Grenville Ministry

The Grenville Ministry was a British Government headed by George Grenville which served between 16 April 1763 – 13 July 1765. It was formed after the previous Prime Minister, the Earl of Bute, had resigned following fierce criticism of his signing of the Treaty of Paris with its perceived lenient terms for France and Spain despite Britain's successes in the Seven Years War. Grenville's government was made up largely of the same members as Bute's had. George III had a violent dislike of the new government because of his resentment of the way they had replaced his favourite Bute.

During its two years, the Ministry confronted growing discontent in Britain's American colonies which were to lead to the American War of Independence breaking out in 1775. The Ministry also had to deal with the antics of John Wilkes.

The King's violent dislike of Grenville eventually forced him to dismiss him as First Minister and replaced him with the Marquess of Rockingham, whom he hated almost equally.

The Ministry

Office	Holder	Tenure
First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons Chancellor of the Exchequer	George Grenville	1763-1765
Secretary of State for the Southern Department	Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax Henry Seymour Conway	1763 1763-65 1765
Secretary of State for the Northern Department	George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton	1763 1763-1765 1765
Lord Chancellor	Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington	1763-1765
Lord President of the Council	John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford The Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham	1763 1763-65 1765
Lord Privy Seal	George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough	1763-1765
First Lord of the Admiralty	John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont	1763 1763-1765
Master-General of the Ordnance	John Manners, Marquess of Granby	1763-1765
Paymaster of the Forces	Henry Fox	1763-1765
Lord Chamberlain	The Earl Gower	1763-1765

Bibliography

• Browning, Reed. The Duke of Newcastle. Yale University Press, 1975.
• Hibbert, Christopher. George III: A Personal History. Penguin Books, 1999.
• Whiteley, Peter. Lord North: The Prime Minister Who Lost America. The Hambledon Press, 1996.

Preceded by Bute Ministry

British ministries 1763–1765

Succeeded by First Rockingham Ministry