- Tory Government 1834–1835
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Sir Robert Peel
Sir Robert Peel's first government succeeded the caretaker ministry of the Duke of Wellington. Peel was also Chancellor of the Exchequer while the Duke of Wellington served as Foreign Secretary. A young William Ewart Gladstone held office as a Junior Lord of the Treasury, his first governmental post in a ministerial career that would span for the next sixty years.
The Peel administration was a minority government, and relied on Whig support. However, this the Whigs felt disinclined to give, joining with the Irish radicals to defeat the Conservatives at every turn. After a reign of only four months, the government felt obliged to resign, whereupon the Whig leader Lord Melbourne formed his second government.
Members of the Cabinet are indicated by bold face.
Office Name Date Notes Prime Minister,
First Lord of the Treasury
and Leader of the House of CommonsSir Robert Peel, Bt 10 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Robert Peel, Bt 10 December 1834 Financial Secretary to the Treasury Sir Thomas Fremantle, Bt 20 December 1834 Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Sir George Clerk 19 December 1834 Junior Lords of the Treasury William Yates Peel 26 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 Earl of Lincoln 26 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 Viscount Stormont 26 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 Charles Ross 26 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 William Ewart Gladstone 26 December 1834 – 27 January 1835 John Iltyd Nicholl 14 March 1835 – 8 April 1835 Lord Chancellor The Lord Lyndhurst 21 November 1834 Lord President of the Council The Earl of Rosslyn 15 December 1834 Lord Privy Seal The Lord Wharncliffe 15 December 1834 Secretary of State for the Home Department Henry Goulburn 15 December 1834 Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department William Gregson 3 January 1835 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
and Leader of the House of LordsThe Duke of Wellington 17 November 1834 Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Viscount Mahon 17 December 1834 Secretary of State for War and the Colonies The Earl of Aberdeen 20 December 1834 Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies John Stuart-Wortley 20 December 1834 William Ewart Gladstone 27 January 1835 First Lord of the Admiralty The Earl de Grey 22 December 1834 First Secretary of the Admiralty George Robert Dawson 24 December 1834 Civil Lord of the Admiralty Lord Ashley 22 December 1834 President of the Board of Control The Lord Ellenborough 18 December 1834 Secretary of the Board of Control Winthrop Mackworth Praed 20 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 Joint Secretaries from 8 January 1835 Sidney Herbert 8 January 1835 – 8 April 1835 Master-General of the Ordnance Sir George Murray 18 December 1834 Treasurer of the Ordnance Thomas Creevey continued in office Alexander Perceval 12 January 1835 Surveyor-General of the Ordnance Lord Edward Somerset 22 December 1834 Clerk of the Ordnance Sir Edward Owen 22 December 1834 Storekeeper of the Ordnance Francis Robert Bonham 22 December 1834 Paymaster of the Forces Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bt 23 December 1834 President of the Board of Trade Alexander Baring 15 December 1834 Vice-President of the Board of Trade Viscount Lowther 20 December 1834 Secretary at War J. C. Herries 16 December 1834 Chief Secretary for Ireland Sir Henry Hardinge 16 December 1834 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland The Earl of Haddington 1 January 1835 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn 26 December 1834 Master of the Mint Alexander Baring 23 December 1834 Treasurer of the Navy Viscount Lowther 22 December 1834 Postmaster-General The Lord Maryborough 23 December 1834 First Commissioner of Woods and Forests Lord Granville Somerset 23 December 1834 Attorney General Sir Frederick Pollock, Bt 17 December 1834 Solicitor General Sir William Webb Follett 20 December 1834 Judge Advocate General Sir John Beckett, Bt 18 December 1834 Lord Advocate Sir William Rae, Bt 19 December 1834 Solicitor General for Scotland Duncan McNeill 7 January 1835 Attorney General for Ireland vacant Solicitor General for Ireland Edward Pennefather 27 January 1835 Lord Steward of the Household The Earl of Wilton 2 January 1835 Lord Chamberlain of the Household The Earl of Jersey 15 December 1834 Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Viscount Castlereagh 29 December 1834 Master of the Horse The Duke of Dorset 1 January 1835 Treasurer of the Household Sir William Henry Fremantle 27 May 1826 continued in office Comptroller of the Household Henry Lowry-Corry 29 December 1834 Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms Viscount Hereford 29 December 1834 Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Earl of Courtown 5 January 1835 Master of the Buckhounds The Earl of Chesterfield 30 December 1834 References
C. Cook and B. Keith, British Historical Facts 1830-1900
Preceded by
Conservative Provisional Government 1834British Government
1834–1835Succeeded by
Whig Government 1835–1841Categories:- British ministries
- Conservative Party (UK)
- 1830s in the United Kingdom
- 1834 establishments in the United Kingdom
- 1835 disestablishments
- Ministries of William IV of the United Kingdom
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