Leaders of the British Tory Party 1783-1834.
For the predecessors of the Tory Party before 1783, see Leaders of the Chathamite Faction of the Whig Party in the House of Commons and Leaders of the Chathamite Faction of the Whig Party in the House of Lords
Leaders in the House of Lords, 1783-1834
editThose asterisked considered the overall leader of the party.
- Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney 1783-1789
- Francis Godolphin Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds 1789-1790
- William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville 1790-1801
- Thomas Pelham, 3rd Baron Pelham of Stanmer 1801-1803
- Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Baron Hawkesbury 1803-1807
- William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland 1807-1809*
- Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool 1809-1827 (* from 1812)
Leader of the Canningite Tories in the House of Lords
Leader of the High Tories in the House of Lords
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington 1827-1834 (*from 1828)
Leaders in the House of Commons 1783-1834
editThose asterisked considered the overall leader of the party.
- William Pitt the Younger 1783-1801*
- Henry Addington 1801-1804*
- William Pitt the Younger 1804-1806*
- Vacant 1806-1807
- Spencer Perceval 1807-1812 (* from 1809)
- Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh 1812-1822
- George Canning 1822-1827
Leaders of the Canningite Tories in the House of Commons
- George Canning 1827-1827
- William Huskisson 1827-1830
Leader of the High Tories in the House of Commons
- Sir Robert Peel 1827-1834
Overall Leader of the Tory Party 1783-1834
editPortrait | Country of Birth | Constituency/Title | Took Office | Left Office | Prime Minister | ||
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William Pitt the Younger | England | Appleby 1783-1784 Cambridge University 1784-1801 | 1783 | 1801 | Pitt the Younger | ||
Henry Addington | England | Devizes | 1801 | 1804 | Addington | ||
William Pitt the Younger | England | Cambridge University | 1804 | 1806 | Pitt the Younger | ||
Vacant | 1806 | 1807 | Grenville 1806-07 | ||||
The Duke of Portland | England | Duke of Portland | 1807 | 1809 | Portland | ||
The Earl of Liverpool | England | Earl of Liverpool | 1809 | 1827 | Liverpool | ||
Vacant | 1827 | 1830 | Canning Canningite Tory 1827 | ||||
Goderich Canningite Tory 1827-28 | |||||||
Wellington High Tory 1828-30 | |||||||
The Duke of Wellington | Ireland | Duke of Wellington | 1830 | 1834 | Grey 1830–34 | ||
Melbourne 1834 | |||||||
Wellington 1834 | |||||||
Sir Robert Peel | England | Tamworth | 1834 | 1834 | Peel 1834 |