 Eventually , the king began negotiations with the American colonies and accepted the resignation of Lord North – an action which would , eventually , lead to Coke leaving Parliament . A new government was formed in April 1782 , with Lord Rockingham as Prime Minister and Fox and Lord Shelburne as Secretaries of State . Rockingham and Shelburne disagreed constantly , particularly over the situation in North America , and with Rockingham 's death on 1 July Shelburne was made Prime Minister . At this the rest of the government resigned , and after a period of political chaos the short @-@ lived Fox @-@ North Coalition was formed in April 1783 . Coke was disgusted by this arrangement , describing it as a " revolting compact " . An East India Bill , which created 7 commissioners to oversee India , brought chaos to the coalition . Controversially , the commissioners would be appointed by the government , not by the crown , which challenged what the King saw as his constitutional right . Defeated in the House of Lords , the bill was used by George III to overturn Fox 's government and install a government led by William Pitt the Younger . Parliament was eventually dissolved on 25 March 1784 , and thanks to Coke 's long @-@ standing support of Fox and his actions , the ensuing general election led to Coke losing his seat . 
