Bute ministry

Bute ministry
Cabinet of Great Britain
1762 – 1763
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute was prime minister and led the ministry.
Date established	26 May 1762
Date dissolved	8 April 1763
Leadership and composition
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
Member party	Whigs (majority)   Tories (Prime minister)
Status in legislature	Majority (Whigs)
Formation and history
Election	1761 general election
Legislature terms	1761–1768
Predecessor	Pitt–Newcastle ministry
Successor	Grenville ministry

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, served as Prime Minister of Great Britain during 1762–1763. He was the first Tory prime minister since the Harley ministry during 1710–1714 though his ministry was largely made up of Whigs.

Bute 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. The Bute ministry consisted largely of the same members as its successor, the Grenville ministry. George III favoured Bute, but could not keep him in government .

Ministry

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords	John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (head of ministry)	1762 (1762)	1763 (1763)
Chancellor of the Exchequer	Francis Dashwood, 11th Baron le Despencer	1762 (1762)	1763 (1763)
Secretary of State for the Southern Department	Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont	1762 (1762)	1763 (1763)
Secretary of State for the Northern Department	George Grenville	1762 (1762)	1762 (1762)
	George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax	1762 (1762)	1763 (1763)
Lord Chancellor	Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington	1762 (1762)	1763 (1763)
Lord President of the Council	John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville	1762 (1762)	1763 (1763)
	John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford	1763 (1763)	1763 (1763)
Lord Privy Seal	John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford	1762 (1762)	1763 (1763)
First Lord of the Admiralty	George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax	1762 (1762)	1762 (1762)
	George Grenville	1762 (1762)	1763 (1763)
Master-General of the Ordnance	John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier	1762 (1762)	1763 (1763)
Paymaster of the Forces Leader of the House of Commons	Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland	1762 (1762)	1763 (1763)
Lord Chamberlain	William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire	1762 (1762)	1762 (1762)
	George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough	1762 (1762)	1763 (1763)

See also

• Great Britain in the Seven Years' War
• Cider Bill of 1763

References

Sources

• Browning, Reed (1975). The Duke of Newcastle. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300017465.
• Hibbert, Christopher (1999). George III: A Personal History. Penguin Books.
• Whiteley, Peter (1996). Lord North: The Prime Minister Who Lost America. The Hambledon Press.