Townshend ministry explained

Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, was appointed Secretary of State for the Northern Department by George I of Great Britain in September 1714. Until 1717, he held the position of Northern Secretary and was the de facto leader of the Whig administration. However, he was later demoted to Lord Lieutenant of Ireland when he was outmanoeuvred by his rival Whigs, who formed the first Stanhope-Sunderland ministry. This led to a split within the Whig party that lasted until 1720.

The Cabinet

Office	Name	Term
		1714 - 1716
		1717
		1714 - 1717
		1714 - 1715
		1715
		1715 - 1717
		1714 - 1715
	In commission	1715
		1715 - 1716
		1716 - 1717
		1714 - 1716
		1716 - 1717
		1714 - 1716
		1716 - 1717
		1716 - 1717
		1714 - 1717
		1714 - 1715
		1715 - 1717
		1714 - 1717
		1714 - 1715
		1715 - 1717
		1714 - 1717
		1714 - 1716
		1716 - 1717
		1714
		1714–1715
		1716–1717
		1714 - 1715
		1715 - 1717
		1714 - 1715
		1714 - 1716

• Robert Walpole served as both First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1715 and 1717.
• While serving as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1714–1717), Lord Sunderland additionally served as Lord Privy Seal between 1715 and 1716.

See also

• 5th Parliament of Great Britain

References

• Book: Terry, Benjamin Stites . free . A History of England from the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria . Scott, Foresman and Company . Chicago . 1908 . First Era of Whig Rule . 14012649M.