PRINCIPAL SECRETARIES OF STATE, OR PRINCIPAL SECRETARIES OF THE COUNCIL. 1576. John Chalenor; patent before this date. 1581. Sir Geoffrey Fenton, knt. [Another secretary was joined with him.] 1603. Sir Richard Cooke, knt. 1634. Philip Mainwaring. 1661. Sir Paul Davys, knt.; in reversion after Mainwaring. 1665. Sir George Lane, knt. (afterwards viscount Lanesborough); in reversion after Davys. 1702. Edward Southwell, son of sir Robert. Edward Southwell; and 1755. Thomas Carter, on the demise of the 1763. Thomas Carter; and Philip Tisdall, solicitor-general. 1766. John Hely Hutchinson 1; in reversion after 1795. Edmund-Henry, lord Glentworth. 1797. Robert Stewart, viscount Castlereagh (af- 1678. Sir John Davys, knt.; in reversion after 1801. Charles Abbot (afterwards speaker of the Lane. house of commons of England, and lord Colchester). 1690. Sir Robert Southwell, knt. CHIEF SECRETARIES TO THE LORD-LIEUTENANT, AND CHIEF SECRETARIES FOR IRELAND. 1760. Richard Rigby; before this date. 1761. William Gerard Hamilton. 1764. Charles, earl of Drogheda. 1765. Edward Thurlow, appointed chief secretary 1765. Francis, viscount Beauchamp. 1767. Lord Frederick Campbell. 1772. Sir John Blaquiere (afterwards lord de 1777. Sir Richard Heron, bart. William Wyndham Grenville (afterwards The founder of the Hutchinson family, earls of Donoughmore. He was principal secretary of state, prime serjeant-at-law, provost of the university of Dublin, and had such an avidity for office, and accumulated so many lucrative appointments and honours, and obtained so many for his family and friends in the revenue, the army, the law, &c., that it was said by lord North, on his application for some new place that had just become vacant, If England and Ireland were given to this man, he would solicit the Isle of Man for a potato-garden." 1804. Rt. hon. sir Evan Nepean, bart. Feb. 6. 1805. Rt. hon. Nicholas Vansittart (afterwards lord Bexley). March 23. Rt. hon. Charles Long (afterwards lord Farnborough). Sept. 21. 1806. Rt. hon. William Elliot. March 28. 1807. Hon. sir Arthur Wellesley, K. B. (afterwards duke of Wellington). April 19. 1809. Hon. Robert Dundas (afterwards viscount Melville). April 13. Rt. hon. William Wellesley Pole (after- 1812. Rt. hon. Robert Peel (afterwards sir 1818. Rt. hon. Charles Grant (afterwards lord 1821. Rt. hon. Henry Goulburn. Dec. 29. 1828. Lord Francis Leveson Gower (afterwards 1830. Rt. hon. sir Henry Hardinge (afterwards viscount Hardinge). July 30. - Rt. hon. Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley 1833. Rt. hon. sir John Cam Hobhouse, bart. 1835. Thomas Drummond. July 25. LORD CHANCELLORS OF IRELAND. The abbreviations signify, L. C. Lord Chancellor; V. C. Vice Chancellor; L. K. Lord Keeper; D. C. Deputy Chancellor: where no abbreviations appear, the personage named is Lord Chancellor. KING RICHard I. 1189. Stephen Ridel. KING HENRY III. 1219. John de Worcheley. 1230. Fromond le Brun. 1232. Ralph Nevill, bishop of Chichester. Geoffrey Turville, archdeacon of Dublin. V. C. 1235. Alan de Sancta Fide. 1314. Richard de Bereford. 1317. William Fitzjohn, archbishop of Cashel. 1321. Roger Outlawe, or Utlagh, prior of St. John of Jerusalem. 1325. Alexander de Bicknor, archbishop of Dublin. 1326. Roger Outlawe, or Utlagh, again. KING EDWARD III. 1330. Adam de Limberg. 1331. William, prior of St. John's, near Dublin. 1236. Robert Luttrell, friar of St. Patrick's, 1332. Adam de Limberg, again. Dublin. V. C. Roger Outlawe, or Utlagh, third time. 1334. Adam de Limberg, third time. 1335. Roger Outlawe, fourth time. 1337. Thomas Charlton, bishop of Hereford. 1338. Robert de Henningberg. John de Battail. L. K. 1339. Roger Outlawe, fifth time. Thomas Charlton, again. 1341. Robert de Askeby. John le Archer, prior of St. John of Jerusalem. 1342. Roger Darcy. L. K. 1343. John de Battail, again; appointed by par- 1344. John le Archer, again. Roger Darcy, again. L. K. 1349. John le Archer, third time. 1350. William Bromley. L. K. John de St. Paul, archbishop of Dublin. of the duke of York. John Dynham; for life. KING EDWARD IV. 1461. Sir Robert Preston. D. C. Sir William Wells; for life; confirmed by parliament, 2 Edw. IV. 1462. John, earl of Worcester; for life. 1464. Thomas, earl of Kildare; for life; confirmed by parliament. 1468. Robert Allameston. 1469. Sir William Dudley. 1471. Robert, lord Portlester. 1472. The same, and John Taxton, jointly, and to the survivor of them; confirmed by parliament. 1474. Gilbert de Venham. Sir Richard Fitz-Eustace. 1480. William Sherwood, bishop of Meath. 1481. Lawrence de St. Lawrence. 1482. Walter Champflower, abbot of St. Mary's. L. K. KING HENRY VIII. 1414. Sir Laurence Merbury, or Marbury. L. C. 1509. Nicholas St. Lawrence, lord Howth. 1415. Thomas, archbishop of Dublin, again. Patrick Barret, bishop of Ferns, again. 1416. William Fitzthomas, prior of Kilmainham. 1419. Sir Laurence Merbury. L. C. 1421. William Fitzthomas, again. Walter, archbishop of Dublin. 1513. Sir William Compton; for life. 1515. William Rokeby, archbishop of Dublin. 1527. Hugh Inge, archbishop of Dublin. 1528. John Allen, archbishop of Dublin. 1 See note to "Archbishops of Dublin," in relation to this prelate. } Sir Charles Porter, knt. L. C. Sir John Jeffrey son. Thomas Coote, esq. Nehemiah Donellan, esq. L. K. Jan. 12. 1550. Sir Thomas Cusack, in sir John Allen's 1697. John Methuen. L. C. March 11. Miles Corbet, chief baron. 1697. Edward, earl of Meath. Francis, earl of Longford. Murrough, viscount Blesinton. QUEEN ANNE. L. K. Dec. 21. 1702. John Methuen, again. L. C. Aug. 26. 1703. Sir Richard Cox, knt.: resigned in 1707. 1707. Richard Freeman. June 11. Robert, earl of Kildare. William, archbishop of Dublin. 1710. } L L. K. 1711. Sir Constantine Phipps, knt. Jan. 22: resigned Sept. 1714. KING GEORGE I. 1714. Alan Brodrick (afterwards baron and viscount Midleton). Oct. 11: resigned in 1725. 1725. Richard West. May 29. 1726. Thomas Wyndham, afterwards baron Wyndham. Dec. 13. KING GEORGE II. 1727. Thomas Wyndham, continued. 1739. Robert Jocelyn (afterwards lord Newport and viscount Jocelyn). Sept. 7: died Dec. 3, 1756. 1757. John Bowes (afterwards baron Bowes, of Clonlyon). March 11. KING GEORGE III. 1760. John, lord Bowes, continued: died in 1767. 1767. James Hewitt (one of the justices of the king's bench in England); created baron Lifford; afterwards viscount Lifford, of Donegal. Nov. 24: died in 1789. Robert Fowler, archbishop 1789. Dublin; L. K. Hugh Carleton, C. J. C. P.; and Sir Samuel Bradstreet, J. K. B. John Fitzgibbon, created lord Fitzgibbon; afterwards viscount Fitzgibbon and earl of Clare. June 20: died Jan. 28, 1802. 1802. Sir John Mitford, created lord Redesdale. Feb. 15. 1656. William Steele, under the parliament. 1806. Rt. hon. George Ponsonby. March 25: LORD TREASURERS OF IRELAND. (The abbreviation L. T. signifies Lord Treasurer; and V. T. Vice Treasurer.) KING HENRY VI. 1424. Hugh Banent, clericus. 1426. Edward Dantsey, bishop of Meath. 1429. Sir Thomas Strange, knt. 1307. Alexander de Bicknor, or Bython, cle- 1437. Ægedius Thorndon, or Thornton. ricus. 1441. Thomas Barry, bishop of Ossory. 1450. John Blackston. 1453. Sir Henry Bruyn, knt. 1454. Sir Rowland Fitz-Edward Fitz-Eustace. GG |