Treasurer of the Ordnance
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The Treasurer of the Ordnance was a subordinate of the Master-General of the Ordnance
in the United Kingdom, the office being created in 1670. The office was abolished in 1836 and its duties merged with that of several others to form the office of Paymaster-General
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Master-General of the Ordnance
The Master-General of the Ordnance was a very senior British military position before 1855, when the Board of Ordnance was abolished.-Responsibilities:...
in the United Kingdom, the office being created in 1670. The office was abolished in 1836 and its duties merged with that of several others to form the office of Paymaster-General
Paymaster-General
HM Paymaster General is a ministerial position in the United Kingdom. The Paymaster General is in charge of the Office of HM Paymaster General , which held accounts at the Bank of England on behalf of Government departments and selected other public bodies...
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Treasurers of the Ordnance
- 25 November 1670: Sir George Wharton, Bt
- 12 August 1681: Charles BertieCharles Bertie (senior)Captain Charles Bertie , British diplomat, was the fifth son of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey by his first wife, Martha Cokayne. He rose to serve as Secretary to the Treasury under his brother-in-law, the Earl of Danby, from 1673 until 1679, but did not wield significant political power...
- 8 June 1699: Harry MordauntHarry MordauntLieutenant-General Harry Mordaunt was an English soldier.Mordaunt was a younger son of John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt and Elizabeth, the daughter and sole heiress of Thomas Carey, the second son of Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth...
- 16 June 1702: Charles BertieCharles Bertie (senior)Captain Charles Bertie , British diplomat, was the fifth son of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey by his first wife, Martha Cokayne. He rose to serve as Secretary to the Treasury under his brother-in-law, the Earl of Danby, from 1673 until 1679, but did not wield significant political power...
- 28 May 1705: Harry MordauntHarry MordauntLieutenant-General Harry Mordaunt was an English soldier.Mordaunt was a younger son of John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt and Elizabeth, the daughter and sole heiress of Thomas Carey, the second son of Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth...
- 30 June 1712: Charles Eversfield
- 2 December 1714: Harry MordauntHarry MordauntLieutenant-General Harry Mordaunt was an English soldier.Mordaunt was a younger son of John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt and Elizabeth, the daughter and sole heiress of Thomas Carey, the second son of Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth...
- 21 May 1720: John Plumptre
- 31 December 1751: Francis Gashry
- 10 June 1762: Charles JenkinsonCharles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of LiverpoolCharles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool PC , known as the Lord Hawkesbury between 1786 and 1796, was a British statesman. He was the father of Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool....
- 10 May 1763: John Ross Mackye
- 28 November 1780: William AdamWilliam Adam (MP)William Adam, KC was a Scottish Member of Parliament in the British Parliament and subsequently a Judge.-Biography:...
- 27 May 1782: William Smith
- 10 May 1783: William AdamWilliam Adam (MP)William Adam, KC was a Scottish Member of Parliament in the British Parliament and subsequently a Judge.-Biography:...
- 12 January 1784: William Smith
- 28 October 1803: Joseph Hunt
- 20 February 1806: Alexander DavisonAlexander DavisonAlexander Davison was an English businessman, born on 2 April 1750 in Lanton, Northumberland, England and who died in 1829 in Brighton, England. He was a contemporary and close friend of Admiral Lord Nelson....
- 7 April 1807: Joseph Hunt
- 30 January 1810: Thomas Alcock
- 20 June 1818: William HolmesWilliam Holmes (1779-1851)William Holmes was a British Tory politician of the early nineteenth century, and an MP for 28 years....
- 31 January 1831: Thomas CreeveyThomas CreeveyThomas Creevey was an English politician, son of William Creevey, a Liverpool merchant, and was born in that city....
- 12 January 1835: Alexander PercevalAlexander PercevalColonel Alexander Perceval was an Irish politician. He sat in the House of Commons for Sligo County from 1831 to 1841, when his growing financial difficulties compelled him to resign his seat. He served briefly as a Junior Lord of the Treasury in Sir Robert Peel's second government .-References:*...
- 9 May 1835: Sir Henry Parnell, BtHenry Brook Parnell, 1st Baron CongletonHenry Brook Parnell, 1st Baron Congleton PC , known as Sir Henry Parnell, Bt, from 1812 to 1841, was an Irish writer and Whig politician. He was a member of the Whig administrations headed by Lord Grey and Lord Melbourne of the 1830s and also published works on financial and penal questions as well...