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Second Rockingham ministry, the Glossary

This is a list of the principal holders of government office during the second premiership of the Marquess of Rockingham for four months in 1782.^[1]

46 relations: American Revolutionary War, Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Charles James Fox, Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, Edmund Burke, Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow, First Lord of the Admiralty, First Lord of the Treasury, Foreign Secretary, Fox–North coalition, George III, Grenvillite, Henry Seymour Conway, Home Secretary, Isaac Barré, John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton, Joshua Reynolds, Leader of the House of Commons, Leader of the House of Lords, List of British governments, List of MPs elected in the 1780 British general election, Lord Chancellor, Lord John Cavendish, Lord President of the Council, Lord Privy Seal, Majority government, Master-General of the Ordnance, North ministry, Paymaster of the Forces, Peace of Paris (1783), President of the Board of Trade, Rockingham Whigs, Secretary at War, Shelburne ministry, Siege of Yorktown, Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham, Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, Treasurer of the Navy, William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne.
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1782 establishments in Great Britain
Ministries of George III
Whigs (British political party)

American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a military conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.

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Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton

Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, (28 September 173514 March 1811), styled Earl of Euston between 1747 and 1757, was a British Whig statesman of the Georgian era.

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Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel

Admiral Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, PC (25 April 17252 October 1786) was a British Royal Navy officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1755 to 1782. He saw action in command of various ships, including the fourth-rate, during the War of the Austrian Succession. He went on to serve as Commodore on the North American Station and then Commander-in-Chief, Jamaica Station during the Seven Years' War.

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Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is a ministerial office in the Government of the United Kingdom.

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Chancellor of the Exchequer

The chancellor of the exchequer, often abbreviated to Chancellor, is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom, and head of Treasury.

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Charles James Fox

Charles James Fox (24 January 1749 – 13 September 1806), styled The Honourable from 1762, was a British Whig politician and statesman whose parliamentary career spanned 38 years of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond

Field Marshal Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 3rd Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Aubigny, (22 February 1735 – 29 December 1806), styled Earl of March until 1750, of Goodwood House in Sussex and of Richmond House in London, was a British Army officer and politician.

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Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden

Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, PC (baptised 21 March 1714 – 18 April 1794) was an English lawyer, judge and Whig politician who was first to hold the title of Earl Camden.

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Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham

Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, (13 May 1730 – 1 July 1782; styled The Hon. Charles Watson-Wentworth before 1739, Viscount Higham between 1733 and 1746, Earl of Malton between 1746 and 1750, and The Marquess of Rockingham from 1750) was a British Whig statesman and magnate, most notable for his two terms as prime minister of Great Britain.

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Commander-in-Chief of the Forces

The Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, later Commander-in-Chief, British Army, or just the Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C), was (intermittently) the professional head of the English Army from 1660 to 1707 (the English Army, founded in 1645, was succeeded in 1707 by the new British Army, incorporating existing Scottish regiments) and of the British Army from 1707 until 1904.

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Edmund Burke

Edmund Burke (12 January 1729 – 9 July 1797) was an Anglo-Irish statesman and philosopher who spent most of his career in Great Britain.

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Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow

Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow, PC (9 December 1731 – 12 September 1806), was a British lawyer and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1765 to 1778 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Thurlow.

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First Lord of the Admiralty

The First Lord of the Admiralty, or formally the Office of the First Lord of the Admiralty, was the political head of the English and later British Royal Navy.

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First Lord of the Treasury

The First Lord of the Treasury is the head of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury exercising the ancient office of Lord High Treasurer in the United Kingdom.

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Foreign Secretary

The secretary of state for foreign, Commonwealth and development affairs, also known as the foreign secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Second Rockingham ministry and foreign Secretary are 1782 establishments in Great Britain.

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Fox–North coalition

The Fox–North coalition was a government in Great Britain that held office during 1783. Second Rockingham ministry and Fox–North coalition are 1780s in Great Britain, British ministries, ministries of George III and Whigs (British political party).

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George III

George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. Second Rockingham ministry and George III are 1780s in Great Britain.

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Grenvillite

The Grenville Whigs (or Grenvillites) were a name given to several British political factions of the 18th and the early 19th centuries, all of which were associated with the important Grenville family of Buckinghamshire.

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Henry Seymour Conway

Field Marshal Henry Seymour Conway (1721 – 9 July 1795) was a British general and statesman.

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Home Secretary

The secretary of state for the Home Department, more commonly known as the Home Secretary, is a senior minister of the Crown in the Government of the United Kingdom and the head of the Home Office. Second Rockingham ministry and Home Secretary are 1782 establishments in Great Britain.

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Isaac Barré

Isaac Barré (15 October 1726 – 20 July 1802) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician.

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John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton

John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton (18 October 1731 – 18 August 1783), of Spitchwick the parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, was an English lawyer and politician, born in Ashburton in Devon, who served as Solicitor-General from 1768.

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Joshua Reynolds

Sir Joshua Reynolds (16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) was an English painter who specialised in portraits.

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Leader of the House of Commons

The leader of the House of Commons is a minister of the Crown of the Government of the United Kingdom whose main role is organising government business in the House of Commons.

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Leader of the House of Lords

The leader of the House of Lords is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Lords.

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List of British governments

This article lists successive British governments, also referred to as ministries, from the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707, continuing through the duration of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1922, and since then dealing with those of the present-day United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Second Rockingham ministry and list of British governments are British ministries.

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List of MPs elected in the 1780 British general election

List of MPs elected in the 1780 British general election This is a list of the 558 MPs or members of Parliament elected to the 314 constituencies of the Parliament of Great Britain in 1780, the 15th Parliament of Great Britain and their replacements returned at subsequent by-elections, arranged by constituency.

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Lord Chancellor

The Lord Chancellor, formally titled Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, is the highest-ranking traditional minister among the Great Officers of State in Scotland and England in the United Kingdom, nominally outranking the prime minister.

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Lord John Cavendish

Lord John Cavendish (22 October 1732 – 18 December 1796) was a British nobleman and politician.

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Lord President of the Council

The Lord President of the Council is the presiding officer of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom and the fourth of the Great Officers of State, ranking below the Lord High Treasurer but above the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.

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Lord Privy Seal

The Lord Privy Seal (or, more formally, the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal) is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord President of the Council and above the Lord Great Chamberlain.

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Majority government

A majority government is a government by one or more governing parties that hold an absolute majority of seats in a legislature.

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Master-General of the Ordnance

The Master-General of the Ordnance (MGO) was a very senior British military position from 1415 to 2013 (except 1855–1895 and 1939–1958) with some changes to the name, usually held by a serving general.

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North ministry

Frederick North, Lord North was appointed to lead the government of the Kingdom of Great Britain by King George III from 1770 to 1782. Second Rockingham ministry and North ministry are 1780s in Great Britain, 1782 disestablishments in Great Britain, British ministries, ministries of George III and Whigs (British political party).

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Paymaster of the Forces

The Paymaster of the Forces was a position in the British government.

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Peace of Paris (1783)

The Peace of Paris of 1783 was the set of treaties that ended the American Revolutionary War.

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President of the Board of Trade

The president of the Board of Trade is head of the Board of Trade.

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Rockingham Whigs

The Rockingham Whigs (or Rockinghamites) in 18th-century British politics were a faction of the Whigs led by Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, from about 1762 until his death in 1782.

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Secretary at War

The Secretary at War was a political position in the English and later British government, with some responsibility over the administration and organization of the Army, but not over military policy.

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Shelburne ministry

This is a list of the principal holders of government office during the premiership of the Earl of Shelburne between July 1782 and April 1783. Second Rockingham ministry and Shelburne ministry are 1780s in Great Britain, 1782 establishments in Great Britain, British ministries, ministries of George III and Whigs (British political party).

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Siege of Yorktown

The siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown and the surrender at Yorktown, began September 28, 1781, and ended on October 19, 1781, at exactly 10:30 am in Yorktown, Virginia.

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Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham

Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham PC (30 November 173820 July 1786) was a British statesman.

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Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney

Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (24 February 1733 – 30 June 1800) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1754 to 1783 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Sydney.

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Treasurer of the Navy

The Treasurer of the Navy, originally called Treasurer of Marine Causes or Paymaster of the Navy, was a civilian officer of the Royal Navy, one of the principal commissioners of the Navy Board responsible for naval finance from 1524 to 1832.

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William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland

William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, (14 April 173830 October 1809) was a British Whig and then a Tory politician during the late Georgian era.

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William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne

William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, (2 May 17377 May 1805; known as the Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784, by which title he is generally known to history), was an Anglo-Irish Whig statesman who was the first home secretary in 1782 and then prime minister in 1782–83 during the final months of the American War of Independence.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Rockingham_ministry

Also known as Rockingham–Shelburne ministry.

Second Rockingham ministry, the Glossary

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See also

1780s in Great Britain

1782 disestablishments in Great Britain

1782 establishments in Great Britain

Ministries of George III

Whigs (British political party)

References