births
March 30, 1640
John Trenchard, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (died 1695)
John Trenchard (politician)
Sir John Trenchard was an English politician and landowner.
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
The secretary of state for the Northern Department was a position in the Cabinet of the government of Great Britain up to 1782. Following this, the Northern Department became the Foreign Office, and the position evolved into the foreign secretary.