- Tory Government 1841–1846
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Sir Robert Peel
Sir Robert Peel's second government came to power in 1841 after the Conservative victory in the General Election caused the Whig government of Lord Melbourne to resign. Henry Goulburn was Chancellor of the Exchequer, the future Prime Minister Lord Aberdeen Foreign Secretary and Sir James Graham Home Secretary. William Ewart Gladstone, who was yet to join the Liberal Party, became a member of the cabinet for the first time in 1843 when he was appointed President of the Board of Trade. His future rival Benjamin Disraeli was overlooked by Peel and was a sharp critic of the government.
The government was brought down by Peel's decision in 1846 to support the repeal of the Corn Laws, leading to a split in the Tory party and the formation of a Whig government under Lord John Russell.
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 30 August 1841 – 29 June 1846 resigned 6 December 1845 and resumed 20 December 1845 Chancellor of the Exchequer Henry Goulburn 4 September 1841 Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Sir Thomas Fremantle, Bt 8 September 1841 John Young 21 May 1844 Financial Secretary to the Treasury Sir George Clerk, Bt 8 September 1841 Edward Cardwell 4 February 1845 Junior Lords of the Treasury James Milnes Gaskell 6 September 1841 – 11 March 1846 Henry Bingham Baring 6 September 1841 – 27 June 1846 Alexander Perceval 6 September 1841 – 16 September 1841 Alexander Pringle 6 September 1841 – 26 April 1845 John Young 16 September 1841 – 21 May 1844 Lord Arthur Lennox 21 May 1844 – 8 August 1845 William Forbes Mackenzie 26 April 1845 – 11 March 1846 William Cripps 8 August 1845 – 27 June 1846 Hon. Swynfen Carnegie 11 March 1846 – 27 June 1846 Ralph Neville 11 March 1846 – 27 June 1846 Lord Chancellor The Lord Lyndhurst 3 September 1841 Lord President of the Council The Lord Wharncliffe 3 September 1841 The Duke of Buccleuch 21 January 1846 Lord Privy Seal The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos 3 September 1841 The Duke of Buccleuch 2 February 1842 The Earl of Haddington 21 January 1846 Secretary of State for the Home Department Sir James Graham, Bt 3 September 1841 Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department John Manners-Sutton 3 September 1841 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs The Earl of Aberdeen 3 September 1841 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs The Viscount Canning 4 September 1841 George Smythe 27 January 1846 Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Lord Stanley 3 September 1841 William Ewart Gladstone 23 December 1845 Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies George William Hope 8 September 1841 The Lord Lyttelton 8 January 1846 First Lord of the Admiralty The Earl of Haddington 6 September 1841 The Earl of Ellenborough 8 January 1846 First Secretary of the Admiralty Sidney Herbert 10 September 1841 Henry Lowry-Corry 4 February 1845 Civil Lord of the Admiralty Henry Lowry-Corry 6 September 1841 Henry Fitzroy 10 February 1845 President of the Board of Control The Lord Ellenborough 4 September 1841 created Earl of Ellenborough 22 October 1844 The Lord Fitzgerald 23 October 1841 The Earl of Ripon 17 May 1843 Joint Secretaries of the Board of Control James Emerson Tennent 8 September 1841 – 5 August 1845 Bingham Baring 8 September 1841 – 17 February 1845 Viscount Jocelyn 17 February 1845 – 27 June 1846 Viscount Mahon 5 August 1845 – 27 June 1846 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Lord Granville Somerset 3 September 1841 entered the Cabinet May 1844 Paymaster-General Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bt 8 September 1841 Bingham Baring 1 March 1845 Minister without Portfolio
and Leader of the House of LordsThe Duke of Wellington 3 September 1841 President of the Board of Trade The Earl of Ripon 3 September 1841 William Ewart Gladstone 15 May 1843 The Earl of Dalhousie 5 February 1845 Vice-President of the Board of Trade William Ewart Gladstone 3 September 1841 The Earl of Dalhousie 10 June 1843 Sir George Clerk, Bt 5 February 1845 Secretary at War Sir Henry Hardinge 4 September 1841 Sir Thomas Fremantle, Bt 17 May 1844 Sidney Herbert 4 February 1845 entered the Cabinet May 1845 First Commissioner of Woods and Forests Earl of Lincoln 16 September 1841 entered the Cabinet February 1845 The Viscount Canning 2 March 1846 Chief Secretary for Ireland Lord Eliot 6 February 1841 Sir Thomas Fremantle, Bt 1 February 1845 Earl of Lincoln 14 February 1846 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland The Earl de Grey 11 September 1841 The Lord Heytesbury 17 July 1844 Master of the Mint William Ewart Gladstone 9 September 1841 Sir George Clerk, Bt 12 February 1845 Master-General of the Ordnance Sir George Murray 9 September 1841 Surveyor-General of the Ordnance Jonathan Peel 9 September 1841 Clerk of the Ordnance Henry George Boldero 9 September 1841 Lord Arthur Lennox 7 August 1845 Storekeeper of the Ordnance Francis Robert Bonham 9 September 1841 Sir Thomas Hastings 25 July 1845 Postmaster-General Viscount Lowther 9 September 1841 succeeded as 2nd Earl of Lonsdale 19 March 1844 The Earl of St Germans 30 December 1845 Attorney General Sir Frederick Pollock, Bt 6 September 1841 Sir William Webb Follett 15 April 1844 Sir Frederic Thesiger 29 June 1845 Solicitor General Sir William Webb Follett 6 September 1841 Sir Frederic Thesiger 29 June 1844 Sir Fitzroy Kelly 17 July 1845 Judge Advocate General John Iltyd Nicholl 8 September 1841 James Stuart-Wortley 24 January 1846 Lord Advocate Sir William Rae, Bt 4 September 1841 Duncan McNeill 26 October 1842 Solicitor General for Scotland Duncan McNeill 9 September 1841 Adam Anderson 8 November 1842 Attorney General for Ireland Francis Blackburne 23 September 1841 Thomas Cusack-Smith 10 November 1842 Richard Wilson Greene 2 February 1846 Solicitor General for Ireland Edward Pennefather 23 September 1841 Joseph Devonsher Jackson 10 November 1841 Thomas Cusack-Smith 21 September 1842 Richard Wilson Greene 1 November 1842 Abraham Brewster 2 February 1846 Lord Steward of the Household The Earl of Liverpool 3 September 1841 Lord Chamberlain of the Household The Earl De La Warr 8 September 1841 Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Lord Ernest Bruce 7 September 1841 Master of the Horse The Earl of Jersey 4 September 1841 Treasurer of the Household Earl Jermyn 9 September 1841 Comptroller of the Household George Dawson-Damer 9 September 1841 Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms The Lord Forester 8 September 1841 Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Marquess of Lothian 8 September 1841 The Earl of Beverley 15 January 1842 Master of the Buckhounds The Earl of Rosslyn 10 September 1841 Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal Lord Charles Wellesley 10 September 1841 Mistress of the Robes Duchess of Buccleuch 10 September 1841 Lords in Waiting Marquess of Ormonde 10 September 1841 – 27 June 1846 The Earl of Warwick 10 September 1841 – 27 June 1846 The Earl of Morton 10 September 1841 – 27 June 1846 The Earl of Hardwicke 10 September 1841 – 31 January 1846 The Lord Rivers 10 September 1841 – 27 June 1846 The Viscount Hawarden 15 September 1841 – 27 June 1846 The Lord Glenlyon 31 January 1846 – 27 June 1846 References
- C. Cook and B. Keith, British Historical Facts 1830-1900
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