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

Ministers

Cabinet members
PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
First Lord of the TreasuryChancellor of the ExchequerFrederick North, Lord North(head of ministry)28 January 1770(1770-01-28)27 March 1782(1782-03-27)Tory
Lord ChancellorHenry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst23 January 1771(1771-01-23)3 June 1778(1778-06-03)Tory
Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow3 June 1778(1778-06-03)7 April 1783(1783-04-07)Tory
Lord President of the CouncilGranville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower22 December 1767(1767-12-22)24 November 1779(1779-11-24)Tory
Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst24 November 1779(1779-11-24)27 March 1782(1782-03-27)Tory
Lord Privy SealGeorge Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax26 February 1770(1770-02-26)22 January 1771(1771-01-22)Tory
Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk22 January 1771(1771-01-22)12 June 1771(1771-06-12)Independent
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton12 June 1771(1771-06-12)4 November 1775(1775-11-04)Whig
William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth4 November 1775(1775-11-04)27 March 1782(1782-03-27)Independent
Lord StewardWilliam Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot1761(1761)27 April 1782(1782-04-27)Independent
Lord ChamberlainFrancis Seymour-Conway, 1st Earl of Hertford1766(1766)1782(1782)Independent
Secretary of State for the Southern DepartmentThomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth21 October 1768(1768-10-21)12 December 1770(1770-12-12)Tory
William Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford19 December 1770(1770-12-19)9 November 1775(1775-11-09)Independent
Thomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth9 November 1775(1775-11-09)24 November 1779(1779-11-24)Tory
Wills Hill, 1st Earl of Hillsborough24 November 1779(1779-11-24)27 March 1782(1782-03-27)Independent
Secretary of State for the Northern DepartmentWilliam Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford21 October 1768(1768-10-21)19 December 1770(1770-12-19)Independent
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich19 December 1770(1770-12-19)12 January 1771(1771-01-12)Whig
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax22 January 1771(1771-01-22)6 June 1771(1771-06-06)Tory
Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk12 June 1771(1771-06-12)7 March 1779(1779-03-07)Independent
David Murray, Viscount Stormont27 October 1779(1779-10-27)27 March 1782(1782-03-27)Independent
Secretary of State for the ColoniesWills Hill, 1st Earl of Hillsborough27 February 1768(1768-02-27)27 August 1772(1772-08-27)Independent
William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth27 August 1772(1772-08-27)10 November 1775(1775-11-10)Independent
Lord George Germain10 November 1775(1775-11-10)February 1782(1782-02)Independent
Welbore EllisFebruary 1782(1782-02)8 March 1782(1782-03-08)Independent
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterJames Smith-Stanley13 December 1762(1762-12-13)14 June 1771(1771-06-14)Independent
Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon14 June 1771(1771-06-14)17 April 1782(1782-04-17)Whig
First Lord of the AdmiraltySir Edward Hawke1766(1766)1771(1771)Independent
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich1771(1771)1782(1782)Whig
Master-General of the OrdnanceGeorge Townshend, 4th Viscount TownshendOctober 1772(1772-10)March 1782(1782-03)Independent
Lord Lieutenant of IrelandGeorge Townshend, 4th Viscount Townshend19 August 1767(1767-08-19)29 October 1772(1772-10-29)Independent
Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt29 October 1772(1772-10-29)7 December 1776(1776-12-07)Independent
John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire7 December 1776(1776-12-07)29 November 1780(1780-11-29)Independent
Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle29 November 1780(1780-11-29)8 April 1782(1782-04-08)Independent

Notes

External links

  • Bloy, Marjorie (12 January 2016). . A Web of English History. from the original on 3 March 2016.
Preceded byGrafton ministryGovernment of Great Britain 1770–1782Succeeded bySecond Rockingham ministry