Carteret ministry

The Carteret ministry was the Whig government of Great Britain that held office from 1742 to 1744, following the defeat of the Walpole ministry by a margin of one vote.^[1] The nominal head of the ministry was Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, until his death in 1743. He was succeeded in the role of prime minister by Henry Pelham.

The ministry derives its name from John Carteret, 2nd Baron Carteret. He served as Northern Secretary throughout until his resignation, having been the mainstay of whom the respective prime ministers were dependent for support.

Ministry


Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
First Lord of the Treasury^[2]	The Earl of Wilmington (head of ministry)	1742 (1742)	1743 (1743)
First Lord of the Treasury^[2]	Henry Pelham (head of ministry)	1743 (1743)	Continued
Lord Chancellor^[2]	The Lord Hardwicke	Continued	Continued
Lord President of the Council^[2]	The Earl of Harrington	1742 (1742)	Continued
Lord Privy Seal^[2]	The Lord Gower	1742 (1742)	1743 (1743)
Lord Privy Seal^[2]	The Earl of Cholmondeley	1743 (1743)	1744 (1744)
Secretary of State for the Northern Department^[2]	The Lord Carteret (head of ministry)	1742 (1742)	1744 (1744)
Secretary of State for the Southern Department^[2]	The Duke of Newcastle	Continued	Continued
Chancellor of the Exchequer^[2]	Samuel Sandys	1742 (1742)	1743 (1743)
Chancellor of the Exchequer^[2]	Henry Pelham (head of ministry)	1743 (1743)	1744 (1744)
Master-General of the Ordnance	The Duke of Montagu	Continued	Continued
Secretary at War	Thomas Winnington	Continued	1744 (1744)
First Lord of the Admiralty^[2]	The Earl of Winchilsea	1742 (1742)	1744 (1744)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster^[2]	The Earl of Cholmondeley	1742 (1742)	1743 (1743)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster^[2]	The Lord Edgcumbe	1743 (1743)	1744 (1744)
Paymaster of the Forces	Henry Pelham	Continued	1743 (1743)
Paymaster of the Forces	Thomas Winnington	1743 (1743)	1744 (1744)

Notes

^ Sedgwick 1970
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 41

Works cited

Cook, Chris; Stevenson, John (1988), British Historical Facts: 1688–1760, Palgrave Macmillan UK, ISBN 978-1-349-02369-1
Sedgwick, Romney R. (1970), "III. The Second Whig Opposition, 1722–42", in R. Sedgwick (ed.), The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715–1754, ISBN 978-0-11-880098-3, retrieved 22 March 2019 – via History of Parliament Online

Black, Jeremy (2016), British Politics and Foreign Policy, 1727–44, Taylor & Francis, p. 265, ISBN 978-1-317-17163-8
Sedgwick, Romney R. (1970), "IV. Oppositions, 1742–4 and 1747–51", in R. Sedgwick (ed.), The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715–1754, ISBN 978-0-11-880098-3, retrieved 7 October 2020 – via History of Parliament Online
Venning, Timothy (2005), Compendium of British Office Holders, Palgrave Macmillan UK, p. 104, ISBN 978-0-230-50587-2

Preceded by Walpole ministry	Government of Great Britain 12 February 1742 – 24 November 1744 (1742-02-12 – 1744-11-24)	Succeeded by Broad Bottom ministry

[1] Sedgwick 1970

[FOOTNOTECookStevenson198841-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 41

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