Walpole–Townshend ministry

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 to 1730—when Townshend left the government.[1]

Walpole–Townshend ministry

Walpole (top) and Townshend (bott.)

Cabinet

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
First Lord of the Treasury[2] Chancellor of the Exchequer[2] Leader of the House of Commons	Sir Robert Walpole*	1721	1730
Secretary of State for the Northern Department[3]	The Viscount Townshend*	1721	1730
Secretary of State for the Southern Department[3]	The Lord Carteret[4]	1721	1724
	The Duke of Newcastle	1724	1730
Lord Chancellor[2]	The Earl of Macclesfield	1721	1725
	The Lord King	1725	1730
Lord Privy Seal[3]	The Duke of Kingston	1721	1726
	The Lord Trevor	1726	1730
Lord President of the Council[2]	The Viscount Townshend*	1721	1721
	The Lord Carleton	1721	1725
	The Duke of Devonshire	1725	1730
	The Lord Trevor	1730	1730
First Lord of the Admiralty[3]	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 Lord 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
Secretary of State for Scotland	The Duke of Roxburghe	1721	1726

See also

• 1722 British general election
• 1727 British general election
• 5th Parliament of Great Britain
• Whigs (British political party)

Notes

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

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