The Compendiunm of British Office Holders provides a comprehensive guide to holders of British, Political, Administrative, Military and Ecclesiastical offices since the Roman conquest, giving names, dates and the length offices were held for governmental positions. It is the first such collection of this type of research data since Hayon's Dictionary of Dates was published back in 1894 and will provide the reader with quick and easy access to specific factual information for research.
Author(s): Timothy Venning
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 1000
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
List of Abbreviations......Page 21
Author’s Preface......Page 22
Note to the Reader......Page 25
Catuvellauni......Page 26
Iceni......Page 27
Silures......Page 28
Roman Emperors Ruling in Britain......Page 29
Ambrosius Aurelianus......Page 34
Constantine of Dumnonia......Page 35
Kings of Kent......Page 36
Kings of the East Saxons......Page 38
Kings of the South Saxons......Page 39
Kings of the East Angles......Page 40
Kings of Mercia......Page 41
Kings of the Hwicce......Page 43
Kings of Deira......Page 44
Other Kings of Northumbria......Page 45
Kings of the West Saxons......Page 47
Viking Rulers of York......Page 50
Lords of Man to 1265......Page 51
Princes/Kings of Gwynedd......Page 54
Rulers of Meirionydd......Page 57
Note on Vortigern......Page 58
Rulers of Later Powys......Page 60
Rulers of Dyfed and Deheubarth......Page 61
Modern Ceredigion......Page 63
Note on the Genealogy and King List......Page 64
Note on ‘King Arthur’......Page 65
Kings of the Silures/Morgannwg......Page 70
Rulers of ‘Glywysng’/Glevissseg......Page 71
Rulers of Brycheiniog......Page 72
Kings of Dumnonia......Page 73
Kings of Northern Britain......Page 74
Rulers of Rheged and York......Page 75
Rulers of Din Eidyn......Page 76
Kings of the Picts......Page 77
Kings of Dalriada......Page 79
Kings of Strathclyde......Page 81
Rulers of Orkney and ‘the Isles’......Page 82
Lords of the Isles to 1545......Page 84
Kings of Scots to the Union of 1707......Page 86
Shortest Reigns to 1707......Page 90
Queens and Kings Consort of Scotland......Page 91
5 Sovereigns of England and Great Britain......Page 93
Anglo-Saxon Kings......Page 94
Ealdorman of Western Wessex......Page 95
Ealdormen of Northumbria......Page 96
Sovereigns Post-1066......Page 97
Lord Protectorate......Page 101
Restored Monarchy......Page 102
Monarchs of England/Great Britain: Greatest Age Achieved......Page 104
Queens Consort......Page 105
Anglo-Saxon Queens......Page 106
Oldest Queens Consort......Page 109
Princes of Wales......Page 110
Dates of Coronations......Page 111
Scottish Coronations......Page 113
Royal Marriages......Page 115
The Prime Ministerial Office from 1721 to 2004......Page 117
Longest-Serving British Prime Ministers......Page 122
Longest Continual Office: C20th......Page 123
Youngest to Hold Office......Page 124
Oldest Prime Ministers at Death......Page 125
Prime Ministers: Education......Page 126
List of All Offices in Cabinet, 1721-2004......Page 129
Tudor Privy Council......Page 136
Stuart Privy Council......Page 141
Parliamentary ‘Committee of Both Kingdoms’ 7 February 1644 English Membership......Page 145
First Council of State......Page 146
Second Council of State......Page 147
Third Council of State......Page 148
Fourth Council of State......Page 150
Fifth Council of State......Page 151
The Protectorate Council of State......Page 152
Appointed on 16 December 1653......Page 153
Cromwellian Councillors Who Went on to Further Service under Charles II......Page 154
Councillors of State, May–June 1659......Page 155
The ‘Committee of Safety’......Page 156
Privy Councillors, 1660–1727......Page 157
Hanoverian Privy Council......Page 170
Foreign Secretaries......Page 174
Shortest Tenure......Page 179
Oldest Surviving......Page 180
Foreign Office – Under-Secretaries of State......Page 181
Foreign Office – Ministers of State......Page 185
Chancellors of the Exchequer, 1660–......Page 188
Youngest to Assume Office......Page 194
Chief Secretaries to Treasury......Page 195
Longest-Serving......Page 196
Financial Secretaries to Treasury......Page 197
Home Secretaries......Page 201
Longest-Serving Home Secretaries......Page 206
Oldest Surviving......Page 207
Home Office – Under-Secretaries of State......Page 208
Home Office – Ministers of State......Page 212
Lord Chancellors......Page 214
Lord Chancellors: Longest-Serving......Page 226
Oldest at Appointment......Page 227
Lord Chancellor’s Office – Parliamentary Under-Secretaries......Page 228
King’s Secretaries and Secretaries of State......Page 229
Commonwealth: Secretaries......Page 230
Secretaries of State for the Northern Department......Page 231
Secretaries of State for the Southern Department......Page 234
Under-Secretaries of State, 1660–1782......Page 237
Treasurers and Lord Treasurers......Page 242
Lords Treasurer and First Lords......Page 249
Treasury Commissioners from 1635 to 1783......Page 250
Longest-Serving Treasurers......Page 255
For War – Secretaries of State, 1768–1945......Page 256
For War – Longest-Serving Secretaries of State......Page 259
War Office – Under-Secretaries......Page 260
The Colonies – Secretaries of State, 1854–1967......Page 263
Oldest at Appointment......Page 266
Dominions – Longest-Serving Secretaries of State......Page 267
Commonwealth Relations – Secretaries, 1947–66......Page 268
Defence – Secretaries of State......Page 269
Oldest at Appointment......Page 271
Army – Ministers, 1964–7......Page 272
Defence – Ministers of State......Page 273
Army – Under-Secretaries, 1964–81......Page 274
Air Force – Under-Secretaries, 1964–81......Page 275
Colonies – Under-Secretaries......Page 276
Ministers of State for Colonies (and Commonwealth, Oct 1963)......Page 278
Dominions Office – Under-Secretaries, 1925–47......Page 279
At War – Secretaries, 1647–1855......Page 280
At War – Longest-Serving Secretaries......Page 283
Lords Admiral of England, 1406–1660......Page 284
Parliamentary ‘Generals at Sea’......Page 286
Lords Admiral and First Lords of Admiralty, 1660–1830......Page 287
First Lords of the Admiralty, 1830–1940......Page 290
Civil Lords of the Admiralty......Page 292
Admiralty – Parliamentary and Financial Secretaries......Page 295
Treasurers of the Navy, 1660–1836......Page 297
Masters-General of the Ordnance......Page 299
Lords President of the Council from 1530......Page 302
Longest-Serving Lords President of Council......Page 310
Privy Council Office – Ministers of State......Page 311
Board of Trade – Presidents......Page 312
Trade and Industry – Secretaries of State......Page 318
Youngest at Appointment......Page 319
Board of Trade – Vice-Presidents......Page 320
Board of Trade – Parliamentary Secretaries......Page 321
Trade and Industry – Ministers of State......Page 323
Industry – Ministers of State......Page 324
Trade – Ministers of State......Page 325
Overseas Trade – Secretaries......Page 326
Trade – Under-Secretaries......Page 328
Chancellors of the Duchy of Lancaster......Page 329
Longest-Serving Chancellors of Duchy of Lancaster......Page 337
Secretaries of State for India, 1858–1948 (and Burma, 1935–48)......Page 338
India – Longest-Serving Secretaries of State......Page 340
Board of Control (India) – Presidents......Page 341
Youngest at Appointment......Page 343
India – Under-Secretaries......Page 344
India – Parliamentary Secretaries......Page 346
Leaders of the House of Commons......Page 347
Youngest at Appointment......Page 349
Leaders of the House of Lords......Page 350
Education – Vice-Presidents of Privy Council Committee......Page 352
Education – Presidents of Board and (1945) Secretaries of State......Page 353
Youngest at Appointment......Page 356
Education – Ministers of State......Page 357
Education – Parliamentary Secretaries......Page 358
Education – Under-Secretaries......Page 360
Education and Employment – Under-Secretaries......Page 361
Agriculture – Presidents of Board/(1919) Secretaries of State......Page 362
Youngest at Appointment......Page 365
Ministry of Agriculture – Under-Secretaries......Page 366
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries – Parliamentary Secretaries......Page 367
Agriculture – Ministers of State......Page 369
Government Chief Whips......Page 370
Longest-Serving Government Chief Whips......Page 372
Ministers for Labour/(1968) Secretaries of State for Employment......Page 373
Employment......Page 374
Longest-Serving Ministers for Labour/Employment......Page 375
Employment – Ministers of State......Page 376
Labour – Parliamentary Secretaries......Page 377
Secretary of State......Page 378
Longest-Serving Presidents of Local Government Board......Page 379
Health – Ministers/Secretaries of State......Page 380
Youngest at Appointment......Page 382
Ministers for Social Services......Page 383
Under-Secretaries for Social Security (and Health, Jul 1998)......Page 384
Health – Ministers of State......Page 385
Parliamentary Secretaries for Department of Health......Page 386
Scotland – Secretaries (of State)......Page 389
Oldest at Appointment......Page 391
Scotland – Ministers of State......Page 392
Scotland – Under-Secretaries......Page 393
Wales – Secretaries of State......Page 395
Oldest at Appointment......Page 396
Wales – Under-Secretaries......Page 397
Lords Privy Seal, 1397–......Page 398
Lords Privy Seal......Page 401
Transport – Ministers and (1959) Secretaries of State......Page 410
Ministers for Transport......Page 412
Oldest at Appointment......Page 413
War Transport......Page 414
Environment – Secretaries of State......Page 415
Youngest at Appointment......Page 416
Local Government......Page 417
Ministers of State......Page 418
Environment – Under-Secretaries......Page 419
Environment, Local Government, and Regions......Page 421
Power/Energy – Secretaries of State......Page 422
Energy – Ministers of State......Page 423
Fuel/Power/Energy – Parliamentary Secretaries......Page 424
Northern Ireland – Secretaries of State......Page 425
Youngest at Appointment......Page 426
Northern Ireland – Ministers of State......Page 427
Northern Ireland – Under-Secretaries......Page 428
Chief Secretaries for Ireland......Page 429
Longest-Serving Chief Secretaries......Page 435
Air – Secretaries of State......Page 436
Youngest at Appointment......Page 437
Air – Under-Secretaries......Page 438
Works – First Commissioners/Ministers......Page 439
Works – Longest-Serving Commissioners/Ministers......Page 442
Public Building and Works......Page 443
Attorneys-General......Page 444
Solicitors-General......Page 452
Paymasters-General (of Forces)......Page 461
Postmasters-General......Page 468
Pensions/National Insurance – Ministers......Page 474
Pensions/National Insurance – Parliamentary Secretaries......Page 475
Munitions......Page 476
Munitions/Supply – Parliamentary Secretaries......Page 477
Food Controllers......Page 478
Ministers of Food......Page 479
Aircraft Production – Parliamentary Secretaries......Page 480
Ministers of Information......Page 481
Ministers for Shipping......Page 482
Ministers of Town and Country Planning......Page 483
Minister Resident in North-West Africa (and Italy)......Page 484
Housing – Parliamentary Secretaries......Page 485
Overseas Development – Ministers......Page 486
Overseas Development – Parliamentary Secretaries......Page 487
Technology – Ministers of State......Page 488
Economic Affairs – Under-Secretaries......Page 489
Prices and Consumer Protection – Ministers of State......Page 490
Chancellors......Page 491
Treasurers......Page 492
Royal Secretaries......Page 493
Stewards of the Household......Page 494
Lord Chamberlains......Page 497
Treasurers of the Chamber......Page 498
Keepers of the Wardrobe......Page 499
Constables of the Tower of London......Page 500
Comptrollers of the Household......Page 502
Cofferers of the Household......Page 503
Masters of the Horse......Page 504
Lords and Earls Marshal......Page 505
Captains of the Yeomen of the Guard......Page 506
Masters of the King’s/Queen’s Music......Page 507
Presidents of the Royal Society......Page 508
Keepers of the Privy Purse......Page 509
Royal Press Secretaries......Page 510
Mistresses of the Robes......Page 511
Parliamentary Private Secretaries......Page 512
Private Secretaries......Page 513
Chief Justices of the King’s Bench/Lords Chief Justice......Page 518
Chief Justices of the Common Pleas......Page 519
Masters of the Rolls......Page 520
Chancellors of Oxford University......Page 522
Chancellors of Cambridge University......Page 524
Tory/Conservative Party Leaders......Page 526
Whig/Liberal Party Leaders......Page 527
Labour (Parliamentary) Party Leaders......Page 528
Home Office......Page 529
Defence......Page 530
India (and Burma 1935) Office......Page 531
Speakers of the House of Commons......Page 532
Clerks of the House of Commons......Page 540
Army Commanders-in-Chief......Page 541
Royalist Army, 1642......Page 542
Parliamentary Army, 1642......Page 543
Justiciars......Page 550
Lords Lieutenant......Page 557
Viceroys of Ireland......Page 559
Ireland – Lord Chancellors......Page 560
Ireland – Secretaries of State......Page 563
Wales......Page 564
Origins: Roman Britain......Page 565
Archbishops of Canterbury......Page 566
Archbishops of York......Page 571
Bishops of Bath and Wells......Page 576
Bishops of Selsey and Chichester......Page 580
Bishops of Cornwall......Page 584
Bishops of Devon and Cornwall (Exeter from 1050)......Page 585
Bishops of Chester......Page 588
Bishops of Chester-le-Street and Durham......Page 590
Bishops of Ely......Page 594
Bishops of North Elmham, (1072) Thetford, and (1094/5) Norwich......Page 596
Bishops of Gloucester......Page 601
Bishops of Hereford......Page 603
Bishops of Worcester......Page 608
Bishops of Sherborne......Page 613
Bishops of Ramsbury......Page 614
Bishops of Salisbury......Page 615
Bishops of Winchester......Page 618
Bishops of Dorchester-on-Thames and (from 1072) Lincoln......Page 623
Bishops of Rochester......Page 627
Bishops of Coventry and Lichfield......Page 632
Bishops of Bristol......Page 636
Bishops of London......Page 639
Bishops of Peterborough......Page 644
Bishops of Oxford......Page 646
Bishops of Ripon......Page 648
Bishops of St. Albans......Page 649
Bishops of Manchester......Page 650
Bishops of St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich......Page 651
Bishops of Truro......Page 652
Bishops of Carlisle......Page 653
Bishops of Derby......Page 656
Bishops of Southwark......Page 657
Bishops of Blackburn......Page 658
Bishops of Newcastle-upon-Tyne......Page 659
Bishops of Coventry......Page 660
Bishops of Bangor......Page 661
Bishops of St. Davids......Page 665
Bishops of St. Asaph......Page 669
Bishops of Llandaff......Page 673
Bishops of Swansea......Page 676
Archbishops of St. Andrews......Page 677
Bishops of Sodor and Man......Page 680
Bishops of Aberdeen......Page 682
Bishops of Glasgow......Page 684
Bishops of Brechin......Page 686
Bishops of Caithness......Page 687
Bishops of Dunkeld......Page 688
Bishops of Galloway......Page 690
Bishops of Argyll......Page 692
Bishops of Moray......Page 693
Bishops of Dunblane......Page 695
Bishops of Orkney......Page 696
Bishops of the Isles......Page 698
Bishops of Ross......Page 699
Westminster......Page 702
Liverpool......Page 703
Glasgow......Page 704
Brentwood......Page 705
Hexham/Newcastle......Page 706
Leeds......Page 707
Middlesbrough......Page 708
Nottingham......Page 709
Salford......Page 710
Wrexham......Page 711
20 Church of Scotland – Moderators of General Assembly......Page 712
Wesleyan Methodists......Page 714
22 United Methodists – Presidents of Conference......Page 716
Sources......Page 718
