William Clayton, 1st Baron Sundon

In 1715 the Prince and Princess, tried unsuccessfully to get Clayton made secretary to the Treasury under Walpole, but helped him to obtain a place as paymaster of the King's private pensions instead.Clayton was elected to the South Sea committee of the House of Commons, and spoke against Walpole's proposals for restoring public credit and discharging a civil list debt in January and July 1721.In Parliament, Clayton spoke against the Government on a bill for taxing Roman Catholics in 1723, and on the dropping of bounties on wheat exports from Scotland in December 1724.However he had fallen out with the Duchess of Marlborough through taking office under Walpole, and at the 1727 British general election, he was returned unopposed as MP for Westminster.[3] At the 1741 British general election he was returned after a fierce contest, but the partiality of the high bailiff, who prematurely closed the poll, caused a riot and Sundon had to be rescued by the guards.
The Right HonourableGodfrey KnellerLord of the TreasuryHouse of CommonsCharlotte DyveSundonBritishNewmarket, SuffolkCharlottePrivy CouncilLewis DyveMember of ParliamentWoodstockSouth Sea1722 British general electionSt Albans1727 British general electionWestminster1734 British general electionPeerage of IrelandArdaghCounty of Longford1741 British general electionPlympton Erle1747 British general electionSt MawesThe London GazetteParliament of Great BritainWilliam CadoganSir Thomas Wheate, BtCharles CrispSamuel TrotmanWilliam GrimstonWilliam GoreThe Viscount GrimstonCaleb LomaxGeorge CarpenterCharles MontaguLord Charles CavendishSir Charles WagerViscount PercevalCharles EdwinRichard EdgcumbeThomas ClutterbuckRichard Edgcumbe (2)Hon. George EdgcumbeRobert NugentJames DouglasSir Thomas Clavering, BtBaron Sundon