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GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.
William Forster, Esq., of Bradpole, Dorset; returned M.P. for Bradford, Yorkshire, 1861 ; Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1865-66 ; appointed Vice-President of Council on Edu- cation, Dec. 9, 1868 ; admitted a member of the Cabinet, July, 1870. The following is a list of the heads of the various administrations of Great Britain since the accession of the House of Hanover: —
First Lords of the Treasury Dates of Appointment
Robert Walpole James Stanhope Earl of Sunderland Sir Robert Walpole Earl of Wilmington Henry Pelham Duke of Newcastle Earl of Bute . George Grenville Marquis of Rockingham Duke of Grafton Lord North
Marquis of Rockingham Earl of Shell >urne . Duke of Portland . William Pitt . Henry Addington . William Pitt . Lord Grenville Duke of Portland . Spencer Perceval Earl of Liverpool . George Canning Viscount Goderich . Duke of Wellington Earl Grey Viscount Melbourne Sir Robert Peel Viscount Melbourne Sir Robert Peel Lord John Russell . Earl of Derby Earl of Aberdeen Viscount Palmerston Earl of Derby Viscount Palmerston Earl Russell . Earl of Derby . Benjamin Disraeli . William Ewart Gladstone
The list shows the average duration of each Ministry to be of three years and eight months, or about the same as the average dura- tion of Parliaments.
. October 10,
1714
. April 10,
1717
. March 16,
1718
. April 20,
1720
. February 11,
1742
. July 26,
1743
. April 21.
1754
. May 29,
1762
. April 16,
1763
. July 12,
1765
August 2,
1766
January 28.
1770
. March *30,
1782
. July 3,
1782
. April 5,
1783
December 27,
1783
. March 7,
1801
. May 12,
1804
January 8,
1806
. March 13,
1807
. June 23,
1810
June 8,
1812
. April 11.
1827
. August 10,
1827
. January 11,
1828
. November 12,
1830
. July 14,
1834
. December 10,
1834
. AprD. 18,
1835
. September 1,
1841
. July 3,
1846
. February 27.
1852
. December 28,
1852
February 8,
1855
February 26,
1858
. June 18,
1859
. October 18,
1865
. July 6,
1866
. February 25,
1868
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. December 9,
1868
