Townshend Ministry
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend was appointed Secretary of State for the Northern Department by George I on September 1714. He would be the de facto leader of this Whig ministry as Northern Secretary until 1717, when he was demoted to Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in favour of the First Stanhope/Sunderland Ministry.
The Ministry
| OFFICE | NAME | TERM |
| Northern Secretary | The Viscount Townshend | 1714–1717 |
| Lord Chancellor | The Lord Cowper | 1714–1717 |
| First Lord of the Treasury | The Earl of Halifax | 1714–1715 |
| The Earl of Carlisle | 1715 | |
| Robert Walpole | 1715–1717 | |
| Lord Privy Seal | The Marquess of Wharton | 1714–1715 |
| In Commission | 1715 | |
| The Earl of Sunderland | 1715–1716 | |
| The Duke of Kingston | 1716–1717 | |
| Lord President of the Council | The Earl of Nottingham | 1714–1716 |
| The Duke of Devonshire | 1716–1717 | |
| Southern Secretary | James Stanhope | 1714–1716 |
| Paul Methuen | 1716–1717 | |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Sir Richard Onslow | 1714–1715 |
| Robert Walpole | 1715–1717 | |
| Master-General of the Ordnance | The Duke of Marlborough | 1714–1717 |
| Paymaster of the Forces | Robert Walpole | 1714–1715 |
| The Earl of Lincoln | 1715–1717 | |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | The Earl of Sunderland | 1714–1717 |
- Robert Walpole served as both First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1715 and 1717.
- While serving as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1714-1717), Lord Sunderland additionally served as Lord Privy Seal between 1715 and 1716.
| Preceded by: --- | Ministry of Great Britain | Succeeded by: First Stanhope/Sunderland Ministry |
Categories: British ministries