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The Grenville ministry was a
George III had a violent dislike of the new government because of his resentment of the way they had replaced his favourite Bute.[1]
During its two years, the Ministry confronted growing discontent in Britain's
American War of Independence breaking out in 1775. The Ministry also had to deal with the antics of John Wilkes
.
The King's violent dislike of Grenville eventually forced him to dismiss him as first minister and replaced him with the Marquess of Rockingham, whom he hated almost equally.
Ministry
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | 1763 | 1765 | |
| Secretary of State for the Southern Department | 1763 | 1763 | |
| 1763 | 1765 | ||
| 1765 | 1765 | ||
The Duke of Grafton | 1765 | 1765 | |
| Lord Chancellor | 1763 | 1765 | |
| Lord President of the Council | 1763 | 1763 | |
| 1763 | 1765 | ||
| 1765 | 1765 | ||
| Lord Privy Seal | 1763 | 1765 | |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | 1763 | 1763 | |
| 1763 | 1765 | ||
| Master-General of the Ordnance | 1763 | 1765 | |
| Paymaster of the Forces | 1763 | 1765 | |
| Lord Chamberlain | 1763 | 1765 |
References
- ^ (Whiteley 1996, p. 44)
- Browning, Reed (1975). The Duke of Newcastle. Yale University Press.
- Hibbert, Christopher (1999). George III: A Personal History. Penguin Books.
- Whiteley, Peter (1996). Lord North: The Prime Minister Who Lost America. The Hambledon Press.
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