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{{Short description|Former position in the British government}}
{{distinguish|text=the post of [[Paymaster General]], created in 1836 by the merger of the positions of Paymaster of the Forces, [[Treasurer of the Navy]], Paymaster and Treasurer of Chelsea Hospital and [[Treasurer of the Ordnance]]}}
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The '''Paymaster of the Forces''' was a position in the [[British government]]. The office was established in 1661, one year after the [[Restoration (1660)|Restoration of the Monarchy]] to [[Charles II of England]], and was responsible for part of the financing of the [[British Army]], in the improved form created by [[Oliver Cromwell]] during the [[Commonwealth of England|Commonwealth]]. The full title was '''Paymaster-General of His Majesty's Forces'''. It was abolished in 1836, near the end of the reign of [[William IV]], and was replaced by the new post of [[Paymaster General]].

==History==
[[File:Sir Stephen Fox (1627–1716) by John James Baker.jpg|thumb|left|Sir [[Stephen Fox]] (1627–1716), first Paymaster of the Forces]]
The first to hold the office was Sir [[Stephen Fox]] (1627–1716), an exceptionally able administrator who had remained a member of the household of King Charles II during his exile in [[Kingdom of France|France]]. Before his time, and before the [[English Civil War|Civil War]], there was no [[standing army]] and it had been the custom to appoint treasurers-at-war, ''ad hoc'', for campaigns. Within a generation of the [[Stuart Restoration|Restoration]], the status of the paymastership began to change. In 1692 the then paymaster, [[Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh]], was made a member of the [[Privy Council of England|Privy Council]]; and thereafter every paymaster, or when there were two paymasters at least one of them, joined the Privy Council if not already a member. From the accession of Queen [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain|Anne]] the paymaster tended to change with the government. By the 18th century the office had become a political prize and potentially the most lucrative that a parliamentary career could obtain. Appointments to the office were therefore made often not due to merit alone, but also to political affiliation. It was occasionally a [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|cabinet]]-level post in the 18th and early 19th centuries, and many future prime ministers served as paymaster.<ref name="S&B1955p229">{{cite journal |last1=Sutherland |first1=Lucy S. |last2=Binney |first2=J. |year= 1955 |title=Henry Fox as Paymaster General of the Forces |journal=[[The English Historical Review]] |publisher=Oxford University Press |volume= 70 |page=229 |issue= 275 |doi=10.1093/ehr/lxx.cclxxv.229}}</ref>

[[File:Paymaster General's Office, Whitehall.jpg|260px|thumb|A wing of the [[Horse Guards (building)|Horse Guards]], [[Whitehall]], used to accommodate the Paymaster to the Forces; rebuilt in 1732, the building went on to accommodate the Paymaster General's Office until 1939.<ref name=Roper1998>{{cite book |last1=Roper |first1=Michael |title=The Records of the War Office and Related Departments, 1660-1964 |date=1998 |publisher=Public Record Office |location=Kew, Surrey }}</ref>]]
Before the development of the banking system, the duty of the paymaster was to act as the personal sole domestic banker of the army. He received, mainly from the [[Exchequer]], the sums voted by [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] for military expenditure. Other sums were also received, for example from the sale of old stores. He disbursed these sums, by his own hands or by deputy paymasters, under the authority of [[Royal sign-manual|sign-manual]] warrants for ordinary expenses of the army, and under Treasury warrants for extraordinary expenses (expenses unforeseen and unprovided for by Parliament).<ref name="S&B1955p229"/>

During the whole time in which public money was in his hands, from the day of receipt until the receipt of his final discharge (the ''[[wikt:quietus|quietus]]'' of the [[Pipe rolls|Pipe Office]]), he assumed unlimited personal liability for the funds, thus his private estate was liable for the money in his hands. Failing the ''quietus'' this liability remained without limit of time, passing on his death to his heirs and legal representatives.

Appointments were made by the Crown by [[letters patent]] under the [[Great Seal of the Realm|Great Seal]]. The patent salary was £400 from 1661 to 1680 and 20 shillings a day thereafter, except for the years 1702–07 when it was fixed at 10 shillings a day.<ref name="Sainty"/>

The office of Paymaster of the Forces was abolished in 1836 and superseded with the formation of the post of [[Paymaster General]].

==List of Paymasters of the Forces==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=2|Portrait
! Name(s)
! colspan=2|Term of office
! Government
! Monarch (Reign)
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| [[File:Sir Stephen Fox (1627–1716) by John James Baker.jpg|75px]]
| Sir [[Stephen Fox]]{{refn|Knighted 1 July 1665<ref name="Sainty"/>|group=note}}
| 18 March 1661<ref name="Sainty">{{cite web |url=http://www.history.ac.uk/publications/office/paymaster |title=Paymaster of Forces 1661–1836 |last1=Sainty |first1=J. C. |authorlink=John Sainty (civil servant) |date= |series=Office-Holders in Modern Britain |publisher=[[Institute of Historical Research|The Institute of Historical Research]] |access-date=8 July 2016}}</ref>
| 9 February 1676<ref name="Sainty"/>
| [[Clarendon ministry|Clarendon]]
----
[[Cabal ministry|Cabal]]
----
[[First Danby ministry|Danby I]]
| rowspan=5|[[File:King Charles II by John Michael Wright or studio.jpg|75px]] [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] (1660–1685)
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Sir Henry Puckering, 3rd Baronet]]
| 9 February 1676<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 23 May 1679<ref name="Sainty"/>
| //
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| [[File:Sir Stephen Fox (1627–1716) by John James Baker.jpg|75px]]
| Sir [[Stephen Fox]]
| 23 May 1679<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 3 January 1680<ref name="Sainty"/>
| rowspan=4|[[Ministry of the Chits|The Chits]]
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Nicholas Johnson (Paymaster of the Forces)|Nicholas Johnson]]{{refn|Brother-in-law of Sir Stephen Fox|group=note}} and (?) William Fox (died 1680 aged 20)<ref>Unlikely, William Fox died in 1680 aged 20, as stated on his monument in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey, which describes him as "born for their country and to honours, which the eldest, being Captain in the army, acquired by his fatigues over all England. William died April 17, 1680 aged 20"[https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/fox-family-of-farley/]. No mention is made of him having held the post of Paymaster, and as he predeceased his father, it must be assumed his father would have mentioned the fact, as he did on the monument of his other son Charles Fox, in Farley Church, Wiltshire. Quote from footnote 41 of 'Office of the Paymaster-General', in Survey of London: Volume 16, St Martin-in-The-Fields I: Charing Cross, ed. G H Gater and E P Wheeler (London, 1935), pp. 17-27. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol16/pt1/pp17-27] "Haydn's Book of Dignities gives Nicholas Johnson and Charles Fox. According to the Dict. Nat. Biog. Sir Stephen, on resigning his office, "contrived that his eldest son, Charles Fox, should share it along with Nicholas Johnson." This is incorrect. Nicholas Johnson shared the office with "William Fox, Esqr, second son of the said Sir Stephen Fox." (P.R.O., C. 66/3209, No. 8.) "His majestie hath granted the office of receiver and paymaster of his forces to Nicholas Johnson and William Fox, esqs." (Luttrell's Brief Historical Relation of State Affairs, I, p. 30.)"</ref>{{refn|The second son of Sir Stephen Fox.<ref name="Sainty"/>|group=note}}
| 3 January 1680<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 20 April 1682<ref name="Sainty"/> (†Johnson) 28 April 1682<ref name="Sainty"/>
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Charles Fox (1660–1713)|Charles Fox]]{{refn|The third son of Sir Stephen Fox.|group=note}}
| 28 April 1682<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 26 December 1685<ref name="Sainty"/>
|-
! rowspan=3 style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| rowspan=3|[[File:Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=3|[[Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh]]
| rowspan=3|26 December 1685<ref name="Sainty"/>
| rowspan=3|22 December 1702<ref name="Sainty"/>
| [[File:James II by Peter Lely.jpg|75px]] [[James II of England|James II]] (1685–1688)
|-
| [[Carmarthen–Halifax ministry|Carmarthen–Halifax]]
----
[[Carmarthen ministry|Carmarthen]]
----
[[First Whig Junto|Whig Junto I]]
----
[[Pembroke Ministry|Pembroke]]
| [[File:William and Mary cropped.jpg|75px]] [[William III of England|William III]] and [[Mary II of England|Mary II]] (1689–1694) [[William III of England|William III]] (1694–1702)
|-
| rowspan=2|[[Godolphin–Marlborough ministry|Godolphin–Marlborough]]
| rowspan=3|[[File:Anne Stuart.jpg|75px]] [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain|Anne]] (1702–1714)
|-
! rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| rowspan=2|[[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| rowspan=2|[[John Grubham Howe]] (Home troops only) with [[Charles Fox (1660–1713)|Charles Fox]] (1702–05) [[James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos|James Brydges]] (1705–13) [[Thomas Moore (British Army Paymaster of the Forces Abroad)|Thomas Moore]] (1713–14) (Overseas troops)
| rowspan=2|22 December 1702<ref name="Sainty"/>
| rowspan=2|3 October 1714<ref name="Sainty"/>
|-
| [[Oxford–Bolingbroke ministry|Oxford–Bolingbroke]]
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford by Arthur Pond.jpg|75px]]
| Sir [[Robert Walpole]]
| 3 October 1714<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 17 October 1715<ref name="Sainty"/>
| rowspan=3|[[Townshend ministry|Townshend]]
----
[[First Stanhope–Sunderland ministry|Stanhope–Sunderland I]]
----
[[Second Stanhope–Sunderland ministry|Stanhope–Sunderland II]]
| rowspan=5|[[File:GeorgeIKneller1714.jpg|75px]] [[George I of Great Britain|George I]] (1714–1727)
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:7th Earl of Lincoln by Kneller.jpg|75px]]
| [[Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln]]
| 17 October 1715<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 11 June 1720<ref name="Sainty"/>
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford by Arthur Pond.jpg|75px]]
| Sir [[Robert Walpole]]
| 11 June 1720<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 19 April 1721<ref name="Sainty"/>
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt.jpg|75px]]
| [[Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis]]
| 19 April 1721<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 20 January 1722<ref name="Sainty"/>
| rowspan=3|[[Walpole–Townshend ministry|Walpole–Townshend]]
|-
! rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| rowspan=2|[[File:Spencer Compton 1st Earl of Wilmington.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2|[[Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington|Spencer Compton]] ([[Baron Wilmington]] from 1728)
| rowspan=2|15 March 1722<ref name="Sainty"/>
| rowspan=2|15 May 1730<ref name="Sainty"/>
|-
| rowspan=8|[[File:People 18 George II.jpg|75px]] [[George II of Great Britain|George II]] (1727–1760)
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Henry Pelham, Parliamentary Art Collection.jpg|75px]]
| [[Henry Pelham]]
| 15 May 1730<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 24 December 1743<ref name="Sainty"/>
| [[Walpole ministry|Walpole]]
----
[[Carteret ministry|Carteret]]
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Thomas Winnington by John Giles Eccardt.jpg|75px]]
| [[Thomas Winnington (1696–1746)|Thomas Winnington]]
| 24 December 1743<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 23 April 1746†
| rowspan=2|[[Broad Bottom ministry|Broad Bottom]]
|-
! rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| rowspan=2|[[File:William Pitt the Elder by William Hoare crop.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2|[[William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham|William Pitt the Elder]]
| rowspan=2|7 May 1746<ref name="Sainty"/>
| rowspan=2|16 December 1755<ref name="Sainty"/>
|-
| rowspan=2|[[First Newcastle ministry|Newcastle I]]
|-
! rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| rowspan=2|[[File:Thomas Hay 9th Earl of Kinnoull.jpg|60px]] Dupplin
| [[Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington]] and [[Thomas Hay, 9th Earl of Kinnoull|Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin]]
| 16 December 1755<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 8 December 1756<ref name="Sainty"/>
|-
| [[Thomas Hay, 9th Earl of Kinnoull|Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin]] and [[Thomas Potter (died 1759)|Thomas Potter]]
| 8 December 1756<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 15 July 1757<ref name="Sainty"/>
| [[Pitt–Devonshire ministry|Pitt–Devonshire]]
----
[[1757 caretaker ministry|1757 Caretaker]]
|-
! rowspan=3 style="background-color:{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| rowspan=3|[[File:Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland by John Giles Eccardt.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=3|[[Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland]]
| rowspan=3|15 July 1757<ref name="Sainty"/>
| rowspan=3|12 June 1765<ref name="Sainty"/>
| rowspan=2|[[Pitt–Newcastle ministry|Pitt–Newcastle]]
|-
| rowspan=21|[[File:George III of the United Kingdom-e.jpg|75px]] [[George III]] (1760–1820) {{refn|group=note|The [[George IV|Prince of Wales]] served as [[prince regent]] from 5 February 1811.}}
|-
| [[Bute ministry|Bute]]
----
[[Grenville ministry|Grenville]]
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:CharlesTownshend.jpg|75px]]
| [[Charles Townshend]]
| 12 June 1765<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 21 August 1766<ref name="Sainty"/>
| //
----
[[First Rockingham ministry|Rockingham I]]
----
[[Chatham ministry|Chatham]]
|-
! rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| [[File:Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (1753).jpg|60px]] North
| [[Frederick North, Lord North]] and [[George Cooke (died 1768)|George Cooke]]
| 21 August 1766<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 9 December 1767<ref name="Sainty"/>
| rowspan=2|//
|-
| [[File:Viscount Sydney by Gilbert Stuart.jpg|60px]] Townshend
| [[George Cooke (died 1768)|George Cooke]] and [[Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney|Thomas Townshend]]
| 9 December 1767<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 5 June 1768<ref name="Sainty"/> (†Cooke) 17 June 1768<ref name="Sainty"/>
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Richard Rigby]]
| 17 June 1768<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 10 April 1782<ref name="Sainty"/>
| //
----
[[Grafton ministry|Grafton]]
----
[[North ministry|North]]
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:EdmundBurke1771.jpg|75px]]
| [[Edmund Burke]]
| 10 April 1782<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 1 August 1782<ref name="Sainty"/>
| [[Second Rockingham ministry|Rockingham II]]
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Brooklyn Museum - Colonel Isaac Barré - Gilbert Stuart - overall.jpg|75px]]
| [[Isaac Barré]]
| 1 August 1782<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 16 April 1783<ref name="Sainty"/>
| [[Shelburne ministry|Shelburne]]
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:EdmundBurke1771.jpg|75px]]
| [[Edmund Burke]]
| 16 April 1783<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 8 January 1784<ref name="Sainty"/>
| [[Fox–North coalition|Fox–North]]
----
[[First Pitt ministry|Pitt the Younger I]]
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:1st Baron Grenville.jpg|75px]]
| [[William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville|William Wyndham Grenville]]
| 8 January 1784<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 7 April 1784<ref name="Sainty"/>
| rowspan=5|//
|-
! rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| rowspan=2|[[File:Constantine John Phipps.jpg|60px]] Mulgrave
| [[William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville|William Wyndham Grenville]] and [[Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave]]
| 7 April 1784<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 2 September 1789<ref name="Sainty"/>
|-
| [[Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave|The Lord Mulgrave]] and [[James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose]]
| 2 September 1789<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 7 March 1791<ref name="Sainty"/>
|-
! rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| rowspan=4|
| [[Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby|Dudley Ryder]] and [[Thomas Steele (British politician)|Thomas Steele]]
| 7 March 1791<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 5 July 1800<ref name="Sainty"/>
|-
| [[Thomas Steele (British politician)|Thomas Steele]] and [[George Canning]]
| 5 July 1800<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 26 March 1801<ref name="Sainty"/>
|-
| [[Thomas Steele (British politician)|Thomas Steele]] and [[Sylvester Douglas, 1st Baron Glenbervie]]
| 26 March 1801<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 3 January 1803<ref name="Sainty"/>
| rowspan=2|[[Addington ministry|Addington]]
|-
| [[Thomas Steele (British politician)|Thomas Steele]] and [[John Hiley Addington]]
| 3 January 1803<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 7 July 1804<ref name="Sainty"/>
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| {{nowrap|[[File:George Rose by Sir William Beechey.jpg|70x70px]][[File:Lord Charles Henry Somerset.jpg|70x70px]]}}
| [[George Rose (politician)|George Rose]] and [[Lord Charles Somerset]]
| 7 July 1804<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 17 February 1806<ref name="Sainty"/>
| [[Second Pitt ministry|Pitt the Younger II]]
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| {{nowrap|[[File:Earl Temple by George Romney.jpg|70x70px]][[File:Portrait of Lord John Townshend.jpg|70x70px]]}}
| [[Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos|Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Earl Temple]] and [[Lord John Townshend]]
| 17 February 1806<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 4 April 1807<ref name="Sainty"/>
| [[Ministry of All the Talents|All the Talents]]
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| {{nowrap|[[File:Lord Farnborough by John Hoppner.jpg|70x70px]][[File:Lord Charles Henry Somerset.jpg|70x70px]]}}
| [[Charles Long, 1st Baron Farnborough|Charles Long]] and [[Lord Charles Somerset]]
| 4 April 1807<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 26 November 1813<ref name="Sainty"/>
| [[Second Portland ministry|Portland II]]
----
[[Perceval ministry|Perceval]]
----
[[Liverpool ministry|Liverpool]]
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| {{nowrap|[[File:Lord Farnborough by John Hoppner.jpg|70x70px]][[File:Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon by Sir Thomas Lawrence cropped.jpg|70x70px]]}}
| [[Charles Long, 1st Baron Farnborough|Charles Long]] and [[F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich|F. J. Robinson]]
| 26 November 1813<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 9 August 1817<ref name="Sainty"/>
| rowspan=3|//
|-
! rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| rowspan=2|[[File:Lord Farnborough by John Hoppner.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2|[[Charles Long, 1st Baron Farnborough|Charles Long]] ([[Baron Farnborough]] from 1826)
| rowspan=2|9 August 1817<ref name="Sainty"/> (continued)
| rowspan=2|14 July 1826<ref name="Sainty"/>
|-
| rowspan=3|[[File:George IV of the United Kingdom.jpg|75px]] [[George IV]] (1820–1830)
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[William Vesey-FitzGerald, 2nd Baron FitzGerald and Vesey|William Vesey Fitzgerald]]
| 14 July 1826<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 10 July 1828<ref name="Sainty"/>
| //
----
[[Canningite government, 1827–1828|Canningite Govt. Canning · Goderich]]
----
[[Wellington–Peel ministry|Wellington–Peel]]
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:John Calcraft Yr NPG.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Calcraft (the younger)|John Calcraft]]
| 10 July 1828<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 30 December 1830<ref name="Sainty"/>
| //
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:John Russell, 1st Earl Russell by Sir Francis Grant detail.jpg|75px]]
| [[Lord John Russell]]
| 30 December 1830<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 30 December 1834<ref name="Sainty"/>
| [[Whig government, 1830–1834|Whig Govt. Grey · Melbourne I]]
| rowspan=3|[[File:William IV of Great Britain.jpg|75px]] [[William IV]] (1830–1837)
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Sir Edward Knatchbull, 9th Baronet.jpg|75px]]
| [[Sir Edward Knatchbull, 9th Baronet]]
| 30 December 1834<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 28 April 1835<ref name="Sainty"/>
| [[First Peel ministry|Peel I]]
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:HB Parnell, Lord Congleton by HB Doyle.jpg|75px]]
| [[Henry Parnell, 1st Baron Congleton|Sir Henry Parnell, 4th Baronet]]
| 28 April 1835<ref name="Sainty"/>
| 1 December 1836<ref name="Sainty"/>
| [[Second Melbourne ministry|Melbourne II]]
|}
''Office merged into that of [[Paymaster General]], 1836.''

==Paymaster of the Forces Abroad==
From 1702 to 1714, during the [[War of the Spanish Succession]], there was a distinct Paymaster of the Forces Abroad, appointed in the same manner as the Paymaster.<ref name="Sainty"/> These were appointed to a special office to oversee the pay of Queen Anne's army in the Low Countries, and are not in the regular succession of Paymasters of the Forces.<ref>{{cite book |year=1935 |chapter=Office of the Paymaster-General |editor1-last=Gater |editor1-first=G. H. |editor1-link=George Gater |editor2-last=Wheeler |editor2-first=E. P. |title=St Martin-in-The-Fields I: Charing Cross |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol16/pt1 |series=[[Survey of London]] |volume=16 |location=London |publisher=London County Council |pages=17–27 |via=[[British History Online]]}}</ref> The salary of the position was 10 shillings a day.<ref name="Sainty"/> Colonel Thomas Moore was paymaster of the land forces in Minorca and in the garrisons of Dunkirk and Gibraltar and is not always counted among the Paymasters of the Forces Abroad.

* [[Charles Fox (1660–1713)|Charles Fox]] (23 December 1702<ref name="Sainty"/> – 10 May 1705<ref name="Sainty"/>)
* [[James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos|James Brydges]] (10 May 1705<ref name="Sainty"/> – 4 September 1713<ref name="Sainty"/>)
* Col. [[Thomas Moore (British Army Paymaster of the Forces Abroad)|Thomas Moore]] (4 September 1713<ref name="Sainty"/> – 3 October 1714<ref name="Sainty"/>)

==See also==
*[[Master-General of the Ordnance]]
*[[British Army]]
*[[Paymaster General]]

==Notes and references==
'''Notes'''
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'''References'''
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[[Category:Paymasters of the Forces| ]]

Paymaster of the Forces - Revision history

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