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Master of the Mint is a title within the
Royal Mint The Royal Mint is the United Kingdom's oldest company and the official maker of British coins. Operating under the legal name The Royal Mint Limited, it is a limited company that is wholly owned by HM Treasury, His Majesty's Treasury and is un ...
given to the most senior person responsible for its operation. It was an important office in the governments of
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and
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, and later
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and then the
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, between the 16th and 19th centuries. Until 1699, appointment was usually for life. Its holder occasionally sat in the cabinet. During the interregnum (1643–1660) the last Master of the Mint to King Charles,
Sir Robert Harley ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only a ...
, transferred his allegiance to Parliament and remained in office. After his death in 1656
Aaron Guerdon According to Abrahamic religions, Aaron ''′aharon'', ar, هارون, Hārūn, Ancient Greek, Greek (Septuagint): wikt:Ἀαρών, Ἀαρών; often called Aaron the priest ()., group="note" ( or ; ''’Ahărōn'') was a prophet, a high p ...
was appointed. In 1870 the role was amalgamated into the office of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer The chancellor of the Exchequer, often abbreviated to chancellor, is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom, and head of HM Treasury, His Majesty's Treasury. As one of the four Great Offices of State, the Ch ...
, making the Chancellor, by virtue of his position, the Master of the Mint. The duty of running the mint was given to the Deputy Master of the Mint; who is now the mint's Chief Executive.


Masters of the Mint in England

*1331 Richard de Snowshill and Richard of Grimsby *1351–? Henry de Bruselee and John Chichester Google Books *1361–1361 Walter dei Bardi *1365–1367 John Chichester *1375–1391 Walter dei Bardi *1391–1391 John Wildeman *1411–1414 Richard Garner *1413–1414 Sir Lewis John *1418–1420 Sir Lewis John *1421–1432 Bartholomew Goldbeter *1435–1446 John Paddesley *1446–1459 Robert Manfield *1459–1461 Sir Richard Tonstall *1461–1483 William Hastings (executed 1483) *1483–1485 Sir
Robert Brackenbury Sir Robert Brackenbury (died 22 August 1485) was an English courtier, who was Constable of the Tower of London during the reign of Richard III. He is believed to have been responsible for enabling the (presumed) murders of the Princes in the Tow ...
(killed at Bosworth, 1485) *1485–1490 Sir Giles Daubeney *1492–1493 Sir Bartholomew Reed and Sir John Shaa *1493–1494 Sir Bartholomew Reed and Robert Fenrother *1495–1498 Sir Bartholomew Reed and Sir John Shaa *1509–1534
William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy (8 November 1534), KG, of Barton Blount, Derbyshire, was an extremely influential English courtier, a respected humanistic scholar and patron of learning. He was one of the most influential and perhaps the wea ...
*1543 Ralph Rowlet and Sir Martin Bowes *1544 Sir Martin Bowes *1547–1553 Sir John York *1553–1555 Thomas Egerton *1560–1571 Sir Thomas Stanley *1571–1582 John Lonyson *1582–1599 Sir Richard Martin *1599–1609 Sir Richard Martin (died 1616) and Richard Martin *1617–1623
Sir Edward Villiers Sir Edward Villiers (c. 1585 – 7 September 1626) was an English nobleman from Leicestershire and member of the Villiers family, whose younger half-brother George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, was a favourite of both James VI and I a ...
*1623–1626 Sir Randal Cranfield *1626–1635 Sir Robert Harley *1635–1643 In Commission: **Sir Ralph Freeman **Sir Thomas Aylesbury *1643–1649 Sir Robert Harley *1649–1653
Aaron Guerdon According to Abrahamic religions, Aaron ''′aharon'', ar, هارون, Hārūn, Ancient Greek, Greek (Septuagint): wikt:Ἀαρών, Ἀαρών; often called Aaron the priest ()., group="note" ( or ; ''’Ahărōn'') was a prophet, a high p ...
*1660–1662 Sir Ralph Freeman *1662–1667 Sir Ralph Freeman and Henry Slingsby *1667–1680 Henry Slingsby (suspended 1680) *1680–1684 In Commission: **Sir John Buckworth ** Charles Duncombe ** James Hoare *1684–1686 In Commission: ** Thomas Neale ** Charles Duncombe ** James Hoare *1686–1699 Thomas Neale *1700–1727 Sir Isaac Newton *1727–1737 John Conduitt *1737–1745 Hon. Richard Arundell *1745–1769 Hon. William Chetwynd *1769–1784 Hon. Charles Cadogan< *1784–1789 The Earl of Effingham *1789–1790 The Earl of Chesterfield *1790–1794 The Earl of Leicester *1794–1799 Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet *1799–1801 Lord Hawkesbury *1801–1802 The Lord Arden *1802–1804 John Smyth *1804–1806 The Earl Bathurst *1806
Lord Charles Spencer Lord Charles Spencer PC (31 March 1740 – 16 June 1820) was a British courtier and politician from the Spencer family who sat in the House of Commons between 1761 and 1801. Background Spencer was the second son of Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke o ...
*1806–1807
Charles Bathurst Charles Bathurst PC (1754 – 13 August 1831), known as Charles Bragge from 1754 to 1804, was a British politician of the early 19th century. Background and education Born Charles Bragge, Bathurst was the son of Charles Bragge, of Cleve Hill ...
*1807–1812 The Earl Bathurst *1812–1814 The Earl of Clancarty *1814–1823 William Wellesley-Pole *1823–1827 Thomas Wallace *1827–1828 George Tierney *1828–1830
John Charles Herries John Charles Herries PC (November 1778 – 24 April 1855), known as J. C. Herries, was a British politician and financier and a frequent member of Tory and Conservative cabinets in the early to mid-19th century. Background and education Herr ...
*1830–1834 The Lord Auckland *1834–1835 Hon. James Abercrombie *1835 Alexander Baring *1835–1841 Henry Labouchere *1841–1845
William Ewart Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four non-con ...
*1845–1846 Sir George Clerk, 6th Baronet *1846–1850 Richard Lalor Sheil *1850–1855 Sir
John Herschel Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet (; 7 March 1792 – 11 May 1871) was an English polymath active as a mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor, experimental photographer who invented the blueprint and did botanical wo ...
*1855–1869 Thomas Graham *1870– Office amalgamated into the office of
Chancellor of the Exchequer The chancellor of the Exchequer, often abbreviated to chancellor, is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom, and head of HM Treasury, His Majesty's Treasury. As one of the four Great Offices of State, the Ch ...


Deputy Master of the Mint

Now a private company; the job of Deputy Master is held by the Royal Mint's Chief Executive. * 1868–94 Charles Fremantle * 1894–1902 Sir Horace Seymour * 1902–13 ? * 1913–17 Sir Thomas H. Elliott * 1917–22 ? * 1922–38 Sir Robert A. Johnson * 1938–49 Sir John Craig * 1949–57 ? * 1957–70 Sir John Hastings James * 1994 Anthony Garratt * 1999–2001 Roger Holmes * 2001–2007 Gerald Sheehan * 2007–2010 Andrew Stafford * 2010–2018 Adam Lawrence * 2018–present
Anne Jessopp Patricia Anne Jessopp (born October 1963 in Preston, Lancashire), known professionally as Anne Jessopp, is the Chief Executive Officer of the British Royal Mint The Royal Mint is the United Kingdom's oldest company and the official maker of ...


See also

* Münzmeister * Warden of the Mint


Notes


References

* {{Masters of the Mint Ceremonial officers in the United Kingdom Master of the Mint Public finance of England Public finance of Scotland Directors of coin mints