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Vice-President of the Board of Trade

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The office of Vice-President of the Board of Trade was a junior ministerial position in the government of the United Kingdom. The office was created in 1786 and abolished in 1868. From 1848 onwards the office was held concurrently with that of Paymaster-General. The office was succeeded by that of Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade.

Source: J.C. Sainty, Office-Holders in Modern Britain Vol. III: Officials of the Board of Trade 1660-1870 (1974), online at http://www.british-history.ac.uk

 


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