Walpole ministry facts for kids

Walpole

The Walpole ministry was led by Whig Prime Minister Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, from 1730 to 1742—when Walpole left the government.

Ministry

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer Leader of the House of Commons	Sir Robert Walpole*	1730 (1730)	1742 (1742)
Secretary of State for the Southern Department	The Duke of Newcastle	1730 (1730)	1742 (1742)
Secretary of State for the Northern Department	The Lord Harrington	1730 (1730)	1742 (1742)
Lord Chancellor	The Lord King	1730 (1730)	1733 (1733)
	The Lord Talbot	1733 (1733)	1737 (1737)
	The Lord Hardwicke	1737 (1737)	1742 (1742)
Lord President of the Council	The Lord Trevor	1730 (1730)	1730 (1730)
Lord President of the Council	The Earl of Wilmington	1730 (1730)	1742 (1742)
Lord Privy Seal	The Earl of Wilmington	1730 (1730)	1730 (1730)
	In commission	1730 (1730)	1731 (1731)
	The Duke of Devonshire	1731 (1731)	1733 (1733)
	The Viscount Lonsdale	1733 (1733)	1735 (1735)
	The Earl of Godolphin	1735 (1735)	1740 (1740)
	The Lord Hervey	1740 (1740)	1742 (1742)
First Lord of the Admiralty	The Viscount Torrington	1730 (1730)	1733 (1733)
First Lord of the Admiralty	Sir Charles Wager	1733 (1733)	1742 (1742)
Master-General of the Ordnance	The Duke of Argyll	1730 (1730)	1740 (1740)
Master-General of the Ordnance	The Duke of Montagu	1740 (1740)	1742 (1742)
Paymaster of the Forces	Henry Pelham	1730 (1730)	1742 (1742)
Lord Steward	The Earl of Chesterfield	1730 (1730)	1733 (1733)
	The Duke of Devonshire	1733 (1733)	1737 (1737)
	The Duke of Dorset	1737 (1737)	1742 (1742)
Lord Chamberlain	The Duke of Grafton	1730 (1730)	1742 (1742)