SettingsClerks of the Privy Council
Albertus Morton
Sir Albertus Morton (c. 1584 – 1625) was an English diplomat and Secretary of State.
Sir Albertus Morton (c. 1584 – 1625) was an English diplomat and Secretary of State.
Anthony Ashley, 1st Baronet of Wimborne St Giles
Anthony Ashley, 1st Baronet of Wimborne St Giles, PC (born 1551 – 13 January 1628) was Clerk of the Privy Council (1584–1609), which was the most senior civil servant in the Privy Coun...
Anthony Ashley, 1st Baronet of Wimborne St Giles, PC (born 1551 – 13 January 1628) was Clerk of the Privy Council (1584–1609), which was the most senior civil servant in the Privy Coun...
Armagil Waad
Armagil Waad (or Armigill Wade) (ca.
Armagil Waad (or Armigill Wade) (ca.
Arthur Helps
Sir Arthur Helps, KCB, DCL, English writer and dean of the Privy Council, youngest son of Thomas Helps, a London merchant, was born in Streatham in South London.
Sir Arthur Helps, KCB, DCL, English writer and dean of the Privy Council, youngest son of Thomas Helps, a London merchant, was born in Streatham in South London.
Charles Greville (diarist)
Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville was an English diarist and an amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1819 to 1827.
Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville was an English diarist and an amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1819 to 1827.
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, KG, PC, FRS (16 April 1661 – 19 May 1715) was an English poet and statesman.
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, KG, PC, FRS (16 April 1661 – 19 May 1715) was an English poet and statesman.
Clement Edmondes
Sir Clement Edmondes (c. 1568 – 1622) was an English government official.
Sir Clement Edmondes (c. 1568 – 1622) was an English government official.
Dudley Carleton (diplomat)
Sir Dudley Carleton was a minor diplomat and Clerk of the Council.
Sir Dudley Carleton was a minor diplomat and Clerk of the Council.
Edward Walker (officer of arms)
Sir Edward Walker (1611 – February 1677) was an officer of arms and antiquarian who served as Garter King of Arms.
Sir Edward Walker (1611 – February 1677) was an officer of arms and antiquarian who served as Garter King of Arms.
Francis Cottington, 1st Baron Cottington
Francis Cottington, 1st Baron Cottington was the English lord treasurer and ambassador and leader of the pro-Spanish, pro-Roman Catholic faction in the court of Charles I. He was the fourth son ...
Francis Cottington, 1st Baron Cottington was the English lord treasurer and ambassador and leader of the pro-Spanish, pro-Roman Catholic faction in the court of Charles I. He was the fourth son ...
George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore
Sir George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, 8th Proprietary Governor of Newfoundland was an English politician and colonizer.
Sir George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, 8th Proprietary Governor of Newfoundland was an English politician and colonizer.
Gilbert West
Gilbert West (1703–1756) was a minor English poet, translator and Christian apologist in the early and middle eighteenth century.
Gilbert West (1703–1756) was a minor English poet, translator and Christian apologist in the early and middle eighteenth century.
James Vernon the younger
James Vernon the younger (15 June 1677 – 17 April 1756) was a British diplomat and civil servant, briefly a Member of Parliament He was the son of James Vernon, who was Secretary of State under ...
James Vernon the younger (15 June 1677 – 17 April 1756) was a British diplomat and civil servant, briefly a Member of Parliament He was the son of James Vernon, who was Secretary of State under ...
John Mason (diplomat)
Sir John Mason (1503 – 20 April 1566) was an English diplomat, spy and Member of Parliament.
Sir John Mason (1503 – 20 April 1566) was an English diplomat, spy and Member of Parliament.
Joseph Williamson (politician)
Sir Joseph Williamson, FRS was an English civil servant, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1665 and 1701 and in the Irish House of Commons betw...
Sir Joseph Williamson, FRS was an English civil servant, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1665 and 1701 and in the Irish House of Commons betw...
Maurice Hankey, 1st Baron Hankey
Maurice Pascal Alers Hankey, 1st Baron Hankey, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, PC was a British civil servant who gained prominence as the first Cabinet Secretary and who later made the rare transition from th...
Maurice Pascal Alers Hankey, 1st Baron Hankey, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, PC was a British civil servant who gained prominence as the first Cabinet Secretary and who later made the rare transition from th...
Ralph Winwood
Sir Ralph Winwood was an English diplomat and politician.
Sir Ralph Winwood was an English diplomat and politician.
Robert Beale (diplomat)
Robert Beale (1541–1601) was an English diplomat, administrator, and antiquary in the reign of Elizabeth I. As Clerk of the Privy Council, Beale wrote the official record of the execution of Ma...
Robert Beale (1541–1601) was an English diplomat, administrator, and antiquary in the reign of Elizabeth I. As Clerk of the Privy Council, Beale wrote the official record of the execution of Ma...
Robert Walpole (ambassador)
Robert Walpole, from 1756 styled The Hon.
Robert Walpole, from 1756 styled The Hon.
Sir Anthony Ashley, 1st Baronet
Anthony Ashley, 1st Baronet of Wimborne St Giles, PC (born 1551 – 13 January 1628) was Clerk of the Privy Council (1584–1609), which was the most senior civil servant in the Privy Coun...
Anthony Ashley, 1st Baronet of Wimborne St Giles, PC (born 1551 – 13 January 1628) was Clerk of the Privy Council (1584–1609), which was the most senior civil servant in the Privy Coun...
Thomas Chaloner (statesman)
Sir Thomas Chaloner (1521 – 14 October 1565) was an English statesman and poet.
Sir Thomas Chaloner (1521 – 14 October 1565) was an English statesman and poet.
Thomas Smith (diplomat)
Sir Thomas Smith (23 December 1513 – 12 August 1577) was an English scholar and diplomat.
Sir Thomas Smith (23 December 1513 – 12 August 1577) was an English scholar and diplomat.
William Augustus Fawkener
William Augustus Fawkener (c.1750-1811) was a British civil servant and diplomat.
William Augustus Fawkener (c.1750-1811) was a British civil servant and diplomat.
William Blathwayt
William Blathwayt (or Blathwayte) (1649? – August 1717) was a civil servant and politician who established the War Office as a department of the British Government and played an imp...
William Blathwayt (or Blathwayte) (1649? – August 1717) was a civil servant and politician who established the War Office as a department of the British Government and played an imp...
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, KG was an English statesman, the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary of State and Lord High Treasurer from 1572.
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, KG was an English statesman, the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary of State and Lord High Treasurer from 1572.
William Honnyng
William Honnyng (1520–1569) was an English Member of Parliament and Tudor Court official who served as Clerk of the Signet and Clerk of the Privy Council under Henry VIII and Edward VI.
William Honnyng (1520–1569) was an English Member of Parliament and Tudor Court official who served as Clerk of the Signet and Clerk of the Privy Council under Henry VIII and Edward VI.
William Paget, 1st Baron Paget
William Paget, 1st Baron Paget of Beaudesert (1506 – 9 June 1563), was an English statesman and accountant who held prominent positions in the service of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I.
William Paget, 1st Baron Paget of Beaudesert (1506 – 9 June 1563), was an English statesman and accountant who held prominent positions in the service of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I.
William Thomas (scholar)
William Thomas, probably a Welshman, was an Italian scholar and clerk of the council to Edward VI, who was executed for treason after the death of Edward.
William Thomas, probably a Welshman, was an Italian scholar and clerk of the council to Edward VI, who was executed for treason after the death of Edward.
William Wade (English politician)
Sir William Wade (or Waad, or Wadd) (1546 – 21 October 1623), was an English statesman and diplomat, and Lieutenant of the Tower of London.
Sir William Wade (or Waad, or Wadd) (1546 – 21 October 1623), was an English statesman and diplomat, and Lieutenant of the Tower of London.