[VICE-] One who acts as the deputy or representative of a treasurer; spec. an official acting in this capacity in the government of Ireland.
1541–2. in R. Bolton, Stat. Irel. (1621), 231. Which shall be proued by writing … before the two chiefe Iustices, the chiefe Baron and the Vicethesaurer.
1547. Privy Council Acts (1890), II. 135. The Vicethresaurier of the Mynt at Bristowe.
1551. Sir J. Williams, Accompte (Abbotsford), 79. Roberte Fowler, vice-treasourer, and Thomas Fowler, receivor.
1633. T. Stafford, Pac. Hib., i. (1821), 31. The Vice-treasurer and generall Receiver of the Queenes Majesties revenewes of this Realme.
1676. Earl Essex, in Essex Papers (Camden), II. 57. All the projects … w[hi]ch arise from our Vice Treasurer, do still tend to this not to have any money left here in the Treasury.
1710. Lond. Gaz., No. 4699/3. Mr. Pratt, Deputy-Vice-Treasurer, delivered … several Papers relating to the Receipts and Payments of the Vice-Treasurer.
a. 1797. in 3rd Rep. Hist. MSS. Comm., 434/1. Mr. Flood & Mr. Hussey Burgh, the two best popular speakers, were very much softened, & Flood made Vice-Treasurer.
1860. L. Harcourt, Diaries G. Rose, I. 71. The office of Vice-Treasurer of Ireland.
Hence Vice-treasurership.
1671. Marvell, Corr., Wks. (Grosart), II. 396. My Lord Angier, who bought … the Vicetreasurership of Ireland,… is, betwixt knavery and foolery, turned out.
1765. Ld. Holland, in Jesse, Selwyn & Contemp. (1843), I. 394. Will he have a Vice-Treasurership of Ireland?
1840. Penny Cycl., XVI. 296/2. Lord Rockingham had … offered him the chancellorship of the exchequer, and the vice-treasurership of Ireland.
