First Newcastle ministry

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From 1754 to 1756 the Duke of Newcastle headed the government of Great Britain. After the death of the previous prime minister, his brother Henry Pelham, Newcastle had formed a fresh administration of Whigs. He remained in power until 1756, when his government collapsed following the fall of Minorca and the fierce criticism that he had come under for his handling of the Seven Years' War that was engulfing Europe.

Ministry

It is unclear who was a member of the Cabinet.


Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
First Lord of the Treasury ^[1] Leader of the House of Lords	The Duke of Newcastle *	1754 (1754)	1756 (1756)
Chancellor of the Exchequer ^[2]	Sir William Lee	1754 (1754)	1754 (1754)
	Henry Bilson-Legge	1754 (1754)	1755 (1755)
	Sir George Lyttelton	1755 (1755)	1756 (1756)
Second Lord of the Treasury	The Earl of Darlington	1754 (1754)	1755 (1755)
Second Lord of the Treasury	Sir George Lyttelton	1755 (1755)	1756 (1756)
Lord Chancellor ^[3]	The Earl of Hardwicke	1754 (1754)	1756 (1756)
Lord President of the Council ^[4]	The Earl Granville	1754 (1754)	1756 (1756)
Lord Privy Seal ^[5]	The 1st Earl Gower	1754 (1754)	1755 (1755)
	The Duke of Marlborough	1755 (1755)	1755 (1755)
	The 2nd Earl Gower	1755 (1755)	1756 (1756)
Secretary of State for the Southern Department ^[6] Leader of the House of Commons	Thomas Robinson	1754 (1754)	1755 (1755)
	Henry Fox	1755 (1755)	1756 (1756)
Secretary of State for the Northern Department ^[6]	The Earl of Holderness	1754 (1754)	1756 (1756)
Master-General of the Ordnance ^[7]	Vacant	1754 (1754)	1755 (1755)
Master-General of the Ordnance ^[7]	The Duke of Marlborough	1755 (1755)	1756 (1756)
First Lord of the Admiralty ^[8]	The Lord Anson	1754 (1754)	1756 (1756)
Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland ^[9]	The Duke of Argyll	1754 (1754)	1756 (1756)
Lord Chamberlain of the Household ^[10]	The Duke of Grafton	1754 (1754)	1756 (1756)
Lord Steward of the Household	The Duke of Marlborough	1754 (1754)	1755 (1755)
Lord Steward of the Household	The Duke of Rutland	1755 (1755)	1756 (1756)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Lord Edgcumbe	1754 (1754)	1756 (1756)
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland	The Duke of Dorset	1754 (1754)	1755 (1755)
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland	The Duke of Devonshire	1755 (1755)	1756 (1756)
Master of the Horse ^[11]	Marquess of Hartington	1754 (1754)	1755 (1755)
Master of the Horse ^[11]	The Duke of Dorset	1755 (1755)	1756 (1756)
Paymaster of the Forces	William Pitt	1754 (1754)	1755 (1755)
Paymaster of the Forces	The Earl of Darlington Viscount Dupplin	1755 (1755)	1756 (1756)

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References

Browning, Reed (2004), "Holles, Thomas Pelham-, duke of Newcastle upon Tyne and first duke of Newcastle under Lyme (1693–1768)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.), Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/21801 (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Cook, Chris; John Stevenson (1988), British Historical Facts: 1688–1760 , Palgrave Macmillan UK, p. 43, ISBN 978-1-349-02369-1
Haydn, Joseph (1851), The Book of Dignities, London: Longmans, Brown, Green, and Longmans

Preceded by Broad Bottom ministry	Government of Great Britain 16 March 1754 – 11 November 1756 (1754-03-16 – 1756-11-11)	Succeeded by Pitt–Devonshire ministry

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