Walpole ministry

Not to be confused with the preceding Walpole–Townshend ministry.
Walpole ministry

Cabinet of Great Britain
1730 – 1742
Date formed15 May 1730
Date dissolved11 February 1742
People and organisations
MonarchGeorge II
Prime MinisterRobert Walpole
Member party
  •   Whigs
Status in legislatureMajority (1730–1734)
415 / 558 (74%)
Majority (1734–1741)
330 / 558 (59%)
Majority (1741–1742)
286 / 558 (51%)
Opposition party
Opposition leader
History
Election1727 general election

1734 general election

1741 general election
Legislature terms1727–1734

1734–1741

1741–1747
PredecessorWalpole–Townshend ministry
SuccessorCarteret ministry
Walpole

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
(head of ministry)Continued1742 (1742)
Secretary of State for the Southern Department[3]ContinuedContinued
Secretary of State for the Northern Department[3]1730 (1730)1742 (1742)
Lord Chancellor[2]Continued1733 (1733)
1733 (1733)1737 (1737)
1737 (1737)Continued
Lord President of the Council[2]Continued1730 (1730)
1730 (1730)1742 (1742)
Lord Privy Seal[3]
Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
1730 (1730)1730 (1730)
In commission
1730 (1730)1731 (1731)
1731 (1731)1733 (1733)
1733 (1733)1735 (1735)
1735 (1735)1740 (1740)
1740 (1740)1742 (1742)
Secretary at War1741 (1741)Continued
First Lord of the Admiralty[3]Continued1733 (1733)
1733 (1733)1742 (1742)
Master-General of the OrdnanceContinued1740 (1740)
1740 (1740)1742 (1742)
Paymaster of the Forces1730 (1730)1742 (1742)
Lord Steward1730 (1730)1733 (1733)
William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire
1733 (1733)1737 (1737)
1737 (1737)1742 (1742)
Lord ChamberlainContinued1742 (1742)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Taylor 2002 Open access icon
  2. ^ a b c d Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 39Closed access icon
  3. ^ a b c d Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 40

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

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