Second Salisbury ministry

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Second Salisbury ministry
1886–1892
Salisbury (1892)
Date formed25 July 1886 (1886-07-25)
Date dissolved11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)
People and organisations
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterLord Salisbury
Total no. of members113 appointments
Member partiesConservative Party
Status in legislature
Minority
dependent on Liberal Unionist support
Opposition partyLiberal Party
Opposition leaders
History
Election(s)1886 general election
Outgoing election1892 general election
Legislature term(s)
PredecessorThird Gladstone ministry
SuccessorFourth Gladstone ministry

The Marquess of Salisbury formed his second ministry, in an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party, following the 1886 general election and his reappointment as the British prime minister by Queen Victoria.

Cabinet[edit]

August 1886 to January 1887[edit]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office
*25 July 1886 (1886-07-25)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)
Lord Chancellor3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)
Lord President of the Council3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)18 August 1892 (1892-08-18)
Lord Privy Seal3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)
Secretary of State for the Home Department3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)15 August 1892 (1892-08-15)
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)12 January 1887 (1887-01-12)
Secretary of State for the Colonies3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)
Secretary of State for War3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)
Secretary of State for India3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)
First Lord of the Admiralty1886 (1886)1892 (1892)
3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)
President of the Board of Trade3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)21 February 1888 (1888-02-21)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The Viscount Cranbrook
3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)16 August 1886 (1886-08-16)
16 August 1886 (1886-08-16)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)
Chief Secretary for Ireland5 August 1886 (1886-08-05)7 March 1887 (1887-03-07)
Secretary for Scotland5 August 1886 (1886-08-05)11 March 1887 (1887-03-11)

January 1887 to August 1892[edit]

In 1887 a Liberal Unionist, George Goschen, joined the ministry as Chancellor of the Exchequer.[C. K. 1975]: 51 

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
The Marquess of Salisbury
*
25 July 1886 (1886-07-25)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) Conservative
14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)6 October 1891 (1891-10-06) Conservative
6 October 1891 (1891-10-06)15 August 1892 (1892-08-15) Conservative
Lord Chancellor
The Lord Halsbury
3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) Conservative
Lord President of the Council
The Viscount Cranbrook
3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)18 August 1892 (1892-08-18) Conservative
Lord Privy Seal
The Earl Cadogan
3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) Conservative
Secretary of State for the Home Department
Henry Matthews
3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)15 August 1892 (1892-08-15) Conservative
Secretary of State for the Colonies14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) Conservative
Secretary of State for War14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) Conservative
Secretary of State for India
The Viscount Cross
3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) Conservative
First Lord of the Admiralty
Lord George Hamilton
9 August 1886 (1886-08-09)1892 (1892) Conservative
Chancellor of the Exchequer14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) Liberal Unionist
President of the Board of Trade
The Lord Stanley of Preston
3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)21 February 1888 (1888-02-21) Conservative
21 February 1888 (1888-02-21)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) Conservative
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The Duke of Rutland
16 August 1886 (1886-08-16)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) Conservative
Chief Secretary for Ireland
Arthur Balfour
7 March 1887 (1887-03-07)9 November 1891 (1891-11-09) Conservative
9 November 1891 (1891-11-09)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) Conservative
President of the Local Government Board
Charles Ritchie
1886 (1886)1892 (1892) Conservative
President of the Board of Agriculture9 September 1889 (1889-09-09)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) Conservative
Minister without Portfolio
Sir Michael Hicks Beach
7 March 1887 (1887-03-07)20 February 1888 (1888-02-20) Conservative

Changes[edit]

  • February 1888 – Sir Michael Hicks Beach succeeds Lord Stanley of Preston as President of the Board of Trade.
  • September 1889 – Henry Chaplin enters the Cabinet as President of the Board of Agriculture.
  • October 1891 – Arthur Balfour succeeds the late William Henry Smith as First Lord of the Treasury and Leader of the House of Commons. William Jackson succeeds him as Chief Secretary for Ireland.

List of ministers[edit]

Note: Cabinet members are listed in bold face.
Office Name Date
The Marquess of Salisbury 25 Jul 1886 – 11 Aug 1892
First Lord of the Treasury 9 Aug 1886
William Henry Smith[b] 17 Jan 1887
Arthur Balfour[b] Oct 1891
Chancellor of the Exchequer Lord Randolph Churchill[b] 3 Aug 1886
George Goschen 14 Jan 1887
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Aretas Akers-Douglas 3 Aug 1886
Financial Secretary to the Treasury William Jackson 3 Aug 1886
Sir John Eldon Gorst 9 Nov 1891
Junior Lords of the Treasury Sidney Herbert 9 Aug 1886 – 11 Aug 1892
William Walrond[c] 9 Aug 1886 – 11 Aug 1892
Sir Herbert Maxwell 9 Aug 1886 – 11 Aug 1892
Lord Chancellor The Lord Halsbury 3 Aug 1886
Lord President of the Council The Viscount Cranbrook 3 Aug 1886
Lord Privy Seal The Earl Cadogan[d] 3 Aug 1886
Secretary of State for the Home Department Henry Matthews 3 Aug 1886
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department Charles Stuart-Wortley 4 Aug 1886
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs The Earl of Iddesleigh 3 Aug 1886
The Marquess of Salisbury 14 Jan 1887
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Sir James Fergusson 4 Aug 1886
James Lowther 22 Sep 1891
Secretary of State for War William Henry Smith 3 Aug 1886
Edward Stanhope 14 Jan 1887
Under-Secretary of State for War The Lord Harris 4 Aug 1886
The Earl Brownlow 1 Jan 1890
Financial Secretary to the War Office St John Brodrick 4 Aug 1886
Surveyor-General of the Ordnance[e] Sir Henry Northcote 4 Aug 1886
Secretary of State for the Colonies Edward Stanhope 3 Aug 1886
Sir Henry Holland[f] 14 Jan 1887
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies The Earl of Dunraven 3 Aug 1886
The Earl of Onslow 16 Feb 1887
Baron Henry de Worms 20 Feb 1888
Secretary of State for India The Viscount Cross 3 Aug 1886
Under-Secretary of State for India Sir John Eldon Gorst 4 Aug 1886
George Curzon 9 Nov 1891
First Lord of the Admiralty Lord George Hamilton 9 Aug 1886
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty Arthur Forwood 9 Aug 1886
Civil Lord of the Admiralty Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett 9 Aug 1886
President of the Board of Agriculture Henry Chaplin 9 Sep 1889
Chief Secretary for Ireland Sir Michael Hicks Beach 5 Aug 1886
Arthur Balfour 7 Mar 1887
William Jackson 9 Nov 1891
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland The Marquess of Londonderry 3 Aug 1886
The Earl of Zetland 30 Jul 1889
Lord Chancellor of Ireland The Lord Ashbourne 3 Aug 1886
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Viscount Cranbrook 3 Aug 1886
Lord John Manners[g] 16 Aug 1886
President of the Local Government Board Charles Ritchie[d] 3 Aug 1886
Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board Walter Long 3 Aug 1886
Minister without Portfolio Sir Michael Hicks Beach 7 Mar 1887 – 20 Feb 1888
Secretary for Scotland Arthur Balfour[h] 5 Aug 1886
The Marquess of Lothian 11 Mar 1887
President of the Board of Trade Sir Frederick Stanley[i] 3 Aug 1886
Sir Michael Hicks Beach 21 Feb 1888
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade Baron Henry de Worms 4 Aug 1886
The Earl of Onslow 21 Feb 1888
The Lord Balfour of Burleigh 1 Jan 1889
Vice-President of the Committee on Education Sir Henry Holland 3 Aug 1886
Sir William Hart Dyke 25 Jan 1887
Paymaster General The Earl Beauchamp 19 Aug 1886
The Earl Brownlow Mar 1887
The Earl of Jersey 1889
The Lord Windsor Dec 1890
Postmaster General Henry Cecil Raikes 19 Aug 1886
Sir James Fergusson 21 Sep 1891
First Commissioner of Works David Plunket 5 Aug 1886
Attorney General Sir Richard Webster 5 Aug 1886
Solicitor General Sir Edward Clarke 6 Aug 1886
Judge Advocate General William Thackeray Marriott 9 Aug 1886
Lord Advocate John Macdonald 6 Aug 1886
James Robertson 27 Oct 1888
vacant 20 Aug 1891
Sir Charles Pearson 1 Oct 1891
Solicitor General for Scotland James Robertson 6 Aug 1886
Moir Tod Stormonth Darling 27 Oct 1888
Sir Charles Pearson 31 Oct 1890
Andrew Murray 1 Oct 1891
Attorney-General for Ireland Hugh Holmes Aug 1886
John George Gibson 1887
Peter O'Brien 1888
Dodgson Hamilton Madden 1890
Solicitor-General for Ireland John George Gibson Aug 1886
Dodgson Hamilton Madden 1888
John Atkinson 1890
Edward Carson Jun 1892
Lord Steward of the Household The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 16 Aug 1886
Lord Chamberlain of the Household The Earl of Lathom 5 Aug 1886
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Viscount Lewisham 5 Aug 1886
Lord Burghley 24 Nov 1891
Master of the Horse The Duke of Portland 9 Aug 1886
Treasurer of the Household Viscount Folkestone[j] 5 Aug 1886
Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox 20 Nov 1891
Comptroller of the Household Lord Arthur Hill 5 Aug 1886
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms The Viscount Barrington 5 Aug 1886
The Earl of Rosslyn 24 Nov 1886
The Earl of Yarborough 11 Aug 1890
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Earl of Kintore 5 Aug 1886
The Earl of Limerick 29 Jan 1889
Master of the Buckhounds The Earl of Coventry 16 Aug 1886
Mistress of the Robes The Duchess of Buccleuch 5 Aug 1886
Lords-in-Waiting The Earl of Onslow 5 Aug 1886 – 21 Feb 1887
The Earl of Limerick 5 Aug 1886 – 29 Jan 1889
The Lord Henniker 5 Aug 1886 – 11 Aug 1892
The Earl of Hopetoun 5 Aug 1886 – 12 Aug 1889
The Lord Elphinstone 5 Aug 1886 – 11 Aug 1892
The Lord de Ros 5 Aug 1886 – 11 Aug 1892
The Earl Waldegrave 5 Aug 1886 – 11 Aug 1892
The Lord Balfour of Burleigh 21 Feb 1887 – 18 Mar 1889
The Earl of Romney 5 Feb 1889 – 11 Aug 1892
The Viscount Torrington 18 Mar 1889 – 20 Oct 1889
The Lord Churchill 12 Aug 1889 – 11 Aug 1892
The Lord de Ramsey 10 Mar 1890 – 11 Aug 1892
Extra Lord in Waiting The Lord Sackville 1 Oct 1876 – 1 Oct 1888

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The position of prime minister was not a formal ministerial office.
  2. ^ a b c Also served as Leader of the House of Commons.
  3. ^ Walrond inherited a baronetcy in 1889.
  4. ^ a b Entered the Cabinet in April 1887.
  5. ^ Office abolished in 1888.
  6. ^ Holland was created Baron Knutsford on 23 February 1888.
  7. ^ Manners succeeded as the 7th Duke of Rutland on 4 March 1888.
  8. ^ Balfour entered the Cabinet in November 1886.
  9. ^ Stanley was created Baron Stanley of Preston on 27 August 1886.
  10. ^ Folkestone succeeded as the 5th Earl of Radnor on 11 March 1889.

References[edit]

  • Tout, T. F. (1910). An Advanced History of Great Britain from the Earliest Times to the Death of Edward VII (new ed.). New York: Longmans, Green (published 1912). pp. 740–741Free access icon. OL 13991885M.
  • Cook, Chris; Keith, Brendan (1975). British Historical Facts: 1830–1900. Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 978-1-349-01348-7.
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