Second Peel ministry

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[edit] The Cabinet

OFFICE NAME TERM
First Lord of the Treasury
Leader of the House of Commons
Sir Robert Peel, Bt September 1841–July 1846
Lord Chancellor The Lord Lyndhurst September 1841–July 1846
Lord President of the Council The Lord Wharncliffe September 1841–January 1846
  The Duke of Buccleuch January–July 1846
Lord Privy Seal The Duke of Buckingham September 1841–February 1842
  The Duke of Buccleuch February 1842–January 1846
  The Earl of Haddington January–July 1846
Home Secretary Sir James Graham, Bt September 1841–July 1846
Foreign Secretary The Earl of Aberdeen September 1841–July 1846
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Lord Stanley September 1841–December 1845
  William Ewart Gladstone December 1845–July 1846
First Lord of the Admiralty The Earl of Haddington September 1841–January 1846
  The Earl of Ellenborough January–July 1846
Chancellor of the Exchequer Henry Goulburn September 1841–July 1846
President of the Board of Control The Earl of Ellenborough September–October 1841
  The Lord FitzGerald October 1841–May 1843
  The Earl of Ripon May 1843–July 1846
President of the Board of Trade The Earl of Ripon September 1841–May 1843
  William Ewart Gladstone May 1843–January 1845
First Commissioner of Woods and Forests Earl of Lincoln February 1845–January 1846
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Lord Granville Somerset May 1844–July 1846
Secretary at War Sir Henry Hardinge September 1841–January 1845
  Sidney Herbert January 1845–July 1846
Paymaster-General Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bt September 1841–January 1845
Chief Secretary for Ireland Earl of Lincoln January–July 1846
Minister without Portfolio
Leader of the House of Lords
The Duke of Wellington September 1841–July 1846


Changes
  • October, 1841: Lord FitzGerald succeeds Lord Ellenborough as President of the Board of Control.
  • February, 1842: The Duke of Buccleuch succeeds the Duke of Buckingham as Lord Privy Seal.
  • May, 1843: Lord Ripon succeeds FitzGerald as President of the Board of Control. William Ewart Gladstone succeeds Ripon at the Board of Trade.
  • May, 1844: Lord Granville Somerset, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, enters the Cabinet. Sir Henry Hardinge leaves the cabinet. His successor as Secretary at War is not in the Cabinet.
  • February, 1845: William Gladstone resigns as President of the Board of Trade. His successor in that post is not in the Cabinet. The First Commissioner of Woods and Forests, Lord Lincoln, enters the Cabinet, while Sir Edward Knatchbull, the Paymaster, leaves it.
  • May, 1845: Sidney Herbert, the Secretary at War, enters the Cabinet.
  • December, 1845: Gladstone succeeds Lord Stanley as Secretary for War and the Colonies.
  • January, 1846—The Duke of Buccleuch succeeds Lord Wharnecliffe as Lord President. Lord Haddington succeeds Buccleuch as Lord Privy Seal. Ellenborough succeeds Haddington as First Lord of the Admiralty. Lincoln becomes Chief Secretary for Ireland. His successor as First Commissioner of Woods and Forests is not in the Cabinet.
Preceded by
Third Melbourne Ministry
British ministries
1841–1846
Succeeded by
First Russell Ministry

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