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Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, was appointedSecretary of State for the Northern Department byGeorge I of Great Britain in September 1714. Until 1717, he held the position of Northern Secretary and was the de facto leader of theWhig administration. However, he was later demoted toLord Lieutenant of Ireland when he was outmanoeuvred by his rival Whigs, who formed thefirst Stanhope-Sunderland ministry. This led to asplit within the Whig party that lasted until 1720.

• Robert Walpole served as bothFirst Lord of the Treasury andChancellor of the Exchequer between 1715 and 1717.
• While serving asLord Lieutenant of Ireland (1714–1717),Lord Sunderland additionally served asLord Privy Seal between 1715 and 1716.

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• Terry, Benjamin Stites (1908). "First Era of Whig Rule".A History of England from the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria. Chicago: Scott, Foresman and Company.OL 14012649M.

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