Episode 2 of 3
North Succeeds Townshend as Chancellor
- When
- December 1767
- Where
- British government appointment
Frederick North, Lord North, became Chancellor of the Exchequer in December 1767, succeeding the deceased Charles Townshend.
Lord North, who had returned to office when Pitt formed his second government in 1766 and had developed strong Tory sympathies by this time, succeeded Charles Townshend as Chancellor of the Exchequer in December 1767. The legacy row's date of 7 October 1767 is not supported by the supplied passages, which give only December 1767.
Sources
- Frederick North, Lord North Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
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