Second Derby–Disraeli ministry

The Conservative government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in 1858 and ended in 1859 was led by Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby in the House of Lords and Benjamin Disraeli in the House of Commons.

Second Derby–Disraeli ministry
1858–1859
Date formed20 February 1858 (1858-02-20)
Date dissolved11 June 1859 (1859-06-11)
People and organisations
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterEdward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
Chancellor of the ExchequerBenjamin Disraeli
Total no. of members78 appointments
Member partyConservative Party
Status in legislatureMinority
Opposition partyLiberal Party
Opposition leaders
History
Outgoing election1859 general election
Legislature terms17th UK Parliament
PredecessorFirst Palmerston ministry
SuccessorSecond Palmerston ministry

History

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After the collapse of Lord Palmerston's first government, the Conservative 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 ministry.

Cabinet

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February 1858 – June 1859

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Office Name Term
First Lord of the Treasury
Leader of the House of Lords
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby February 1858 – June 1859
Lord Chancellor Frederic Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford February 1858 – June 1859
Lord President of the Council James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury February 1858 – June 1859
Lord Privy Seal Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke February 1858 – June 1859
Home Secretary Spencer Horatio Walpole February 1858 – March 1859
  T.H.S. Sotheron Estcourt March–June 1859
Foreign Secretary James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury February 1858 – June 1859
Secretary of State for the Colonies Lord Stanley February–June 1858
  Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton June 1858 – June 1859
Secretary of State for War General Jonathan Peel February 1858 – June 1859
Secretary of State for India Lord Stanley September 1858 – June 1859
First Lord of the Admiralty Sir John Pakington, Bt February 1858 – June 1859
President of the Board of Control Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough February–June 1858
  Lord Stanley June–September 1858
  replaced by the India Office
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Leader of the House of Commons
Benjamin Disraeli February 1858 – June 1859
President of the Board of Trade J.W. Henley February 1858 – June 1859
First Commissioner of Works Lord John Manners February 1858 – June 1859

List of ministers

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Cabinet members are listed in bold face.

Office Name Date
Prime Minister
First Lord of the Treasury
Leader of the House of Lords
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby 21 February 1858 –
 11 June 1859
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Leader of the House of Commons
Benjamin Disraeli 26 February 1858
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Sir William Jolliffe 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 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 Frederic Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford 26 February 1858
Lord President of the Council James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury 26 February 1858
Lord Privy Seal Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke 26 February 1858
Secretary of State for the Home Department Spencer Horatio Walpole 26 February 1858
Thomas H. Sotheron-Estcourt 3 March 1859
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department Gathorne Hardy 26 February 1858
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury 26 February 1858
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs William Robert Seymour Vesey Fitzgerald 26 February 1858
Secretary of State for War Jonathan Peel 26 February 1858
Under-Secretary of State for War Charles Hardinge, 2nd Viscount Hardinge 8 March 1858
James St Clair-Erskine, 3rd 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 Henry Herbert, 4th 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 Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough 6 March 1858
Lord Stanley[a] 5 June 1858
Joint Secretary to the Board of Control Henry James Baillie 6 March 1858[a]
President of the Board of Trade Joseph Warner Henley 26 February 1858
Richard John Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of Donoughmore 3 March 1859
Vice-President of the Board of Trade Richard John Hely-Hutchinson, 4th 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[b]
Chief Secretary for Ireland Lord Naas 4 March 1858
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton 8 March 1858
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose 26 February 1858
Paymaster General Richard John Hely-Hutchinson, 4th 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 Charles Edward Abbott, 2nd Baron 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 Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter 26 February 1858
Lord Chamberlain of the Household George John Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr 26 February 1858
Master of the Horse Henry Charles Fitzroy Somerset, 8th 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 Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury 26 February 1858
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard William Lennox Lascelles FitzGerald-de Ros, 23rd Baron de Ros 17 March 1858
Master of the Buckhounds John William Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich 26 February 1858
Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal Charles Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross 26 February 1858
Mistress of the Robes The Duchess of Manchester 26 February 1858
Lords in Waiting James Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam 26 February 1858 –
 11 June 1859
George Holroyd, 2nd Earl of Sheffield 26 February 1858 –
 11 June 1859
William Drummond, 7th Viscount Strathallan 26 February 1858 –
 11 June 1859
Henry Hepburne-Scott, 7th Lord Polwarth 26 February 1858 –
 11 June 1859
Edward Crofton, 2nd Baron Crofton 26 February 1858 –
 11 June 1859
William Bateman-Hanbury, 2nd Baron Bateman 26 February 1858 –
 11 June 1859
Richard Somerset, 2nd Baron Raglan 26 February 1858 –
 11 June 1859
Notes
  1. ^ a b Board of Control abolished 2 August 1858.
  2. ^ Office abolished in 1858.

References

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  • British Historical Facts 1830–1900, by Chris Cook and Brendon Keith (The Macmillan Press 1975) pp. 21–22 SBN 333 13220 3
Preceded by Government of the United Kingdom
1858–1859
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