North ministry

This article is about the premiership of Frederick North. For the former British government department, see Northern Department.

North ministry
1770–1782
North by Nathaniel Dance-Holland
Date formed	28 January 1770 (1770-1-28)
Date dissolved	27 March 1782 (1782-3-27)
People and organisations
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	Frederick North, Lord North
Total no. of members	33 appointments
Member parties	Bedfordites [1] Grenvillites [1] Tory Party [1]
Status in legislature	Majority (coalition) [2] (1770–1774) 292 / 558 Majority (1774–1782) 343 / 558 (1774-1780) 282 / 558 (1780-1782)
Opposition party	Rockingham Whigs
History
Elections	1774 general election 1780 general election
Legislature terms	14th GB Parliament 15th GB Parliament lost a vote of confidence
Predecessor	Grafton ministry
Successor	Second Rockingham ministry

Frederick North, Lord North was appointed to lead the government of the Kingdom of Great Britain by King George III from 1770 to 1782. His ministry oversaw the Falklands Crisis of 1770, the 1780 Gordon Riots and the outbreak of the American War of Independence. ^[3]

Ministers

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer	Frederick North, Lord North (head of ministry)	28 January 1770 (1770-1-28)	27 March 1782 (1782-3-27)		Tory
Lord Chancellor	Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst	23 January 1771 (1771-1-23)	3 June 1778 (1778-6-3)		Tory
	Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow	3 June 1778 (1778-6-3)	7 April 1783 (1783-4-7)		Tory
Lord President of the Council	Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower	22 December 1767 (1767-12-22)	24 November 1779 (1779-11-24)		Tory
	Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst	24 November 1779 (1779-11-24)	27 March 1782 (1782-3-27)		Tory
Lord Privy Seal	George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax	26 February 1770 (1770-2-26)	22 January 1771 (1771-1-22)		Tory
	Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk	22 January 1771 (1771-1-22)	12 June 1771 (1771-6-12)		Independent
	Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton	12 June 1771 (1771-6-12)	4 November 1775 (1775-11-4)		Whig
	William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth	4 November 1775 (1775-11-4)	27 March 1782 (1782-3-27)		Independent
Lord Steward	William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot	1761 (1761)	27 April 1782 (1782-4-27)		Independent
Lord Chamberlain	Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Earl of Hertford	1766 (1766)	1782 (1782)		Independent
Secretary of State for the Southern Department	Thomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth	21 October 1768 (1768-10-21)	12 December 1770 (1770-12-12)		Tory
	William Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford	19 December 1770 (1770-12-19)	9 November 1775 (1775-11-9)		Independent
	Thomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth	9 November 1775 (1775-11-9)	24 November 1779 (1779-11-24)		Tory
	Wills Hill, 1st Earl of Hillsborough	24 November 1779 (1779-11-24)	27 March 1782 (1782-3-27)		Independent
Secretary of State for the Northern Department	William Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford	21 October 1768 (1768-10-21)	19 December 1770 (1770-12-19)		Independent
	John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich	19 December 1770 (1770-12-19)	12 January 1771 (1771-1-12)		Whig
	George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax	22 January 1771 (1771-1-22)	6 June 1771 (1771-6-6)		Tory
	Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk	12 June 1771 (1771-6-12)	7 March 1779 (1779-3-7)		Independent
	David Murray, Viscount Stormont	27 October 1779 (1779-10-27)	27 March 1782 (1782-3-27)		Independent
Secretary of State for the Colonies	Wills Hill, 1st Earl of Hillsborough	27 February 1768 (1768-2-27)	27 August 1772 (1772-8-27)		Independent
	William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth	27 August 1772 (1772-8-27)	10 November 1775 (1775-11-10)		Independent
	Lord George Germain	10 November 1775 (1775-11-10)	February 1782 (1782-2)		Independent
	Welbore Ellis	February 1782 (1782-2)	8 March 1782 (1782-3-8)		Independent
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	James Smith-Stanley	13 December 1762 (1762-12-13)	14 June 1771 (1771-6-14)		Independent
	Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon	14 June 1771 (1771-6-14)	17 April 1782 (1782-4-17)		Whig
First Lord of the Admiralty	Sir Edward Hawke	1766 (1766)	1771 (1771)		Independent
	John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich	1771 (1771)	1782 (1782)		Whig
Master-General of the Ordnance	George Townshend, 4th Viscount Townshend	October 1772 (1772-10)	March 1782 (1782-3)		Independent
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland	George Townshend, 4th Viscount Townshend	19 August 1767 (1767-8-19)	29 October 1772 (1772-10-29)		Independent
	Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt	29 October 1772 (1772-10-29)	7 December 1776 (1776-12-7)		Independent
	John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire	7 December 1776 (1776-12-7)	29 November 1780 (1780-11-29)		Independent
	Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle	29 November 1780 (1780-11-29)	8 April 1782 (1782-4-8)		Independent

Notes

1. Thomas 1991, pp. 2–4.
2. Volo 2012.
3. Whiteley 1996.

References

• Cook, Chris; Stevenson, John (28 February 1980). British Historical Facts: 1760–1830 . Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN   978-0-333-21512-8.
• Thomas, Peter David Garner (1991). Tea Party to Independence: The Third Phase of the American Revolution, 1773–1776. Clarendon Press. ISBN   978-0-19-820142-7.
• Volo, James M. (19 July 2012). "Tories and Whigs". The Boston Tea Party: The Foundations of Revolution: The Foundations of Revolution. ABC-CLIO. ISBN   978-0-313-39875-9.
• Whiteley, Peter (1 July 1996). "Introduction". Lord North: The Prime Minister Who Lost America. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN   978-0-8264-3493-7.

External links

• Bloy, Marjorie (12 January 2016). "The Ministry of Lord North: January 1770 –March 1782". A Web of English History. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.

Preceded by Grafton ministry	Government of Great Britain 1770–1782	Succeeded by Second Rockingham ministry