North ministry

North ministry
North ministry
vote of confidence
Predecessor	Grafton ministry
Successor	Second Rockingham ministry

American War of Independence.^[3]

Ministers


Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer	Lord North *	28 January 1770 (1770-01-28)	27 March 1782 (1782-03-27)	Tory
Lord Chancellor	The Earl Bathurst	23 January 1771 (1771-01-23)	3 June 1778 (1778-06-03)	Tory
Lord Chancellor	The Lord Thurlow	3 June 1778 (1778-06-03)	7 April 1783 (1783-04-07)	Tory
Lord President of the Council	The Earl Gower	22 December 1767 (1767-12-22)	24 November 1779 (1779-11-24)	Tory
Lord President of the Council	The Earl Bathurst	24 November 1779 (1779-11-24)	27 March 1782 (1782-03-27)	Tory
Lord Privy Seal	The Earl of Halifax	26 February 1770 (1770-02-26)	22 January 1771 (1771-01-22)	Tory
	The Earl of Suffolk	22 January 1771 (1771-01-22)	12 June 1771 (1771-06-12)	Independent
	The Duke of Grafton	12 June 1771 (1771-06-12)	4 November 1775 (1775-11-04)	Whig
	The Earl of Dartmouth	4 November 1775 (1775-11-04)	27 March 1782 (1782-03-27)	Independent
Lord Steward	The Earl Talbot	1761 (1761)	27 April 1782 (1782-04-27)	Independent
Lord Chamberlain	The Earl of Hertford	1766 (1766)	1782 (1782)	Independent
Secretary of State for the Southern Department	The Viscount Weymouth	21 October 1768 (1768-10-21)	12 December 1770 (1770-12-12)	Tory
	The Earl of Rochford	19 December 1770 (1770-12-19)	9 November 1775 (1775-11-09)	Independent
	The Viscount Weymouth	9 November 1775 (1775-11-09)	24 November 1779 (1779-11-24)	Tory
	The Earl of Hillsborough	24 November 1779 (1779-11-24)	27 March 1782 (1782-03-27)	Independent
Secretary of State for the Northern Department	The Earl of Rochford	21 October 1768 (1768-10-21)	19 December 1770 (1770-12-19)	Independent
	The Earl of Sandwich	19 December 1770 (1770-12-19)	12 January 1771 (1771-01-12)	Whig
	The Earl of Halifax	22 January 1771 (1771-01-22)	6 June 1771 (1771-06-06)	Tory
	The Earl of Suffolk	12 June 1771 (1771-06-12)	7 March 1779 (1779-03-07)	Independent
	The Viscount Stormont	27 October 1779 (1779-10-27)	27 March 1782 (1782-03-27)	Independent
Secretary of State for the Colonies	The Earl of Hillsborough	27 February 1768 (1768-02-27)	27 August 1772 (1772-08-27)	Independent
	The Earl of Dartmouth	27 August 1772 (1772-08-27)	10 November 1775 (1775-11-10)	Independent
	Lord George Germain	10 November 1775 (1775-11-10)	February 1782 (1782-02)	Independent
	Welbore Ellis	February 1782 (1782-02)	8 March 1782 (1782-03-08)	Independent
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	James Smith-Stanley	13 December 1762 (1762-12-13)	14 June 1771 (1771-06-14)	Independent
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Earl of Clarendon	14 June 1771 (1771-06-14)	17 April 1782 (1782-04-17)	Whig
First Lord of the Admiralty	Sir Edward Hawke	1766 (1766)	1771 (1771)	Independent
First Lord of the Admiralty	The Earl of Sandwich	1771 (1771)	1782 (1782)	Whig
Master-General of the Ordnance	The Viscount Townshend	October 1772 (1772-10)	March 1782 (1782-03)	Independent
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland	The Viscount Townshend	19 August 1767 (1767-08-19)	29 October 1772 (1772-10-29)	Independent
	The Earl Harcourt	29 October 1772 (1772-10-29)	7 December 1776 (1776-12-07)	Independent
	The Earl of Buckinghamshire	7 December 1776 (1776-12-07)	29 November 1780 (1780-11-29)	Independent
	The Earl of Carlisle	29 November 1780 (1780-11-29)	8 April 1782 (1782-04-08)	Independent

Notes

^ Volo 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c Thomas 1991, pp. 2–4.
^ Whiteley 1996.

References

Cook, Chris; Stevenson, John (28 February 1980). British Historical Facts: 1760–1830.
ISBN 978-0-333-21512-8
.

ISBN 978-0-19-820142-7
.

Volo, James M. (19 July 2012). "Tories and Whigs". The Boston Tea Party: The Foundations of Revolution: The Foundations of Revolution. ABC-CLIO.
ISBN 978-0-313-39875-9
.

Whiteley, Peter (1 July 1996). "Introduction". Lord North: The Prime Minister Who Lost America.
ISBN 978-0-8264-3493-7
.

External links

Bloy, Marjorie (12 January 2016). "The Ministry of Lord North: January 1770 – March 1782". A Web of English History. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.

Preceded by Grafton ministry	Government of Great Britain 1770–1782	Succeeded by Second Rockingham ministry

[FOOTNOTEVolo2012-1] Volo 2012.

[FOOTNOTEThomas19912–4-2] Thomas 1991, pp. 2–4.

[FOOTNOTEWhiteley1996-3] Whiteley 1996.

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