- First Russell ministry
The Cabinet
† became the Earl of Carlisle in 1848‡ denotes becoming a member of the cabinet, not gaining the office;Notes
*Lord Carlisle served as both Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and First Commissioner of Woods and Forests between March and July 1850.;Changes
*July, 1847: Henry Labouchere succeeds Lord Clarendon as President of the Board of Trade. Labouchere's successor as Chief Secretary for Ireland is not in the cabinet. Thomas Babington Macaulay leaves the cabinet. His successor as Paymaster-General is not in the Cabinet.
*January, 1849: Sir Francis Baring succeeds Lord Auckland as First Lord of the Admiralty
*March, 1850: Lord Carlisle succeeds Lord Campbell as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. He remains First Commissioner of Woods and Forests
*July, 1850: Lord Truro succeeds Lord Cottenham as Lord Chancellor. Lord Seymour succeeds Lord Carlisle as First Commissioner of Woods and Forests. Lord Carlisle remains Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
*1851: Fox Maule, the Secretary at War, and Lord Granville, the Paymaster-General, enter the Cabinet
*December, 1851: Lord Granville succeeds Lord Palmerston as Foreign Secretary. Granville's successor as Paymaster-General is not in the Cabinet
*February, 1852: Fox Maule succeeds Sir John Cam Hobhouse as President of the Board of Control. Maule's successor as Secretary at War is not in the Cabinet.###@@@KEYEND@@@###
For a more detailed list, including ministers not in the Cabinet, see
Whig Government 1846-1852 .
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