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North ministry

North ministry
1770–1782
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Date formed28 January 1770
Date dissolved27 March 1782
People and organisations
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterLord North
Total no. of members33 appointments
Member parties
Status in legislature
Opposition partyRockingham Whigs
History
Election(s)
  • 1774 general election
  • 1780 general election
Legislature term(s)
  • 14th GB Parliament
  • 15th GB Parliament
    lost a vote of confidence
PredecessorGrafton ministry
SuccessorSecond Rockingham ministry

Lord North was appointed to lead the government of the Kingdom of Great Britain by George III from 1770 to 1782. His ministry oversaw the Falklands Crisis (1770), the Gordon Riots (1780) and the outbreak of the American War of Independence.[3]

Ministers

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Lord North*28 January 177027 March 1782Tory
Lord Chancellor The Earl Bathurst23 January 17713 June 1778Tory
The Lord Thurlow3 June 17787 April 1783Tory
Lord President of the Council The Earl Gower22 December 176724 November 1779Tory
The Earl Bathurst24 November 177927 March 1782Tory
Lord Privy Seal The Earl of Halifax26 February 177022 January 1771Tory
The Earl of Suffolk22 January 177112 June 1771Independent
The Duke of Grafton12 June 17714 November 1775Whig
The Earl of Dartmouth4 November 177527 March 1782Independent
Lord Steward The Earl Talbot176127 April 1782Independent
Lord Chamberlain The Earl of Hertford17661782Independent
Secretary of State for the Southern Department The Viscount Weymouth21 October 176812 December 1770Tory
The Earl of Rochford19 December 17709 November 1775Independent
The Viscount Weymouth9 November 177524 November 1779Tory
The Earl of Hillsborough24 November 177927 March 1782Independent
Secretary of State for the Northern Department The Earl of Rochford21 October 176819 December 1770Independent
The Earl of Sandwich19 December 177012 January 1771Whig
The Earl of Halifax22 January 17716 June 1771Tory
The Earl of Suffolk12 June 17717 March 1779Independent
The Viscount Stormont27 October 177927 March 1782Independent
Secretary of State for the Colonies The Earl of Hillsborough27 February 176827 August 1772Independent
The Earl of Dartmouth27 August 177210 November 1775Independent
Lord George Germain10 November 1775February 1782Independent
Welbore EllisFebruary 17828 March 1782Independent
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster James Smith-Stanley13 December 176214 June 1771Independent
The Earl of Clarendon14 June 177117 April 1782Whig
First Lord of the Admiralty Sir Edward Hawke17661771Independent
The Earl of Sandwich17711782Whig
Master-General of the Ordnance The Viscount TownshendOctober 1772March 1782Independent
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland The Viscount Townshend19 August 176729 October 1772Independent
The Earl Harcourt29 October 17727 December 1776Independent
The Earl of Buckinghamshire7 December 177629 November 1780Independent
The Earl of Carlisle29 November 17808 April 1782Independent

Notes

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

References

  • Cook, Chris; Stevenson, John (28 February 1980). British Historical Facts: 1760–1830. Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 978-0-333-21512-8.
  • Thomas, Peter David Garner (1991). Tea Party to Independence: The Third Phase of the American Revolution, 1773–1776. Clarendon Press. 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. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8264-3493-7.

External links

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