<Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> The Marquess of Rockingham </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chancellor of the Exchequer </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 11 September 1767--27 March 1782 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Monarch </Th> <Td> George III </Td> </Tr>

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