of Granby.
		Visct. Townshend, succ. Oct., 1772.
Ld.-lieut. Ireland		Visct. Townshend.
		E. Harcourt, succ. 1772.
		E. of Buckinghamshire, succ. 1777.
		E. of Carlisle, succ. 1780.
Secretary at war		Visct. Barrington.
		C. Jenkinson, succ. Dec., 1778.

8. ROCKINGHAM, March, 1782.

First ld. treasury			M. of Rockingham.
Secs. of state	{	home	E. of Shelburne.
		foreign	C. J. Fox.
Ch. exchequer			Ld. J. Cavendish.
Ld. president			Ld. Camden.
Ld. chancellor			Ld. Thurlow.
Ld. privy seal			D. of Grafton.
Admiralty			Visct. Keppel.
Ordnance			D. of Richmond.
Ld.-lieut. Ireland			D. of Portland.
Secretary at war			T. Townshend.

9. SHELBURNE, July, 1782.

First ld. treasury			E. of Shelburne.
Secs. of state	{	home	T. Townshend.
		foreign	Ld. Grantham.
Ld. president			Ld. Camden.
Ld. chancellor			Ld. Thurlow.
Ld. privy seal			D. of Grafton.
Ch. exchequer			W. Pitt.
Admiralty			Visct. Keppel.
Ordnance			D. of Richmond.
Ld.-lieut. Ireland			E. Temple.
Secretary at war			Sir G. Yonge.

10. COALITION, NORTH and FOX, April, 1783.

First ld. treasury			D. of Portland.
Secs. of state	{	home	Ld. North.
		foreign	C. J. Fox.
Ld. president			Visct. Stormont.
Ld. chancellor			Great seal in commission.
Ld. privy seal			E. of Carlisle.
Ch. exchequer			Ld. J. Cavendish.
Admiralty			Visct. Keppel.
Ordnance			Visct. Townshend.
Ld.-lieut. Ireland			E. of Northington.
Secretary at war			R. Fitzpatrick.

11. PITT, December, 1783.

First ld. treas. and ch. exchequer		W. Pitt
Secs. of state	home	E. Temple, sole sec. for one day.
		Lord Sydney (before T. Townshend).
		W. W. Grenville, succ. June, 1789.
		H. Dundas, succ. June, 1791.
		D. of Portland, succ. July, 1794.
	foreign	M. of Carmarthen (1789 D. of Leeds).
	foreign	Ld. Grenville (before W. W. Grenville), succ. June, 1791.
	war	H. Dundas, apptd. July, 1794.
Ld. president		E. Gower.
		Ld. Camden, succ. Dec, 1784.
		E. Fitzwilliam, succ. July, 1794.
		E. of Mansfield (before Stormont), succ. Dec., 1794.
		E. of Chatham, succ. Dec, 1796.
Ld. chancellor		Ld. Thurlow.
Ld. chancellor		Ld. Loughborough, succ. Jan., 1793.
Ld. privy seal		D. of Rutland.
		E. Gower (1786 M. of Stafford), succ.. Nov., 1784.
		E. Spencer, succ. July, 1794.
		E. of Chatham, succ. Dec., 1794.
		E. of Westmorland, succ. Feb., 1798.
Admiralty		Visct. Howe.
		E. of Chatham, succ. July, 1788.
		E. Spencer, succ. Dec, 1794.
Ordnance		E. of Richmond.
Ordnance		M. Cornwallis, succ.. Feb., 1795.
Ld.-lieut. Ireland		D. of Rutland.
		M. of Buckingham (before E. Temple), succ. 1787.
		E. of Westmorland, succ. 1790.
		E. Fitzwilliam, succ. 1794.
		E. Camden, succ. 1795.
		M. Cornwallis, succ. 1798.
Secretary at war		Sir G. Yonge, not in cabinet.
Secretary at war		W. Windham, succ. July, 1794, in cabinet.

Footnotes:

[318] In preparing these lists I have derived much help from the Book of Dignities, edited by Mr. Ockerby, 1890, though my lists do not always agree with it. The division of the spheres of the secs. of state into n. and s. depts. was merely a matter of convenience, and I am not sure that my attempt to present the changes of depts. is accurate in every case.

[319] Not a cabinet office.

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