Walpole ministry

Walpole ministry
Walpole ministry
; Cabinet of Great Britain
1730 – 1742
Date formed	15 May 1730
Date dissolved	11 February 1742
People and organisations
Monarch	George II
Prime Minister	Robert Walpole
Member party	Whigs;
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	Tories;
Opposition leader	Viscount Bolingbroke; Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn;
History
Election	1727 general election 1734 general election 1741 general election
Legislature terms	1727–1734; 1734–1741; 1741–1747
Predecessor	Walpole–Townshend ministry
Successor	Carteret ministry

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]

Ministry

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
First Lord of the Treasury^{[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidFomvCwAAQBAJpgPA39_39]</span><span_style="position:relative;_top:_-2px;">[[File:Closed_Access_logo_transparent.svg\|9px\|link=Paywall\|closed_access_publication_–_behind_paywall\|alt=Closed_access_icon]]</span>-2' id="mwGw">[2]} Chancellor of the Exchequer^{[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidFomvCwAAQBAJpgPA39_39]</span><span_style="position:relative;_top:_-2px;">[[File:Closed_Access_logo_transparent.svg\|9px\|link=Paywall\|closed_access_publication_–_behind_paywall\|alt=Closed_access_icon]]</span>-2' id="mwHw">[2]} Leader of the House of Commons	Sir Robert Walpole (head of ministry)	Continued	1742 (1742)
Secretary of State for the Southern Department^[3]	Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle	Continued	Continued
Secretary of State for the Northern Department^[3]	William Stanhope, 1st Baron Harrington	1730 (1730)	1742 (1742)
Lord Chancellor^{[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidFomvCwAAQBAJpgPA39_39]</span><span_style="position:relative;_top:_-2px;">[[File:Closed_Access_logo_transparent.svg\|9px\|link=Paywall\|closed_access_publication_–_behind_paywall\|alt=Closed_access_icon]]</span>-2' id="mwKw">[2]}	Peter King, 1st Baron King	Continued	1733 (1733)
	Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot	1733 (1733)	1737 (1737)
	Philip Yorke, 1st Baron Hardwicke	1737 (1737)	Continued
Lord President of the Council^{[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidFomvCwAAQBAJpgPA39_39]</span><span_style="position:relative;_top:_-2px;">[[File:Closed_Access_logo_transparent.svg\|9px\|link=Paywall\|closed_access_publication_–_behind_paywall\|alt=Closed_access_icon]]</span>-2' id="mwLw">[2]}	Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor	Continued	1730 (1730)
	Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington	1730 (1730)	1742 (1742)
Lord Privy Seal^[3]	Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington	1730 (1730)	1730 (1730)
	In commission	1730 (1730)	1731 (1731)
	William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire	1731 (1731)	1733 (1733)
	Henry Lowther, 3rd Viscount Lonsdale	1733 (1733)	1735 (1735)
	Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin	1735 (1735)	1740 (1740)
	John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey	1740 (1740)	1742 (1742)
Secretary at War	Thomas Winnington	1741 (1741)	Continued
First Lord of the Admiralty^[3]	George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington	Continued	1733 (1733)
First Lord of the Admiralty^[3]	Sir Charles Wager	1733 (1733)	1742 (1742)
Master-General of the Ordnance	John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll	Continued	1740 (1740)
Master-General of the Ordnance	John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu	1740 (1740)	1742 (1742)
Paymaster of the Forces	Henry Pelham	1730 (1730)	1742 (1742)
Lord Steward	Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield	1730 (1730)	1733 (1733)
	William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire	1733 (1733)	1737 (1737)
	Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset	1737 (1737)	1742 (1742)
Lord Chamberlain	Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton	Continued	1742 (1742)

Notes

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

v t e Cabinet of Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole (1730–1742)
Southern Secretary	The Duke of Newcastle (1730–1742)
Northern Secretary	The Lord Harrington (1730–1742)
Lord Chancellor	The Lord King (1730–1733) The Lord Talbot (1733–1737) The Lord Hardwicke (1737–1742)
Lord President of the Council	The Lord Trevor (1730) The Earl of Wilmington (1730–1742)
Lord Privy Seal	The Earl of Wilmington (1730–1731) The Duke of Devonshire (1731–1733) The Viscount Lonsdale (1733–1735) The Earl of Godolphin (1735–1740) The Lord Hervey of Ickworth (1740–1742)
First Lord of the Admiralty	The Viscount Torrington (1730–1733) Sir Charles Wager (1733–1742)
Master-General of the Ordnance	The Duke of Argyll (1730–1740) The Duke of Montagu (1740–1742)
Paymaster of the Forces	Henry Pelham (1730–1742)
Lord Steward	The Earl of Chesterfield (1730–1733) The Duke of Devonshire (1733–1737) The Duke of Dorset (1737–1742)
Lord Chamberlain	The Duke of Grafton (1730–1742)

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