by Roger Knight
TREASURY (Downing Street)
First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer
Salary 1797–1815: £5,000
William Pitt* FLT: 26 Dec. 1783–21 Mar. 1801
Chancellor: 19 Dec. 1783–14 Mar. 1801
Henry Addington* FLT: 21 Mar. 1801–16 May 1804
Chancellor: 14 Mar. 1801–10 May 1804
William Pitt* FLT: 16 May 1804–23 Jan. 1806 (died in office)
Chancellor: 10 May 1804–23 Jan. 1806
Lord Ellenborough Chancellor: 25 Jan.–5 Feb. 1806
William Wyndham Grenville, Baron Grenville
FLT: 10 Feb. 1806–31 Mar. 1807
Lord Henry Petty* Chancellor: 5 Feb. 1806–26 Mar. 1807
William Cavendish-Bentinck, duke of Portland
FLT: 31 Mar. 1807–30 Oct. 1809 (died in office)
Spencer Perceval* Chancellor: 26 Mar. 1807–11 May 1812
FLT: 6 Dec. 1809–11 May 1812 (assassinated)
Lord Ellenborough Chancellor: 12–23 May 1812
Robert Banks Jenkinson, earl of Liverpool
FLT: 16 June 1812–20 Apr. 1827
Nicholas Vansittart* Chancellor: 23 May 1812–31 Jan. 1823
Treasury Commissioners
Four serving at any one time. Salaries 1797–1815: £1,220
Edward James Eliot* 26 Dec. 1783–22 June 1793
Richard Wellesley, earl of Mornington* 19 Sept. 1786–3 Aug. 1797
John Jeffreys Pratt, Viscount Bayham (from 18 Apr. 1794 Earl Camden) 10 Aug. 1789–7 May 1794
Richard Hopkins* 20 June 1791–3 Feb. 1797
John Thomas Townshend* 22 June 1793–28 July 1800
John Smyth* 7 May 1794–5 July 1802
Sylvester Douglas* (from 30 Nov. 1800 Lord Glenbervie) 3 Feb. 1797–9 Dec. 1800
Charles Small Pybus* 3 Aug. 1797–18 Nov. 1803
Lord Granville Leveson Gower* 28 July 1800–21 Mar. 1801
John Hiley Addington* 9 Dec. 1800–21 Mar. 1801
Nathaniel Bond* 21 Mar. 1801–16 May 1804
Lord George Thynne* 21 Mar. 1801–16 May 1804
John Hiley Addington* 5 July 1802–18 Nov. 1803
William Brodrick* 18 Nov. 1803–16 May 1804
Edward Golding* 18 Nov. 1803–16 May 1804
George Percy, Lord Lovaine* 16 May 1804–10 Feb. 1806
James Edward Harris, Viscount Fitzharris* 16 May 1804–10 Feb. 1806
Charles Long* 16 May 1804–10 Feb. 1806
Henry Wellesley* 16 May–7 Aug. 1804
George Spencer, marquess of Blandford 7 Aug. 1804–10 Feb. 1806
John Charles Spencer, Viscount Althorp 10 Feb. 1806–31 Mar. 1807
William Wickham* 10 Feb. 1806–31 Mar. 1807
John Courtenay* 10 Feb. 1806–31 Mar. 1807
William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, marquess of Titchfield* 31 Mar.–16 Sept. 1807
William Eliot* 31 Mar. 1807–6 Jan. 1812
William Sturges Bourne* 31 Mar. 1807–6 Dec. 1807
John Foster* 16 Sept. 1807–6 Jan. 1812
Richard Ryder* 16 Sept.–2 Dec. 1807
William Brodrick* 2 Dec. 1807–16 June 1812
John Otway Cuffe, earl of Desart* 6 Dec. 1809–26 June 1810
Snowden Barne* 6 Dec. 1809–5 Oct. 1812
Berkeley Paget* 26 June 1810–13 June 1826
William Wellesley-Pole* 6 Jan.–16 June 1812
Richard Wellesley* 6 Jan.–16 June 1812
Nicholas Vansittart* 16 June 1812–10 Feb. 1823
William Fitzgerald* 5 Oct. 1812–7 Jan. 1817
Frederick John Robinson* 5 Oct. 1812–20 Dec. 1813
William Lowther* (later Viscount Lowther) 25 Nov. 1813–30 Apr. 1827
Charles Grant* 20 Dec. 1813–25 Mar. 1819
Senior (Parliamentary) Secretary
Salary 1797: £6,000. 1805–15: £8,000
George Rose* 27 Dec. 1783–24 Mar. 1801
John Hiley Addington* 24 Mar. 1801–5 July 1802
Nicholas Vansittart* 8 July 1802–21 May 1804
William Sturges Bourne* 21 May 1804–10 Feb. 1806
Nicholas Vansittart* 10 Feb. 1806–1 Apr. 1807
Henry Wellesley* 1 Apr. 1807–5 Apr. 1809
Charles Arbuthnot* 5 Apr. 1809–7 Feb. 1823
Junior (Financial) Secretary
Salary 1797: £6,000. Salary 1805–15: £8,000
Charles Long* 26 Feb. 1791–9 Apr. 1801
Nicholas Vansittart* 9 Apr. 1801–8 July 1802
John Sargent* 8 July 1802–21 May 1804
William Huskisson* 21 May 1804–10 Feb. 1806
John King* 10 Feb.–2 Sept. 1806
William Henry Fremantle* 2 Sept. 1806–1 Apr. 1807
William Huskisson* 1 Apr. 1807–8 Dec. 1809
Richard Wharton* 8 Dec. 1809–7 Jan. 1814
Stephen Rumbold Lushington* 7 Jan. 1814–7 Feb. 1823
Assistant Secretary
Salary 1810: £3,000. 1815: £3,500
George Harrison 19 Aug. 1805–7 Apr. 1826
COMPTROLLERS OF ARMY ACCOUNTS (Great Scotland Yard)
Salary £1,500 until 1806, then £2,000
Sir John Dick & William Molleson 31 July 1783–9 Jan. 1794
Sir John Dick & John Martin Leakes 9 Jan. 1794–9 Oct. 1802
John Martin Leakes & John Erskine 9 Oct. 1802–7 Oct. 1806
John Martin Leakes, John Erskine & John King 7 Oct. 1806–31 July 1811
John Erskine, John King & John Charles Herries 31 July 1811–24 Oct. 1811
John Erskine, John King & John Drinkwater 24 Oct. 1811–3 July 1815
Comptroller of Army Accounts Office
1797: 13 clerks/£4,470
1805: 13/£5,520
1810: 30/£11,798
1815: 31/£12,065
COMMISSARIAT (No. 35, Great George Street)
Commissary-in-Chief
Ireland and the East Indies excepted
Salary 1810: £2,411. 1815: £2,379
Thomas Ashton Coffin 1808–10
Colonel Willoughby Gordon 1810–Oct. 1811
John Charles Herries 1 Oct. 1811–16
By 1814, 136 Commissaries-General and 218 Deputy Commissaries-General with armies and in garrisons across the world
Treasury officials and clerks
1797: 142 clerks/£46,154 (of which Commissariat: 85 clerks/£14,341)
1805: 228/£73,450 (161/£33,744)
1810: 154/£67,684 (79/£17,177)
1815: 154/£78,638 (72/£20,403)
FOREIGN OFFICE
Secretary of State
Salary 1797–1815: £6,000
William Wyndham Grenville, Baron Grenville 29 Apr. 1791–20 Feb. 1801
Robert Banks Jenkinson, Baron Hawkesbury 20 Feb. 1801–12 May 1804
Dudley Ryder, Baron Harrowby 12 May 1804–11 Jan. 1805 (retired due to accident)
Henry Phipps, Earl Mulgrave 11 Jan. 1805–7 Feb. 1806
Charles James Fox* 7 Feb.–13 Sept. 1806 (died in office)
Charles Grey, Viscount Howick 24 Sept. 1806–25 Mar. 1807
George Canning* 25 Mar. 1807–11 Oct. 1809
Henry Bathurst, Earl Bathurst 11 Oct.–6 Dec. 1809
Richard Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley 6 Dec. 1809–28 Feb. 1812
Robert Stewart,Viscount Castlereagh* 28 Feb. 1812–12 Aug. 1822 (marquess of Londonderry from 6 Apr. 1821)
Undersecretaries
Two in post concurrently. Salary 1797: £3,000. 1805: £4,500. 1810: £4,000. 1815: £4,500
James Bland Burges* 22 Aug. 1789–16 Oct. 1795
George Aust 20 Feb. 1790–5 Jan. 1796
George Hammond 16 Oct. 1795–20 Feb. 1806
George Canning* 5 Jan. 1796–1 Apr. 1799
John Hookham Frere* 1 Apr. 1799–25 Sept. 1800
Edward Fisher 25 Sept. 1800–20 Feb. 1801
Frederick William Hervey* 20 Feb. 1801–5 Aug. 1803 (Earl of Bristol from 8 July 1803)
Charles Arbuthnot 8 Nov. 1803–5 June 1804
Will
iam Eliot* 5 June 1804–25 Jan. 1805
Robert Ward* 25 Jan. 1805–7 Feb. 1806
Sir Francis Vincent 20 Feb. 1806–30 Mar. 1807
George Walpole* 20 Feb. 1806–30 Mar. 1807
George Hammond 30 Mar. 1807–11 Nov. 1809
James Edward Harris, Viscount Fitzharris* 30 Mar.–19 Aug. 1807
Charles Bagot* 19 Aug. 1807–16 Oct. 1809
William Richard Hamilton 16 Oct. 1809–29 Jan. 1822
Charles Culling Smith 13 Dec. 1809–27 Feb. 1812
Edward Cooke 28 Feb. 1812–5 July 1817
Foreign Office officials and clerks
1797: 24 clerks/£12,393
1805: 26/£17,860
1810: 31/£20,469
1815: 34/£23,592
Ambassador to France
(Diplomatic relations suspended 1792–1801)
Charles Whitworth, Baron Whitworth 10 Sept. 1802–12 May 1803
(Diplomatic relations suspended 1803–14)
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, duke of Wellington 8 Aug. 1814–18 Jan. 1815
Ambassador to Russia
Sir Charles, later Baron, Whitworth 29 Nov. 1788–6 June 1800
(Diplomatic relations suspended 1800–1801)
Alleyne Fitzherbert, Baron St Helens 24 Apr. 1801–15 Aug. 1802
Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren 5 Sept. 1802–9 Aug. 1804
Lord Granville Leveson Gower 10 Aug. 1804–27 Jan. 1807
Alexander Hamilton, marquis of Douglas and Clydesdale 27 Jan.–10 June 1807
Lord Granville Leveson-Gower 12 June 1807–9 Nov. 1807
(Diplomatic relations suspended 1807–12)
Edward Thornton, Minister Plenipotentiary 1812
William Schaw Cathcart, Earl Cathcart 25 July 1812–5 July 1820
Ambassador to Austria
Sir Morton Frederick Eden 5 Feb. 1793–May 1794, 13 Dec. 1794–7 Aug. 1799
Gilbert Elliot, Baron Minto 7 Aug. 1799–16 Sept. 1801
Sir Arthur Paget 16 Sept. 1801–18 June 1806
George Augustus Herbert, earl of Pembroke 14 May–3 Sept. 1807
Benjamin Bathurst 14 Feb. 1809–? Oct. 1809 (disappeared, presumed murdered)
(Diplomatic relations suspended 1809–13)
George Hamilton Gordon, earl of Aberdeen 29 July 1813–25 July 1814
Lieutenant-General Charles Stewart 25 July 1814–29 Dec. 1822
Ambassador to Prussia
James Harris, Baron Malmesbury 24 Dec. 1793–6 Nov. 1794
Lord Henry John Spencer 3 Jan.–3 July 1795 (died in office)
Thomas Bruce, earl of Elgin, Nov. 1795–25 Jan. 1799
Thomas Grenville, Extraordinary Mission 17 Feb.–31 Aug. 1799
John Joshua Proby, earl of Carysfort 12 July 1800–24 Oct. 1801
Francis James Jackson 15 Nov. 1802–2 May 1806
Dudley Ryder, Baron Harrowby, 24 Oct. 1805–8 Jan. 1806
(Diplomatic relations suspended 1806–7)
Lt-General John Hely Hutchinson, Baron Hutchinson 23 Dec. 1806–20 July 1807
(Diplomatic relations suspended 1807–13)
Major General Sir Charles Stewart 22 Apr. 1813–June 1814
Ambassador to Spain
Alleyne Fitzherbert, Baron St Helens 9 June 1790–18 Jan. 1794
John Stuart, earl of Bute 11 June 1795–10 Oct. 1796
(Diplomatic relations suspended 1796–1802)
John Hookham Frere 14 Nov. 1802–22 July 1804
(Diplomatic relations suspended 1804–8)
John Hookham Frere 19 Oct. 1808–24 Aug. 1809
Richard Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley 11 Aug.–8 Nov. 1809
Henry Wellesley 28 Feb. 1810–8 Apr. 1821
Ambassador to Portugal
Robert Walpole 1772–16 June 1800
John Hookham Frere Dec. 1800–19 Oct. 1802
Lord Robert Stephen Fitzgerald 25 Nov. 1802–22 May 1806
John Jervis, earl of St Vincent 26 Aug.–7 Oct. 1806
Colonel James St Clair Erskine, earl of Rosslyn 26–7 Oct. 1806
(Portuguese Prince Regent to Brazil 1808: Percy Clinton Sydney Smythe, Viscount Strangford, Envoy Extraordinary in Rio de Janeiro 23 July 1808–8 Apr. 1815)
John Charles Villiers 20 Dec. 1808–11 Feb. 1810
Charles Stuart 11 Feb. 1810–2 Apr. 1814
Thomas Sydenham 7 July–23 July 1814
George Canning 4 Dec. 1814–18 Apr. 1816
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Sardinia
John Trevor 16 June 1789–6 May 1797
Minister Plenipotentiary to Genoa and Parma
Francis Drake 15 Aug. 1793–4 Dec. 1795
HOME OFFICE (Whitehall)
The Home Office had responsibility for the Colonies from 1782 to Aug. 1801
Secretary of State
Salary 1797–1815: £6,000
Henry Dundas* 8 June 1791–11 July 1794
William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, duke of Portland 11 July 1794–30 July 1801
Thomas, Lord Pelham 30 July 1801–17 Aug. 1803
Charles Philip Yorke* 17 Aug. 1803–11 May 1804
Robert Banks Jenkinson, Baron Hawkesbury 11 May 1804–1806
George John, Earl Spencer 5 Feb. 1806–25 Mar. 1807
Robert Banks Jenkinson, Baron Hawkesbury 25 Mar. 1807–1 Nov. 1809 (succ. as earl of Liverpool 17 Dec. 1808)
Richard Ryder* 1 Nov. 1809–11 June 1812
Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth 11 June 1812–17 Jan. 1822
Undersecretary
Salary 1797: £3,000. 1805: £4,500. 1810: £4,500. 1815: £4,569
Evan Nepean 1 Apr. 1782–11 July 1794
John King 3 Dec. 1791–16 Mar. 1806
John Beckett 18 Feb. 1806–28 June 1817
Non-Permanent (later Parliamentary) Undersecretary
Salary 1797: £3,000. 1805: £4,500. 1810: £4,500. 1815: £4,569
Thomas Brodrick* 17 July 1794–Jan. 1795 (died in office)
Post vacant 14 Jan. 1795–13 Mar. 1796
Charles Greville 14 Mar. 1796–1 Mar. 1798
William Wickham 1 Mar. 1798–5 Jan. 1801
Edward Finch Hatton 19 Feb.–18 Aug. 1801
Sir George Shee 18 Aug. 1801–17 Aug. 1803
Reginald Pole-Carew 17 Aug. 1803–29 May 1804
John Henry Smyth* 27 July 1804–5 Feb. 1806
Charles Watkin Williams Wynn* 5 Feb. 1806–5 Apr. 1807
Charles Cecil Cope Jenkinson* 30 Nov. 1807–1 Nov. 1809
Henry Goulburn* 27 Feb. 1810–20 Aug. 1812
John Hiley Addington* 20 Aug. 1812–22 Apr. 1822
Home Office officials and clerks
1797: 26/£14,770
1805: 32/£17,535
1810: 31/£20,772
1815: 31/£22,323
Superintendent, Alien Office (responsible to the Home Secretary)
Salary 1797–1801: £500
William Huskisson Jan. 1793–July 1794
William Wickham July 1794–5 Jan. 1801
ADMIRALTY OFFICE (Whitehall)
First Lord of the Admiralty
Salary 1797–1805: £3,000. 1812: £5,000. 1815: £11,000
John Pitt, earl of Chatham 16 July 1788–19 Dec. 1794
George John, Earl Spencer 19 Dec. 1794–19 Feb. 1801
John Jervis, Earl St Vincent 19 Feb. 1801–15 May 1804
Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville 15 May 1804–2 May 1805
Charles Middleton, Lord Barham 2 May 1805–10 Feb. 1806
Charles Grey* (Viscount Howick, 11 Apr. 1806) 10 Feb. 1806–29 Sept. 1806
Thomas Grenville* 29 Sept. 1806–6 Apr. 1807
Henry Phipps, Earl Mulgrave 6 Apr. 1807–4 May 1810
Charles Philip Yorke* 4 May 1810–25 Mar. 1812
Robert Saunders Dundas, second Viscount Melville 25 Mar. 1812–2 May 1827
Naval Commissioners of the Admiralty
Seven naval and civilian commissioners served at any one time. Salaries 1797, 1805: £9,000. 1810, 1815: £11,000
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Admiral (Samuel) Viscount Hood* 16 July 1788–7 Mar. 1795
Vice-Admiral Sir Alan Gardner* 19 Jan. 1790–7 Mar. 1795
Vice-Admiral Philip Affleck 26 Apr. 1793–7 Mar. 1795
Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Middleton 12 May 1794–20 Nov. 1795
Vice-Admiral James Gambier 7 Mar. 1795–19 Feb. 1801
Rear-Admiral Lord Hugh Seymour 7 Mar. 1795–10 Sept. 1798
Vice-Admiral William Young* 20 Nov. 1795–19 Feb. 1801
Vice-Admiral Robert Man 10 Sept. 1798–19 Feb. 1801
Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Troubridge* 19 Feb. 1801–15 May 1804
Rear-Admiral John Markham* 19 Feb. 1801–15 May 1804