- Conservative Government 1874–1880
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Benjamin Disraeli became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for the second time after Mr Gladstone's government was defeated in the General Election of 1874. Disraeli's foreign policy was seen as immoral by Gladstone, and following the latter's Midlothian Campaign, the government was heavily defeated in the next General Election, whereupon Gladstone formed his second government. The ailing Disraeli, by now Lord Beaconsfield, died the following year.
Office Name Date Notes Prime Minister
and First Lord of the TreasuryBenjamin Disraeli 20 February 1874 – 21 April 1880 created Earl of Beaconsfield 21 August 1876; also Leader of the House of Commons 1874-1876 and Leader of the House of Lords 21 August 1876-21 April 1880 Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Stafford Northcote, Bt 21 February 1874 also Leader of the House of Commons 1876-1880 Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury William Hart Dyke 21 February 1874 inherited a baronetcy 1875 Financial Secretary to the Treasury W. H. Smith 21 February 1874 Frederick Stanley 14 August 1877 Sir Henry Selwin-Ibbetson, Bt 2 April 1878 Junior Lords of the Treasury Viscount Mahon 4 March 1874 – 16 February 1876 Rowland Winn 4 March 1874 – 21 April 1880 Sir James Dalrymple-Horne-Elphinstone, Bt 4 March 1874 – 21 April 1880 Viscount Crichton 16 February 1876 – 21 April 1880 Lord Chancellor The Lord Cairns 21 February 1874 created Earl Cairns 27 September 1878 Lord President of the Council The Duke of Richmond 21 February 1874 also Leader of the House of Lords 21 February 1874-21 August 1876 Lord Privy Seal The Earl of Malmesbury 21 February 1874 Benjamin Disraeli 12 August 1876 created Earl of Beaconsfield 21 August 1876 The Duke of Northumberland 4 February 1878 Secretary of State for the Home Department R. A. Cross 21 February 1874 Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department Sir Henry Selwin-Ibbetson, Bt 25 February 1874 Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bt 6 April 1878 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs The Earl of Derby 21 February 1874 The Marquess of Salisbury 2 April 1878 Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Robert Bourke 23 February 1874 Secretary of State for War Gathorne Hardy 21 February 1874 Frederick Stanley 2 April 1878 Under-Secretary of State for War The Earl of Pembroke 2 March 1874 The Earl Cadogan 24 May 1875 Viscount Bury 4 March 1878 Financial Secretary to the War Office Frederick Stanley 26 February 1874 Robert Loyd-Lindsay 13 August 1877 Surveyor-General of the Ordnance Lord Eustace Cecil 26 February 1874 Secretary of State for the Colonies The Earl of Carnarvon 21 February 1874 Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Bt 4 February 1878 Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies James Lowther 25 February 1874 The Earl Cadogan 2 March 1878 Secretary of State for India The Marquess of Salisbury 21 February 1874 The Viscount Cranbrook 2 April 1878 Under-Secretary of State for India Lord George Hamilton 22 February 1874 Edward Stanhope 6 April 1878 First Lord of the Admiralty George Ward Hunt 21 February 1874 W. H. Smith 14 August 1877 Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty Algernon Egerton 21 February 1874 Civil Lord of the Admiralty Sir Massey Lopes, Bt 4 March 1874 Chief Secretary for Ireland Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Bt 27 February 1874 entered the Cabinet 12 August 1876 James Lowther 15 February 1878 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland The Duke of Abercorn 2 March 1874 The Duke of Marlborough 11 December 1876 Postmaster-General Lord John Manners 21 February 1874 President of the Board of Trade Sir Charles Adderley 21 February 1874 Viscount Sandon 4 April 1878 Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade George Cavendish-Bentinck 2 March 1874 Edward Stanhope 18 November 1875 John Gilbert Talbot 4 April 1878 Vice-President of the Committee on Education Viscount Sandon 2 March 1874 Lord George Hamilton 4 April 1878 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Thomas Edward Taylor 2 March 1874 President of the Local Government Board George Sclater-Booth 21 February 1874 Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board Clare Sewell Read 21 February 1874 Thomas Salt January 1876 Paymaster-General Stephen Cave 20 April 1874 David Plunket 24 March 1880 First Commissioner of Works Lord Henry Lennox 21 March 1874 Gerard Noel 14 August 1876 Attorney General Sir John Burgess Karslake 27 February 1874 Sir Richard Baggallay 20 April 1874 Sir John Holker 25 November 1875 Solicitor General Sir Richard Baggallay 27 February 1874 Sir John Holker 20 April 1874 Sir Hardinge Giffard 25 November 1875 Judge Advocate General Stephen Cave 7 March 1874 George Cavendish-Bentinck 24 November 1875 Lord Advocate Edward Gordon 26 February 1874 William Watson 21 July 1874 Solicitor General for Scotland John Millar 4 March 1874 William Watson 21 July 1874 John Macdonald 5 December 1876 Attorney General for Ireland John Thomas Ball 12 March 1874 Henry Ormsby 21 January 1875 George Augustus Chichester May 27 November 1875 Edward Gibson 15 February 1877 Solicitor General for Ireland Henry Ormsby 12 March 1874 David Plunkett 29 January 1875 Gerald Fitzgibbon 3 March 1877 Hugh Holmes 14 December 1878 Lord Steward of the Household The Earl Beauchamp 21 February 1874 Lord Chamberlain of the Household The Marquess of Hertford 21 February 1874 The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 7 May 1879 Vice-Chamberlain of the Household The Viscount Barrington 2 March 1874 Master of the Horse The Earl of Bradford 7 March 1874 Treasurer of the Household Earl Percy 2 March 1874 Lord Henry Thynne 14 December 1875 Comptroller of the Household Lord Henry Somerset 2 March 1874 Earl of Yarmouth 4 February 1879 Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms The Marquess of Exeter 2 March 1874 The Earl of Shrewsbury 4 February 1875 The Earl of Coventry 28 May 1877 Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Lord Skelmersdale 2 March 1874 Master of the Buckhounds The Earl of Hardwicke 2 March 1874 Mistress of the Robes The Duchess of Wellington 2 March 1874 Lords in Waiting The Earl of Dunmore 2 March 1874 – 21 April 1880 The Earl of Roden 2 March 1874 – 6 January 1880 The Viscount Hawarden 2 March 1874 – 21 April 1880 The Lord Bagot 2 March 1874 – 21 April 1880 The Lord de Ros 2 March 1874 – 21 April 1880 The Lord Elphinstone 2 March 1874 – 21 April 1880 The Lord Walsingham 2 March 1874 – 29 May 1875 The Earl of Jersey 29 May 1875 – 4 July 1877 The Lord Henniker 4 July 1877 – 21 April 1880 The Earl of Onslow 17 February 1880 – 21 April 1880 Extra Lord in Waiting The Lord Sackville 1 October 1876 – 1 October 1888 Source: C. Cook and B. Keith, British Historical Facts 1830-1900
Preceded by
Liberal Government 1868-1874British Government
1874–1880Succeeded by
Liberal Government 1880-1885Categories:- British ministries
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