- Conservative Government 1858–1859
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After the collapse of Lord Palmerston's first government, the Tory leader Lord Derby again formed a minority government, with Benjamin Disraeli as Chancellor of the Exchequer. The government oversaw the establishment of Crown rule in India, but was still not strong enough to retain power, falling in June 1859. Lord Palmerston then returned, forming his second government.
Office Name Date Notes Prime Minister,
First Lord of the Treasury
and Leader of the House of LordsThe Earl of Derby 21 February 1858 – 11 June 1859 Chancellor of the Exchequer
and Leader of the House of CommonsBenjamin Disraeli 26 February 1858 Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Sir William Jolliffe, Bt 2 March 1858 Financial Secretary to the Treasury George Alexander Hamilton 2 March 1858 Sir Stafford Northcote 21 January 1859 Junior Lords of the Treasury Lord Henry Gordon-Lennox 1 March 1858 – 14 March 1859 Thomas Edward Taylor 1 March 1858 – 11 June 1859 Henry Whitmore 1 March 1858 – 11 June 1859 Peter Blackburn 15 March 1859 – 11 June 1859 Lord Chancellor The Lord Chelmsford 26 February 1858 Lord President of the Council The Marquess of Salisbury 26 February 1858 Lord Privy Seal The Earl of Hardwicke 26 February 1858 Secretary of State for the Home Department Spencer Walpole 26 February 1858 T. H. S. Sotheron Estcourt 3 March 1859 Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department Gathorne Hardy 26 February 1858 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs The Earl of Malmesbury 26 February 1858 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs William Vesey Fitzgerald 26 February 1858 Secretary of State for War Jonathan Peel 26 February 1858 Under-Secretary of State for War The Viscount Hardinge 8 March 1858 The Earl of Rosslyn 3 March 1859 Surveyor-General of the Ordnance vacant — Secretary of State for the Colonies Lord Stanley 26 February 1858 Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton 5 June 1858 Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies The Earl of Carnarvon 26 February 1858 Secretary of State for India Lord Stanley 2 September 1858 Under-Secretary of State for India Henry James Baillie 30 September 1858 First Lord of the Admiralty Sir John Pakington 8 March 1858 First Secretary of the Admiralty Henry Thomas Lowry Corry 9 March 1858 Civil Lord of the Admiralty Lord Lovaine 8 March 1858 Frederick Lygon 9 March 1859 President of the Board of Control The Earl of Ellenborough 6 March 1858 Board of Control abolished 2 August 1858 Lord Stanley 5 June 1858 Joint Secretary to the Board of Control Henry James Baillie 6 March 1858 President of the Board of Trade Joseph Warner Henley 26 February 1858 The Earl of Donoughmore 3 March 1859 Vice-President of the Board of Trade The Earl of Donoughmore 6 April 1858 Lord Lovaine 3 March 1859 First Commissioner of Works Lord John Manners 26 February 1858 Vice-President of the Committee on Education Charles Bowyer Adderley 12 March 1858 President of the Board of Health Charles Bowyer Adderley 8 March 1858 office abolished 1858 Chief Secretary for Ireland Lord Naas 4 March 1858 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland The Earl of Eglinton 8 March 1858 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Duke of Montrose 26 February 1858 Paymaster-General The Earl of Donoughmore 6 April 1858 Lord Lovaine 3 March 1859 President of the Poor Law Board T.H.S. Sotheron Estcourt 6 March 1858 Earl of March 7 March 1859 Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor Law Board Frederick Winn Knight 12 March 1858 Postmaster-General The Lord Colchester 13 March 1858 Attorney General Sir Fitzroy Kelly 26 February 1858 Solicitor General Sir Hugh Cairns 26 February 1858 Judge Advocate General John Mowbray 13 March 1858 Lord Advocate John Inglis 1 March 1858 Charles Baillie 10 July 1858 David Mure 15 April 1859 Solicitor General for Scotland Charles Baillie 17 March 1858 David Mure 12 July 1858 George Patton 3 May 1859 Attorney General for Ireland James Whiteside February 1858 Solicitor General for Ireland Henry George Hughes February 1858 Edmund Hayes 1859 Lord Steward of the Household The Marquess of Exeter 26 February 1858 Lord Chamberlain of the Household The Earl De La Warr 26 February 1858 Master of the Horse The Duke of Beaufort 26 February 1858 Treasurer of the Household Lord Claud Hamilton 26 February 1858 Comptroller of the Household George Weld-Forester 26 February 1858 Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms The Earl Talbot 26 February 1858 Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Lord de Ros 17 March 1858 Master of the Buckhounds The Earl of Sandwich 26 February 1858 Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal The Lord Colville of Culross 26 February 1858 Mistress of the Robes The Duchess of Manchester 26 February 1858 Lords in Waiting The Earl of Verulam 26 February 1858 – 11 June 1859 The Earl of Sheffield 26 February 1858 – 11 June 1859 The Viscount Strathallan 26 February 1858 – 11 June 1859 The Lord Polwarth 26 February 1858 – 11 June 1859 The Lord Crofton 26 February 1858 – 11 June 1859 The Lord Bateman 26 February 1858 – 11 June 1859 The Lord Raglan 26 February 1858 – 11 June 1859 Source: C. Cook and B. Keith, British Historical Facts 1830-1900
Preceded by
Palmerston Government 1855-1858British Government
1858–1859Succeeded by
Liberal Government 1859-1866Categories:- British ministries
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