First Commissioner of Works

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The First Commissioner of Works was a senior British government official responsible for overseeing public buildings, royal parks, and other works under the Office of Works in the United Kingdom.

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First Commissioner of Works canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government office
ministerial position
appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
governmentBranch executive branch of the United Kingdom
hasDuty care of monuments and memorials under the Office of Works
construction and repair of public buildings
maintenance of official residences
management of royal parks
oversight of public buildings
supervision of government works
hasJurisdictionOver government offices and buildings
palaces and official residences managed by the state
royal parks in the United Kingdom
hasSuccessorOffice Minister of Public Building and Works NERFINISHED
isAssociatedWith British civil service NERFINISHED
Crown Estate properties used by government
isConnectedTo British public architecture
heritage conservation under state control
isHeadOf Office of Works NERFINISHED
isHistoricalPosition true
isPositionIn Westminster system NERFINISHED
isStyleOf First Commissioner
isSubordinateTo Prime Minister of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
languageOfName English
officeHolderMayBe Member of Parliament
member of the House of Lords
officeType cabinet-level or sub-cabinet-level office
partOf British government NERFINISHED
Her Majesty's Government NERFINISHED
Office of Works NERFINISHED
predecessor First Commissioner of Woods and Forests NERFINISHED
replacedBy Minister of Works NERFINISHED
Ministry of Works NERFINISHED
reportsTo Cabinet of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
responsibleFor allocation of office accommodation for government departments
architectural works commissioned by the state
landscaping and maintenance of royal parks
upkeep of parliamentary buildings when under Office of Works
seat London NERFINISHED
sector parks and gardens administration
public buildings administration
public works
usedInPeriod 19th century
20th century

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Austen Henry Layard positionHeld First Commissioner of Works
Herbert Gladstone positionHeld First Commissioner of Works
Lord John Manners positionHeld First Commissioner of Works
Victor Alexander John Hope positionHeld First Commissioner of Works
Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope positionHeld First Commissioner of Works