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Exchequer Collection (page 5)

The exchequer has played a significant role in British politics and governance throughout history

Background imageExchequer Collection: Pollock / John Frederick

Pollock / John Frederick
SIR JOHN FREDERICK POLLOCK Chief Baron of the Exchequer Date: 1783 - 1870

Background imageExchequer Collection: Sir Stafford Henry Northcote 1st Earl Iddesleigh

Sir Stafford Henry Northcote 1st Earl Iddesleigh
SIR STAFFORD HENRY NORTHCOTE 1st EARL IDDESLEIGH Statesman, Chancellor of the Exchequer Date: 1818 - 1887

Background imageExchequer Collection: Lloyd George on the Riviera

Lloyd George on the Riviera
David Lloyd George, at the time, Chancellor of the Exchequer, with Sir Rufus Isaacs and the Master of Elibank (centre), together with Mr R. Cole and Captain the Hon

Background imageExchequer Collection: Winston Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer

Winston Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer
New to budget-making: the Keeper of the nations purse- Winston Churchill as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Date: 1925

Background imageExchequer Collection: WWI Poster, War Loan

WWI Poster, War Loan
WWI Parliamentary War Savings Committee Poster, War Loan, quoting from a speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Date: circa 1916

Background imageExchequer Collection: Clincher tyres advertisement, WW1 - Reginald McKenna

Clincher tyres advertisement, WW1 - Reginald McKenna
Advertisement for Clincher Tyres during the First World War featuring a caricature of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Reginald McKenna who says we must economise

Background imageExchequer Collection: The New War Ministry, WW1

The New War Ministry, WW1
The new war ministry following the resignation of Herbert Asquith on 4 December 1916. Centre is Prime Minister David Lloyd George

Background imageExchequer Collection: Reginald Mckenna

Reginald Mckenna (1863 - 1943), British banker and Liberal politician, serving as Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer during the Asquith premiership. Caption In the winning Crew. Date: 1906

Background imageExchequer Collection: George Ward Hunt

George Ward Hunt (1825 1877), British Conservative Party politician and statesman, chancellor of the exchequer. Date: 1871

Background imageExchequer Collection: Carolina Cheruto cigar advertisement, Reginald McKenna taxes

Carolina Cheruto cigar advertisement, Reginald McKenna taxes
Advertisement for Carolina Cheruto cigars from the First World War period featuring a picture of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Reginald McKenna

Background imageExchequer Collection: Mr. Selywn Lloyd, as sketched by Stephen Ward, 1961

Mr. Selywn Lloyd, as sketched by Stephen Ward, 1961
Mr. John Selwyn Brooke Lloyd(1904-1978), Chancellor of the Exchequer, as drawn by Stephen Ward in 1961. Ward sketched several high profile figures for the Illustrated London News in 1961

Background imageExchequer Collection: Reginald McKenna and his wife, WW1

Reginald McKenna and his wife, WW1
REGINALD McKENNA (1863 - 1943) British banker and Liberal politician, serving as Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer during the Asquith premiership, pictured with his wife

Background imageExchequer Collection: Sir Austen Chamberlain

Sir Austen Chamberlain (1863-1937) - British Conservative MP, a member of the war cabinet and appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer by Lloyd George in the aftermath of the First Wold War. Date: 1926

Background imageExchequer Collection: Cartoon, Monopolising the Party Machines

Cartoon, Monopolising the Party Machines, depicting Lloyd George and other Liberal politicians enjoying a dip in the sea (representing political power)

Background imageExchequer Collection: Lord Halifax, Vanity Fair, Ape

Lord Halifax, Vanity Fair, Ape
SIR CHARLES WOOD, 1st Viscount HALIFAX (1800-1885) British Liberal politician, serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1846 to 1852. Caption: He fell of his horse into a Peerage Date: 1800 - 1885

Background imageExchequer Collection: London Exchequer

London Exchequer
Old buildings of the Exchequer, Westminster. Date: 18th century ?

Background imageExchequer Collection: Christopher Turnor

Christopher Turnor
Sir CHRISTOPHER TURNOR judge, baron of the exchequer Date: 1607 - 1675

Background imageExchequer Collection: John Smith, Judge

John Smith, Judge
JOHN SMITH Scottish judge, chief baron of the exchequer in Scotland Date: 1657 - 1726

Background imageExchequer Collection: Denis Healey with Labour budget box 1978

Denis Healey with Labour budget box 1978
Denis Healey, with his Budget Box, when he was Labour Party Chancellor of the Exchequer. Date: 1978

Background imageExchequer Collection: Sir James Montgomery

Sir James Montgomery
SIR JAMES MONTGOMERY and, on the right, David Stuart Moncrieff, Edinburgh statesmen, barons of the exchequer. One of Kays brilliant vignettes. Date: CIRCA 1888

Background imageExchequer Collection: George Ward Hunt - 1

George Ward Hunt - 1
GEORGE WARD HUNT Statesman, chancellor of the exchequer, first lord of the admiralty etc. Date: 1825 - 1877

Background imageExchequer Collection: George Ward Hunt - 2

George Ward Hunt - 2
GEORGE WARD HUNT Statesman, chancellor of the exchequer, first lord of the admiralty etc. Date: 1825 - 1877

Background imageExchequer Collection: George Ward Hunt - 3

George Ward Hunt - 3
GEORGE WARD HUNT Statesman, chancellor of the exchequer, first lord of the admiralty etc. Date: 1825 - 1877

Background imageExchequer Collection: Michael Hicks-Beach

Michael Hicks-Beach
Sir MICHAEL HICKS-BEACH statesman, chancellor of the exchequer, depicted presenting his 1899 budget to the House of Commons. Date: 1837 - 1916

Background imageExchequer Collection: Trial of the Pyx, at the Office of the Comptroller-General of the Exchequer, Whitehall

Trial of the Pyx, at the Office of the Comptroller-General of the Exchequer, Whitehall, London, Uk, 1854

Background imageExchequer Collection: Source Size = 2506 x 2917

Source Size = 2506 x 2917
The Right Hon. George Ward Hunt, M.P. Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1868

Background imageExchequer Collection: Source Size = 3944 x 2951

Source Size = 3944 x 2951
Ancient Ceremony of Chopping Sticks, and Counting Horse-Shoes and Hob-Nails, in the Court of Exchequer, on Monday Last, Presentation of the New Sheriffs of London, at Westminster

Background imageExchequer Collection: Source Size = 3991 x 5721

Source Size = 3991 x 5721
The Opening of Parliament: the Chancellor of the Exchequer Speaking in the House of Commons, 1880

Background imageExchequer Collection: Representation of the Ceremony of Presenting the Sheriffs of London, Samuel Birch

Representation of the Ceremony of Presenting the Sheriffs of London, Samuel Birch
XJF488938 Representation of the Ceremony of Presenting the Sheriffs of London, Samuel Birch and William Heygate Esqs. in the Court of the Exchequer on the morrow after Michaelmas day 1811

Background imageExchequer Collection: Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquis of Lansdowne, engraved by D. J. Pound from a photograph

Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquis of Lansdowne, engraved by D. J. Pound from a photograph
XJF392651 Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquis of Lansdowne, engraved by D.J. Pound from a photograph, from The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages, Volume 2, published in London

Background imageExchequer Collection: The Chancellor of the Exchequer, (Right Hon

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, (Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood) Introducing the Budget in the House of Commons, London, Uk, 1851 Engraving

Background imageExchequer Collection: Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, engraved by H. Cook, from National Portrait Gallery

Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, engraved by H. Cook, from National Portrait Gallery
KW274233 Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, engraved by H. Cook, from National Portrait Gallery, volume III, published c.1835 (litho) by Lawrence

Background imageExchequer Collection: Portrait of Cornelis Fransz Eversdijck, Mathematician and Auditor of the Exchequer

Portrait of Cornelis Fransz Eversdijck, Mathematician and Auditor of the Exchequer of Zealand, Willem Eversdijck, 1660 - 1666

Background imageExchequer Collection: Portrait of Constantijn Huygens, Poet, Secretary to Prince Frederick Henry and Prince

Portrait of Constantijn Huygens, Poet, Secretary to Prince Frederick Henry and Prince William II and First Councilor and Exchequer to William III, Jan Maurits Quinkhard, 1732 - 1771

Background imageExchequer Collection: William Lowndes, Auditor of His Majestys Court of Exchequer William Lowndes

William Lowndes, Auditor of His Majestys Court of Exchequer William Lowndes Stone Inscribed, lower left: " W.m Lowndes Esqr | One of the Aud.rs o fhis majestys | Court of Escheqr

Background imageExchequer Collection: Portrait of a Woman, Possibly Frances Cotton, Lady Montagu, of Boughton Castle, Northamptonshire

Portrait of a Woman, Possibly Frances Cotton, Lady Montagu, of Boughton Castle, Northamptonshire An Unknown Woman Called Elizabeth, Wife of Edward, Lord Montagu of Boughton Inscribed in artists hand

Background imageExchequer Collection: ENGLISH TAX CARTOON, 1848. Lord John and the Chancellor of the Exchequer packing

ENGLISH TAX CARTOON, 1848. Lord John and the Chancellor of the Exchequer packing their carpet bag

Background imageExchequer Collection: Election propaganda postcard for the Liberal Party

Election propaganda postcard for the Liberal Party, featuring a quote from The Chancellor of the Exchequer (and future Prime Minister) David Lloyd George on 30th July 1909

Background imageExchequer Collection: Sir William Vernon Harcourt - His political journey

Sir William Vernon Harcourt - His political journey
The Story of the Protestant Who Wouldn t. Sir William Vernon Harcourt (1827-1904) - Chancellor of the Exchequer (1892-1895)

Background imageExchequer Collection: Free Trade Debate - Lord Rosebery

Free Trade Debate - Lord Rosebery
Cartoon comment accompanied by a quote from a speech by Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian (British Liberal Stesman and Prime Minister)

Background imageExchequer Collection: Sir John Anderson - Secretary of State for Home Department

Sir John Anderson - Secretary of State for Home Department
John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley (1882-1958) - British civil servant and politician who is best known for his service in the Cabinet during World War II

Background imageExchequer Collection: British Financial Mission to the United States Mr Stanley Baldwin ( right ) the

British Financial Mission to the United States Mr Stanley Baldwin ( right ) the Chancellor of the Exchange and Mr H C Norman the Governor of the Bank of England, at Waterloo Station

Background imageExchequer Collection: Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1928) British statesman. Chancellor of Exchequer 1905-1908

Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1928) British statesman. Chancellor of Exchequer 1905-1908. Prime Minister 1908-1916. Photograph

Background imageExchequer Collection: David Lloyd George, 1st Earl of Dwyfor (17 January 1863 - 26 March 1945) was a British statesman

David Lloyd George, 1st Earl of Dwyfor (17 January 1863 - 26 March 1945) was a British statesman: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1916 - 1922, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1908 - 1915

Background imageExchequer Collection: State Physicians Bleeding John Bull to Death, G Cruikshank cartoon 1816. From left: Lord Brougham

State Physicians Bleeding John Bull to Death, G Cruikshank cartoon 1816. From left: Lord Brougham, Prince Leopold and Princess Charlotte, Chancellor of Exchequer, John Bull, Castlereagh, George IV

Background imageExchequer Collection: Lord Randolph Spencer Churchill (1849-1895) English Conservative politician. Secretary

Lord Randolph Spencer Churchill (1849-1895) English Conservative politician. Secretary of State for India 1885, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1886. Father of Winston Churchill

Background imageExchequer Collection: Robert Lowe, lst Viscount Sherbrooke (1811-1892) British statesman. In 1868 appointed

Robert Lowe, lst Viscount Sherbrooke (1811-1892) British statesman. In 1868 appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer by Gladstone. Raised to peerage as Viscount Sherbrooke in 1880

Background imageExchequer Collection: Stafford Henry Northcote, first Earl of Iddesleigh (1818-1887) English statesman

Stafford Henry Northcote, first Earl of Iddesleigh (1818-1887) English statesman. Chancellor of the Exchequer 1874. In 1876 he became leader of the Conservative party in the House of Commons




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The exchequer has played a significant role in British politics and governance throughout history. From the Liberal Election Campaign Card of 1909 to David Lloyd George's departure from Downing Street, this institution has left its mark on the nation. In a cartoon titled "The Confidence Trick. " featuring Northcote and Disraeli, we see a satirical representation of the exchequer's power and influence. This engraving from 1740 titled "Idol-Worship or the Way to Preferment" further emphasizes how individuals sought favor with this institution for personal gain. Even Queen Victoria herself couldn't escape being caricatured as David Lloyd-George in a cartoon from 1911. The exchequer's impact was felt across party lines, as seen in the depiction of Lloyd George alongside Haines in another image from 1909. Beyond politics, the it is associated with landmarks like Lincoln Cathedral and Exchequer Gate in Lincolnshire. These architectural marvels stand as testaments to its historical significance. Rent services provided by corporations such as the Corporation of London demonstrate how financial matters were intertwined with governmental affairs. Figures like Michael Hicks Beach and Peter Thorneycroft have held positions within this esteemed institution, shaping policies that impacted countless lives. From election campaigns to political cartoons, engravings to iconic landmarks, the exchequer remains an integral part of British history. Its legacy continues through generations, reminding us of its enduring importance within our society.