Paymaster of the Forces

Paymaster of the Forces

The Paymaster of the Forces was a British government position. It was occasionally a cabinet-level post in the 18th and early 19th centuries, and many future prime ministers served as Paymaster. The office was responsible for part of the financing of the army, and was noted as one of the most lucrative positions in the British government. It was abolished in 1836.

Paymasters of the Forces, 1661-1836

*Stephen Fox 1661-1676
*Sir Henry Puckering Newton 1676-1679
*Sir Stephen Fox 1679-1680
*Nicholas Johnson and William Fox 1680-1682
*Charles Fox 1682-1685
*Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh 1685-1702
*John Howe 1702-1714
*Robert Walpole 1714-1715
*Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln 1715-1720
*Robert Walpole 1720-1721
*Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis 1721-1722
*Spencer Compton, 1st Lord Wilmington 1722-1730
*Henry Pelham 1730-1743
*Thomas Winnington 1743-1746
*William Pitt the Elder 1746-1755
*Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington and Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin 1755-1756
*Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin and Thomas Potter 1756-1757
*Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland 1757-1765
*Charles Townshend 1765-1766
*Frederick North, Lord North and George Cooke 1766-1767
*George Cooke and Thomas Townshend (later Viscount Sydney) 1767-1768
*Richard Rigby 1768-1782
*Edmund Burke 1782
*Isaac Barré 1782-1783
*Edmund Burke 1783-1784
*William Wyndham Grenville 1784-1789
*Constantine John Phipps, 1st Baron Mulgrave, and James Graham, Marquess of Graham 1789-1791
*Dudley Ryder and Thomas Steele 1791-1800
*Thomas Steele and George Canning 1800-1801
*Thomas Steele and Sylvester Douglas, 1st Baron Glenbervie 1801-1803
*George Rose and Lord Charles Henry Somerset 1804-1806
*Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, Earl Temple, and Lord John Townshend 1806-1807
*Charles Long and Lord Charles Henry Somerset 1807-1813
*Charles Long and Frederick John Robinson 1813-1817
*Charles Long 1817-1826
*William Vesey Fitzgerald 1826-1828
*John Calcraft 1828-1830
*Lord John Russell 1830-1834
*Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bt. 1834-1835
*Sir Henry Parnell, Bt 1835-1836

ee also

*Master-General of the Ordnance
*British Army
*Paymaster-General


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Commander-in-Chief of the Forces — The Commander in Chief of the Forces, or just the Commander in Chief (C in C), was the professional head of the British Army from 1660 until 1904, when the office was replaced by the Chief of the General Staff, soon to become Chief of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Paymaster General — Her Majesty s Paymaster General Arms of Her Majesty s Government Office of HM Paymaster General …   Wikipedia

  • Paymaster — A paymaster is a civil servant appointed by a government to dispense wages or salaries within the public sector, especially a military. Specific titles within the British government are Paymaster of the Forces, Paymaster General and Paymaster of… …   Wikipedia

  • (the) Paymaster General — the Paymaster General [the Paymaster General] the British government minister in charge of the department of the ↑Treasury which provides bank services for all departments except ↑HMRC. Payments of ↑pensions to ↑civil servants …   Useful english dictionary

  • The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) — Infobox Military Unit unit name=The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise s) caption=Cap badge of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada dates=1903 Present country=Canada branch=Militia type=Line Infantry… …   Wikipedia

  • Paymaster General — the British government minister in charge of the department of the Treasury which provides bank services for all departments except the Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise. Payments of pensions to civil servants, teachers, the armed forces and… …   Universalium

  • Ministry of All the Talents — Lord Grenville, Prime Minister 1806 1807 The Ministry of All the Talents was a national unity government formed by William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville on his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 11 February 1806 after …   Wikipedia

  • List of rulers of the United Kingdom — This is a list of rulers and office holders of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and predecessor states. See also: United Kingdom order of precedence. Heads of state *List of English monarchs *List of Scottish monarchs… …   Wikipedia

  • paymaster — [[t]pe͟ɪmɑːstə(r), mæst [/t]] paymasters 1) N COUNT: oft with poss A paymaster is a person or organization that pays and therefore controls another person or organization. ...the ruling party s paymasters in business and banking... Germany is the …   English dictionary

  • List of Old Etonians born in the 18th century — The following notable old boys of Eton College were born in the 18th century.1700s*Thomas Morell (1703 ndash;1784), classical scholar *Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland (1705 ndash;1774), Secretary at War, 1746 ndash;1754, Secretary of State for the… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”