Lords Justices appointed during the absence of King George I in 1719
The Lords Justices were appointed by George I while he was away, in Germany, in the capacity of Elector of Hanover.
- William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury;
- Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, Lord Chamberlain;
- Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield, Lord Chancellor;
- John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe, Secretary of State for Scotland;
- Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, Lord President of the Council;
- Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent, Lord Privy Seal;
- James Craggs the Younger, Secretary of State for the Southern Department.
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