First Lord of the Treasury that office; in this case, the Second Lord of the Treasury usually served as Chancellor. As of 1841, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has always been Second Lord of the Treasury when he was not also Prime Minister. By convention, the other Lords Commissioners of the Treasury are also Government Whips in the House of Commons. 10 Downing Street is the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, and not of the Prime Minister. Chequers, a country house in Buckinghamshire, is the official country residence of the Prime Minister, used as a weekend and holiday home, although the
Register of the Treasury in the administration of Woodrow Wilson. Wilson appointed an African-American, Adam E. Patterson, for the position of Register of the Treasury. Southern senators, like Hoke Smith, James K. Vardaman, and Ben Tillman, were opposed to Patterson because of his race. They said they were opposed to any African-American for an office which would put them over Caucasian women. Patterson quickly withdrew his name, and, therefore, was unconfirmed. Wilson appointed a white man, Gabe E. Parker, to the Register of Treasury. Parker was the first white man to hold the position in fifteen years. The Treasury had eighteen Registers between 1861