Grenville ministry

The Grenville ministry was a British Government headed by George Grenville which served between 16 April 1763 and 13 July 1765. It was formed after the previous Prime Minister, the Earl of Bute, had resigned following fierce criticism of his signing of the Treaty of Paris with its perceived lenient terms for France and Spain despite Britain's successes in the Seven Years War. Grenville's government was made up largely of the same members as Bute's had. George III had a violent dislike of the new government because of his resentment of the way they had replaced his favourite Bute (Whiteley 1996, p. 44).

Prime Minister Grenville

During its two years, the Ministry confronted growing discontent in Britain's American colonies which were to lead to the American War of Independence breaking out in 1775. The Ministry also had to deal with the antics of John Wilkes.

The King's violent dislike of Grenville eventually forced him to dismiss him as first minister and replaced him with the Marquess of Rockingham, whom he hated almost equally.

Ministry

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftoffice
George Grenville*1763 (1763)1765 (1765)
Secretary of State for the Southern DepartmentThe Earl of Egremont1763 (1763)1763 (1763)
The Earl of Halifax1763 (1763)1765 (1765)
Henry Seymour Conway1765 (1765)1765 (1765)
Secretary of State for the Northern DepartmentThe Earl of Halifax1763 (1763)1763 (1763)
The Earl of Sandwich1763 (1763)1765 (1765)
The Duke of Grafton1765 (1765)1765 (1765)
Lord ChancellorThe Earl of Northington1763 (1763)1765 (1765)
Lord President of the CouncilThe Earl Granville1763 (1763)1763 (1763)
The Duke of Bedford1763 (1763)1765 (1765)
The Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham1765 (1765)1765 (1765)
Lord Privy SealThe Duke of Marlborough1763 (1763)1765 (1765)
First Lord of the AdmiraltyThe Earl of Sandwich1763 (1763)1763 (1763)
The Earl of Egmont1763 (1763)1765 (1765)
Master-General of the OrdnanceThe Marquess of Granby1763 (1763)1765 (1765)
Paymaster of the ForcesHenry Fox1763 (1763)1765 (1765)
Lord ChamberlainThe Earl Gower1763 (1763)1765 (1765)

References

  • Browning, Reed (1975). The Duke of Newcastle. Yale University Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Hibbert, Christopher (1999). George III: A Personal History. Penguin Books.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Whiteley, Peter (1996). Lord North: The Prime Minister Who Lost America. The Hambledon Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Preceded by
Bute ministry
Government of Great Britain
17631765
Succeeded by
First Rockingham ministry
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