Townshend ministry
Appearance
Lord Townshend was appointed Secretary of State for the Northern Department by King George I in September 1714, forming the first Townshend ministry (Terry 1908). He was the de facto leader of this Whig administration as Northern Secretary until 1717, when he was demoted to Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in favour of the first Stanhope–Sunderland ministry after being outmaneuvered by his rival Whigs.
The Cabinet
- 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.