Walter Mildmay
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Sir Walter Mildmay was a statesman who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer to Queen Elizabeth I, and founded Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Portrait by Paul van Somer I (c. 1577–1621)
Apethorpe Palace, depicted in 1829, acquired by Mildmay in 1552
The tomb of Sir Walter and Lady Mary Mildmay in St Bartholomew-the-Great
Chancellor of the Exchequer
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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 His Majesty's Treasury. As one of the four Great Offices of State, the chancellor is a high-ranking member of the British Cabinet.
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Budget box or Gladstone box, c. 1860
Image: Bishop Walter Stapledon Exeter Cathedral
Image: William Catesby, memorial brass