Coalition Ministry
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Upon Queen Anne's accession to the English throne in 1702, she appointed Lord Godolphin as First Lord of the Treasury and the Duke of Marlborough as Master-General of the Ordnance (among other numerous appointments). They would lead this coalition of Tories and Whigs until 1708, one year after the Act of Union formed the Kingdom of Great Britain. Among their most senior ministers were Sir Charles Hedges (Tory), Lord Nottingham (Tory), Sir Robert Harley (a Whig who would rise to power in 1704), and Lord Sunderland (Whig).
[edit] The Ministry
OFFICE | NAME | TERM |
First Lord of the Treasury | The Earl of Godolphin | 1702–1708 |
Master-General of the Ordnance | The Duke of Marlborough | 1702–1708 |
Northern Secretary | Robert Harley | 1704–1708 |
Lord Keeper | Sir Nathan Wright | 1702–1705 |
The Lord Cowper | 1705–1708 | |
Lord President of the Council | The Earl of Pembroke | 1702–1708 |
Lord Privy Seal | The Duke of Buckingham | 1702–1705 |
The Duke of Newcastle | 1705–1708 | |
Southern Secretary | The Earl of Nottingham | 1702–1704 |
Sir Charles Hedges | 1704–1706 | |
The Earl of Sunderland | 1706–1708 | |
Chancellor of the Exchequer | Henry Boyle | 1702–1708 |
Paymaster of the Forces | John Howe | 1702–1708 |