Walpole–Townshend ministry

Walpole–Townshend ministry
Walpole–Townshend ministry
; Cabinet of Great Britain
1722 – 1730
Date formed	February 1721
Date dissolved	15 May 1730
People and organisations
Monarch	George I ; George II
Prime Minister	Robert Walpole
Deputy Prime Minister	Charles Townshend
Member party	Whigs ;
Status in legislature	Majority (1722–1727) 389 / 558 (70%) Majority (1727–1730) 415 / 558 (74%)
Opposition party	Tories ;
Opposition leader	Viscount Bolingbroke ;
History
Elections	1722 general election ; 1727 general election
Legislature terms	1722–1727 ; 1727–1730
Successor	Walpole ministry

Last updated March 04, 2025

Walpole (top) and Townshend (bott.)

The government of Great Britain was under the joint leadership of Prime Minister Robert Walpole (in the House of Commons) and Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend (in the House of Lords), from 1721 until Townshend departed from the government in 1730.^[1]

Cabinet


Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
First Lord of the Treasury ^[2] Chancellor of the Exchequer ^[2] Leader of the House of Commons	Robert Walpole (head of ministry)	1721 (1721)	Continued to next
Secretary of State for the Northern Department ^[3]	Charles Townshend, Viscount Townshend (head of ministry)	1721 (1721)	1730 (1730)
Secretary of State for the Southern Department ^[3]	John Carteret, Lord Carteret ^[4]	Continued from previous	1724 (1724)
Secretary of State for the Southern Department ^[3]	Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle	1724 (1724)	Continued to next
Lord Chancellor ^[2]	Thomas Parker, Earl of Macclesfield	Continued from previous	1725 (1725)
Lord Chancellor ^[2]	Peter King, Lord King	1725 (1725)	Continued to next
Lord Privy Seal ^[3]	Evelyn Pierrepont, Duke of Kingston	Continued from previous	1726 (1726)
Lord Privy Seal ^[3]	Thomas Trevor, Lord Trevor	1726 (1726)	Continued to next
Lord President of the Council ^[5]	Charles Townshend, Viscount Townshend (head of ministry)	Continued from previous	1721 (1721)
	Henry Boyle, Lord Carleton	1721 (1721)	1725 (1725)
	William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire	1725 (1725)	1730 (1730)
	Thomas Trevor, Lord Trevor	1730 (1730)	Continued to next
First Lord of the Admiralty ^[3]	James Berkeley, Earl of Berkeley	Continued from previous	1727 (1727)
First Lord of the Admiralty ^[3]	George Byng, Viscount Torrington	1727 (1727)	Continued to next
Master-General of the Ordnance	John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough	Continued from previous	1722 (1722)
	William Cadogan, Earl Cadogan	1722 (1722)	1725 (1725)
	John Campbell, Duke of Argyll	1725 (1725)	Continued to next
Paymaster of the Forces	Charles Cornwallis, Lord Cornwallis	1721 (1721)	1722 (1722)
Paymaster of the Forces	Spencer Compton, Lord Wilmington	1722 (1722)	1730 (1730)
Lord Steward	John Campbell, Duke of Argyll	Continued from previous	1725 (1725)
Lord Steward	Lionel Sackville, Duke of Dorset	1725 (1725)	1730 (1730)
Lord Chamberlain	Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle	Continued from previous	1724 (1724)
Lord Chamberlain	Charles FitzRoy, Duke of Grafton	1724 (1724)	Continued to next
Master of the Horse	Richard Lumley, Earl of Scarbrough	1727 (1727)	Continued to next
Secretary of State for Scotland	John Ker, Duke of Roxburghe	Continued from previous	1726 (1726)

Notes

↑ Taylor 2002, p. 5
1 2 3 Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 39
1 2 3 4 Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 40
↑ For several months in 1721, Carteret concurrently held the positions of Northern Secretary and Lord President of the Council.
↑ Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 39

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

Preceded by Second Stanhope–Sunderland ministry	Government of Great Britain 3 April 1721 – 16 May 1730 (1721-04-03 – 1730-05-16)	Succeeded by Walpole ministry

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v t e Cabinet of Sir Robert Walpole and The Viscount Townshend (1721–1730)
First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer Leader of the House of Commons	Sir Robert Walpole (1721–1730)
Northern Secretary	The Viscount Townshend (1721–1730)
Southern Secretary	The Earl Granville (1721–1724) The Duke of Newcastle (1724–1730)
Lord Chancellor	The Earl of Macclesfield (1721–1725) The Lord King (1725–1730)
Lord President of the Council	The Duke of Kingston (1721–1726) The Lord Trevor (1726–1730)
Lord Privy Seal	The Viscount Townshend (1721) The Lord Carleton (1721–1725) The Duke of Devonshire (1725–1730) The Lord Trevor (1730)
First Lord of the Admiralty	The Earl of Berkeley (1721–1727) The Viscount Torrington (1727–1730)
Master-General of the Ordnance	The Duke of Marlborough (1721–1722) The Earl Cadogan (1722–1725) The Duke of Argyll (1725–1730)
Paymaster of the Forces	The Lord Cornwallis (1721–1722) The Earl of Wilmington (1722–1730)
Lord Steward	The Duke of Argyll (1721–1725) The Duke of Dorset (1725–1730)
Lord Chamberlain	The Duke of Newcastle (1721–1724) The Duke of Grafton (1724–1730)
Master of the Horse	The Earl of Scarbrough (1727–1730)

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Walpole–Townshend ministry

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Walpole–Townshend ministry
Cabinet of Great Britain
1722 – 1730
Date formed	February 1721
Date dissolved	15 May 1730
People and organisations
Monarch	George I George II
Prime Minister	Robert Walpole
Deputy Prime Minister	Charles Townshend
Member party	Whigs
Status in legislature	Majority (1722–1727) 389 / 558 (70%) Majority (1727–1730) 415 / 558 (74%)
Opposition party	Tories
Opposition leader	Viscount Bolingbroke
History
Elections	1722 general election 1727 general election
Legislature terms	1722–1727 1727–1730
Successor	Walpole ministry