Treasurer of the Navy Pitt then formed a government led by the Duke of Devonshire. Grenville was returned to his position as Treasurer of the Navy, which was a great disappointment as he had been expecting to receive the more prestigious and lucrative post of Paymaster of the Forces.Brown, p. 133. This added to what Grenville regarded as a series of earlier slights in which Pitt and others had passed him over for positions in favour of men he considered no more talented than he was. From then on Grenville felt a growing resentment towards Pitt, and grew closer to the young Prince of Wales and his advisor Lord Bute who were both now opposed to Pitt.Lawson, pp. 110–113.
Treasurer of the Navy Pitt then formed a government led by the Duke of Devonshire. Grenville was returned to his position as Treasurer of the Navy which was a great disappointment as he had been expecting to receive the more prestigious and lucrative post of Paymaster of the Forces.Brown, p. 133. This added to what Grenville regarded as a series of earlier slights in which Pitt and others had passed him over for positions in favour of men he considered no more talented than he was. From then on Grenville felt a growing resentment towards Pitt, and grew closer to the young Prince of Wales and his advisor Lord Bute who were both now opposed to Pitt.Lawson, pp. 110–113.