Chancellor of The Exchequer
In December 1767, he succeeded Charles Townshend as Chancellor of the Exchequer. With the resignation of the secretary of state Henry Seymour Conway in early 1768, North became Leader of the Commons as well, and continued to serve under Chatham's successor, the Duke of Grafton.
Read more about this topic: Frederick North, Lord North, Early Political Career (1754-70)
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