The Lords of Trade and Plantations was a permanent administrative body formed by
Charles II in 1675 to provide consistent advice to the
Privy Council regarding the management of the growing number of English colonies. It replaced a series of temporary committees which had been set up to run the colonies since 1624. Following the
Restoration
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Charles II there were separate committees for trade and plantations until 1672, when a committee combining both remits was established. In 1675, named the Lords of Trade and Plantations, the committee had gained a more stable form. It was replaced by the
Commissioners for Trade and Plantations in 1696.
Original appointees
The following people were appointed on 12 March 1675:
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Earl of Danby
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Earl of Anglesey
Earl of Anglesey was a title in the Peerage of England during the 17th and 18th centuries.
History
The first creation came in 1623 when Christopher Villiers was created Earl of Anglesey, in Wales, as well as Baron Villiers. He was the elder br ...
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Duke of Lauderdale
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Duke of Ormond
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Marquess of Worcester
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Earl of Ossory
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During King Henry VIII of England's pursuit of Anne Boleyn, who would be his second wife, he arranged for the main claimant to th ...
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Earl of Arlington
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Earl of Bridgwater
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Earl of Essex
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Earl of Carlisle
Earl of Carlisle is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of England.
History
The first creation came in 1322, when Andrew Harclay, 1st Baron Harclay, was made Earl of Carlisle. He had already been summoned to Parliamen ...
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Earl of Craven
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History
The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1664 in favour of the s ...
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Viscount of Fauconberg
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Viscount of Halifax
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Lord of Berkeley of Stratton
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Lord Holles
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Henry Savile
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Henry Coventry
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Origins and education
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Joseph Williamson
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John Duncombe
* Sir R. Carr
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Sir Edward Seymour
References
Further reading
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The American Historical Review
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1675 establishments in England
1696 disestablishments in England
Privy Council of England
Trade in England