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	From Revolution to Reconstruction: Biographies: Lord North
		Lord North intended on making a lesson of Massachusetts with the belief that the other colonies would not support her, but his assumptions were wrong.
		Lord North was forced to declare the colonies in a state of rebellion.
		As the First Lord of Treasury, he was responsible for the procurement of equipment and supplies for the army.
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	First Lord of the Treasury - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The First Lord of the Treasury is the head of the commission exercising the ancient office of Lord High Treasurer in the United Kingdom, usually but not always the Prime Minister.
		Eventually, the First Lord of the Treasury came to be seen as the natural head of any ministry, and, from Robert Walpole on, began to be known, unofficially, as the prime minister.
		Similarly, 11 Downing Street is the residence of the Second Lord of the Treasury, not the residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer; given that all chancellors since 1755 who were not themselves prime minister have also been Second Lord, people often wrongly presume that 11 Downing Street is the Chancellor's residence.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/First_Lord_of_the_Treasury (1046 words)

	United Kingdom: Principal Ministers of the Crown: 1730-2007 @ Archontology.org: presidents, kings, prime ministers, ...
		Duke of Newcastle (First Lord of the Treasury 1754-1756, 1757-1762)
		Duke of Devonshire (First Lord of the Treasury 1756-1757)
		Duke of Grafton (First Lord of the Treasury 1766-1770)
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	Treasury - LoveToKnow 1911
		The salaries of the first lord of the treasury and of the chancellor of the exchequer are £5000 per annum; of the joint secretaries £ 2000 per annum each; of three of the junior lords boon per annum each, the other junior lords being unpaid.
		The treasury department of the United States is responsible for the finances of the government and the control of the currency.
		There is also the division of the treasury, in the strictest sense of the word; bureaus of auditing and accounting, of currency and of banking and certain miscellaneous bureaus, as the life-saving service, the public health and marine hospital service, the supervising architect and the bureau of engraving and printing.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Treasury (696 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > First Lord of the Treasury
		Beginning in the 17th Century, the Treasury was frequently entrusted to a commission, rather than to a single individual, and after 1714, it was always in commission.
		Eventually, the First Lord of the Treasury came to be seen as the natural head of any minister, and from Robert Walpole on, began to be known, unofficially, as the prime minister.
		Before 1827, the First Lord of the Treasury, when a commoner, also held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer, while if the First Lord was a peer, the 2nd Lord would usually serve as Chancellor.
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	Reference Encyclopedia - 10 Downing Street
		A note from Lord North to the Office of Works, dated September 1774, asks that the work on the front of the house, "which was begun by a Warrant from the Treasury dated August 9, 1766", should be finished.
		Lord Salisbury, Prime Minister at the very beginning of the twentieth century, was the last Prime Minister not to be the First Lord of the Treasury.
		Also, since then, all have held the official legal office of First Lord of the Treasury; none have held the post of Chancellor of the Exchequer whilst PM as was often the case previously, with the exception of Stanley Baldwin between May and August 1923.
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	Great Officers Of State - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		26 strictly applicable only to the lord high steward, _ the lord high chancellor, the lord high treasurer, the lord-president of the (privy) council, the lord (keeper of the) privy seal, the lord great chamberlain, the lord high constable, the earl marshal, and the lord high admiral.
		Of these, three - the lord chancellor, the lord-president of the council, and the lord privy seal - the first and second are always, and the third almost always, cabinet ministers.
		The four offices of the high steward, the great chamberlain, the high constable, and the earl marshal stand on a different footing, and can be regarded at the present day as little else than survivals from an earlier condition of society.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Great_Officers_Of_State (290 words)

	TREASURY - LoveToKnow Article on TREASURY (Site not responding. Last check: )
		There are two joint secretaries to the treasury, one of whom, the patronage secretary, is merely a political officer, acting as chief whip; the other is termed financial secretary and is the chancellor of the exchequers chief assistant.
		The salaries of the first lord of the treasury and of the chancellor of the exchequer are 5000 per annum; of the joint secretaries 2000 per annum each; of three of the junior lords 1000 per annum each, the other junior lords being unpaid.
		There is also the division of the treasury, in the strictest sense of the word; bureaus of auditing and accounting, of currency and of banking and certain miscellaneous bureaus, as the life-saving service, the public health and marine hospital service, the supervising architect and the bureau of engraving and printing.
	20.1911encyclopedia.org /T/TR/TREASURY.htm (699 words)

	First Lord of the Treasury - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The First Lord of the Treasury is the head of the commission exercising the ancient office of Lord High Treasurer in the United Kingdom, usually but not always the Prime Minister.
		Eventually, the First Lord of the Treasury came to be seen as the natural head of any ministry, and, from Robert Walpole on, began to be known, unofficially, as the prime minister.
		Similarly, 11 Downing Street is the residence of the Second Lord of the Treasury, not the residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer; given that all chancellors since 1755 who were not themselves prime minister have also been Second Lord, people often wrongly presume that 11 Downing Street is the Chancellor's residence.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Treasury (1064 words)

	Lord High Treasurer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		By convention, the Prime Minister serves as the "First Lord of the Treasury," and the Chancellor of the Exchequer serves as the "Second Lord of the Treasury." Other members of the Government (usually whips in the House of Commons) are appointed to serve as the junior Lords Commissioners.
		The English Treasury seems to have come into existence around 1126, during the reign of Henry I,as the financial responsibilities were separated from the rest of the job that evolved into Lord Great Chamberlain.
		Today, the First Lord of the Treasury is as a rule the Prime Minister, and the Second Lord of the Treasury is the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who has inherited most of the functional financial responsibilities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lord_High_Treasurer (506 words)

	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Lord Stanhope and Lord Sunderland, who were joint leaders of their Cabinet, were succeeded in 1721 by Sir Robert Walpole, who held the influential office of First Lord of the Treasury.
		Lord Home was the last Prime Minister who was a peer, but, within days of attaining office, he disclaimed his peerage, mindful of the convention that the Prime Minister should sit in the House of Commons.
		The first in 1924 took place immediately after an inconclusive election result and led to an immediate change of government, but in the other two cases a general election was called (and in both the incumbent government was defeated).
	www.secaucus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/British_Prime_Minister (4976 words)

	Lalor, Cyclopaedia of Political Science, V.2, Entry 316, MINISTRY: Library of Economics and Liberty
		At first it was a small committee, chosen by the king from the parliament, then called the "great council," and was possessed of much power, a part of which was the right to inquire into all offenses against the state, and to commit offenders for trial before the proper courts of law.
		Lord Derby then became prime minister, but almost immediately gave way to Lord Palmerston, who remained in office six years and went out in 1858, on the defeat of the "conspiracy bill." In 1859 he was again recalled, and remained first lord of the treasury until he died, in October, 1865.
		It is composed of the heads of the various departments of the federal government, and consists of the secretary of state, secretary of the treasury, secretary of war, secretary of the navy, secretary of the interior, the attorney general and postmaster general.
	www.econlib.org /library/YPDBooks/Lalor/llCy707.html (2215 words)

	Robert Walpole - Britannia Biographies
		Before becoming 'prime minister' in 1721, Walpole was first lord of the treasury in the government dominated by James Stanhope and Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland.
		He returned in 1720 as paymaster general and was first lord of the treasury for a second time in 1721 prior to becoming prime minister.
		His position as prime or first minister was solidified by his response to a Jacobite conspiracy uncovered in April, 1722, known as the Atterbury plot after Francis Atterbury, the tory bishop of Rochester.
	www.britannia.com /bios/walpole.html (568 words)

	British Politics: John Major's Cabinet (April 1992)
		The Lord Mackay of Clashfern Chancellor of the Exchequer - The Rt.
		The Lord Rodger of Earlsferry, QC Solicitor-General for Scotland - Donald Mackay, Esq.
		The Lord Strathclyde Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords) - The Lord Chesham Lords in Waiting - The Viscount Long, CBE The Lord Lucas of Crudwell The Earl of Courtown Baroness in Waiting - The Rt.
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		The First Lord of the Treasury was the senior commissioner responsible for administration of the royal treasury when there was no Lord Treasurer, an office which originated in mediaeval times, and ceased to be used after 1714.
		It was not, however, until Sir Robert Walpole (1721-1742) that the First Lord of the Treasury became the most powerful minister, and became head of government.
		In the eighteenth century, it was oftentimes unclear who was to be considered the Prime Minister, with holders of the offices of First Lord of the Treasury, Lord Privy Seal, and Secretary of State all at one time or another acting as the principal minister in various government.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /British_Prime_Minister.html (1335 words)

	10 Downing Street - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, who since the beginning of the twentieth century has always been the British Prime Minister.
		The last Prime Minister not to be the First Lord of the Treasury was Lord Salisbury, prime minister at the very beginning of the twentieth century (as a result he did not live at Number 10).
		Number 10 has been the residence of the First Lord ever since it was given to Sir Robert Walpole (who was also the first 'prime minister of Great Britain'*) by King George II on behalf of the nation and the Crown.
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	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sir Robert Walpole is generally regarded as the first Prime Minister in the modern sense, although technically it is Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, as Walpole only held the title of First Lord of the Treasury.
		On the other hand, in an interview by Lord Melville with William Pitt in 1803, the latter argued that "this person generally called the first minister" was an absolute necessity for a government to function, and expressed his belief that this person should be the minister in charge of the finances.
		The first Act of Parliament to mention the office of Prime Minister was the Chequers Estate Act, which received the Royal Assent on December 20, 1917.
	www.knowledgehunter.info /wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom (5416 words)

	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom information - Search.com
		Lord Stanhope and Lord Sunderland, who were joint leaders of their Cabinet, were succeeded in 1721 by Sir Robert Walpole, who held the influential office of First Lord of the Treasury.
		The first in 1924 took place immediately after an inconclusive election result and led to an immediate change of government, but in the other two cases a general election was called (and in both, the incumbent government was defeated).
		Peers (members of the House of Lords) are created by the Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister; by obtaining the creation of several new peers, the Prime Minister may flood the House of Lords with individuals supportive of his position.
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	GENUKI: Lords of Great Britain
		The attainder of Lord Stafford was not reversed till 1824.
		He afterwards acted in concert with Chatham, in opposition to the ministry of Lord North; on the fall of which, in March, 1782, he was again placed at the head of the administration, but died July 1 of the same year, and was succeeded by Lord Shelburne.
		third and eldest surviving son of William Russell, first Duke of Bedford, was a distinguished supporter of constitutional liberty, and was born in 1639.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/royalty/lord.html (1074 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Treasury,
		He was a journalist, a treasury clerk in Washington, and a bank examiner, before settling in 1874 on a farm near Esopus, N.Y. There he studied fruit culture and literature.
		After serving as a secretary of state (1765-66), he became first lord of the treasury in Lord Chatham's administration (1766-68) and, because of Chatham's illness, effective chief minister.
		He entered Parliament in 1754 and became a junior lord of the treasury (1759), privy councilor (1766), and chancellor of the exchequer (1767).
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	TREASURY - Definition (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A place or building in which stores of wealth are deposited; especially, a place where public revenues are deposited and kept, and where money is disbursed to defray the expenses of government; hence, also, the place of deposit and disbursement of any collected funds.
		{Board of treasury}, the board to which is intrusted the management of all matters relating to the sovereign's civil list or other revenues.
		{Treasury bench}, the first row of seats on the right hand of the Speaker in the House of Commons; -- so called because occupied by the first lord of the treasury and chief minister of the crown.
	www.hyperdictionary.com /dictionary/Treasury (378 words)

	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The full title of the current prime minister, Tony Blair, is 'Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
		Until the 18th century, the monarch's chief minister could hold any of a number of titles; usually either First Lord, Lord Chancellor, Lord Privy Seal, or one of the Secretaries of State.
		However, the office of "prime minister" has been explicitly referred to a number of times in emergency wartime legislation; and in 1905, the title was in a sense officially recognized, when the "prime minister" was given a position within the 'order of precedence' (behind the Archbishop of York).
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	Timeline
		Lord North resigns as First Lord of the Treasury.
		Pitt becomes First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer at the age of 24.
		Pitt raises a unit of volunteers as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports to guard against the threat of invasion from Napoleon.
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