Lord High Treasurer
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The Lord High Treasurer was a senior English and later British government official historically responsible for overseeing the kingdom’s finances and the royal treasury.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crown office
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minister of the Crown → political office → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
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Great Britain → United Kingdom → |
| appointedBy |
monarch of England
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monarch of Great Britain → monarch of the United Kingdom → |
| associatedWith |
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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| belongsTo |
Great Offices of State of England
→
Great Offices of State of the United Kingdom → |
| ceremonialBearer |
white staff of office
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| country |
Kingdom of England
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Kingdom of Great Britain → United Kingdom → |
| createdFor |
centralization of royal financial administration
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| hasJurisdictionOver |
royal revenue courts
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| hasPower |
issue warrants for payment from the treasury
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supervise accounting officers → |
| historicalFunction |
chief financial minister of the Crown
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control of government spending → head of the royal treasury → management of royal revenue → supervision of tax collection → |
| memberOf |
Privy Council of England
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Privy Council of Great Britain → Privy Council of the United Kingdom → |
| officeHoldersCollectivelyKnownAs |
Treasury
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| oversees |
Exchequer
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| partOf |
British government
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English government → |
| rank |
Great Officer of State
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| reportsTo |
monarch
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| responsibleFor |
financial administration of the realm
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public expenditure → revenue collection → royal finances → royal treasury → |
| seat |
Court of Exchequer
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| status |
largely ceremonial in modern times
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| style |
The Right Honourable
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| succeededBy |
First Lord of the Treasury
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Lords Commissioners of the Treasury → |
| symbolizes |
control of the royal purse
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| traditionallyHeldBy |
peer of the realm
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| traditionallyMemberOf |
House of Lords
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