Lords Justices appointed during the absence of George I of Great Britain in 1719

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The Lords Justices were appointed by George I while he was away, in Germany, in the capacity of Elector of Hanover.

William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury;

Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, Lord Chamberlain;

Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield, Lord Chancellor;

John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe, Secretary of State for Scotland;

Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, Lord President of the Council;

Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent, Lord Privy Seal;

James Craggs the Younger, Secretary of State for the Southern Department.

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