Coalition Government 1852-1855

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After the collapse of Lord Derby's minority government, the Whigs and Peelites formed a coalition under the Peelite leader Lord Aberdeen. The government resigned in early 1855 after a large parliamentary majority voted for a select committee to enquire into the incompetent management of the Crimean War. The former Home Secretary, Lord Palmerston, then formed his first government.

Preceded by
Conservative Government 1852		 British Government
1852–1855		 Succeeded by
Palmerston Government 1855-1858

Members of the Cabinet are indicated by bold face.

Office Name Date Notes
Prime Minister The Earl of Aberdeen 19 December 1852 – 30 January 1855  
Chancellor of the Exchequer William Ewart Gladstone 30 December 1852  
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury William Goodenough Hayter 5 January 1853  
Financial Secretary to the Treasury James Wilson 5 January 1853  
Junior Lords of the Treasury The Lord Alfred Hervey 1 January 1853 – 7 March 1855  
Lord Elcho 1 January 1853 – 7 March 1855
John Sadleir 1 January 1853 – 6 March 1854
Chichester Fortescue 6 March 1854 – 16 April 1855
Lord Chancellor The Lord Cranworth 28 December 1852  
Lord President of the Council The Earl Granville 28 December 1852  
The Lord John Russell 12 June 1854
Lord Privy Seal The Duke of Argyll 4 January 1853  
Secretary of State for the Home Department The Viscount Palmerston 28 December 1852  
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department Henry Fitzroy 28 December 1852  
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs The Lord John Russell 28 December 1852  
The Earl of Clarendon 21 February 1853
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs The Lord Wodehouse 28 December 1852  
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies The Duke of Newcastle 28 December 1852 department abolished 10 June 1854
Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Frederick Peel 28 December 1852
Secretary of State for War The Duke of Newcastle 12 June 1854  
Under-Secretary of State for War Henry Roberts 12 June 1854  
Secretary of State for the Colonies Sir George Grey, Bt 12 June 1854  
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies Frederick Peel 12 June 1854  
First Lord of the Admiralty Sir James Graham, Bt 30 December 1852  
First Secretary of the Admiralty Ralph Bernal Osborne 6 January 1853  
Civil Lord of the Admiralty William Francis Cowper 30 December 1852  
President of the Board of Control Sir Charles Wood, Bt 30 December 1852  
Joint Secretaries to the Board of Control Robert Lowe 30 December 1852  
Sir Thomas Redington 30 December 1852 (permanent)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Edward Strutt 3 January 1853  
The Earl Granville 21 June 1854
Minister without Portfolio The Marquess of Lansdowne 28 December 1852 – 21 February 1858  
The Lord John Russell 26 February 1853 – 8 June 1854
Secretary at War Sidney Herbert 30 December 1852  
First Commissioner of Works Sir William Molesworth 5 January 1853  
President of the Board of Health Sir Benjamin Hall 14 January 1854  
Chief Secretary for Ireland Sir John Young, Bt 6 January 1853  
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland The Earl of St Germans 5 January 1853  
Master-General of the Ordnance The Lord Raglan 30 September 1852 continued in office
Surveyor-General of the Ordnance Lauderdale Maule 5 January 1853  
Clerk of the Ordnance William Monsell 13 January 1853  
Storekeeper of the Ordnance Sir Thomas Hastings 25 July 1845 continued in office
Paymaster-General The Lord Stanley of Alderley 5 January 1853  
Postmaster-General The Viscount Canning 5 January 1853  
President of the Poor Law Board Matthew Talbot Baines 30 December 1852  
Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor Law Board Grenville Charles Lennox Berkeley 7 January 1853  
President of the Board of Trade Edward Cardwell 28 December 1852  
Vice-President of the Board of Trade The Lord Stanley of Alderley 4 January 1853  
Attorney General Sir Alexander Cockburn 28 December 1852  
Solicitor General Sir Richard Bethell 28 December 1852  
Judge Advocate General Charles Pelham Villiers 30 December 1852  
Lord Advocate James Moncreiff 30 December 1852  
Solicitor General for Scotland Robert Handyside 17 January 1853  
James Craufurd 16 November 1853
Thomas Mackenzie 11 January 1855
Attorney General for Ireland Abraham Brewster April 1853  
Solicitor General for Ireland William Keogh April 1853  
Lord Steward of the Household The Duke of Norfolk 4 January 1853  
The Earl Spencer 10 January 1854
Lord Chamberlain of the Household The Marquess of Breadalbane 15 January 1853  
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Lord Ernest Bruce 30 December 1852  
Master of the Horse The Duke of Wellington 21 January 1853  
Treasurer of the Household Earl of Mulgrave 4 January 1853  
Comptroller of the Household Viscount Drumlanrig 4 January 1853  
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms The Lord Foley 30 December 1852  
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Viscount Sydney 30 December 1852  
Master of the Buckhounds The Earl of Bessborough 30 December 1852  
Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal Lord Alfred Paget 30 December 1852  
Mistress of the Robes The Duchess of Sutherland 15 January 1853  
Lords in Waiting The Marquess of Ormonde 11 January 1853 – 25 September 1854  
The Earl Somers 13 January 1853 – 22 February 1857
The Lord Camoys 13 January 1853 – 21 February 1858
The Lord Elphinstone 13 January 1853 – 1 October 1853
The Lord Rivers 13 January 1853 – 21 February 1858
The Lord Waterpark 13 January 1853 – 21 February 1858
The Lord de Tabley 13 January 1853 – 21 February 1858
The Earl of Listowel 1 October 1853 – 21 February 1856
The Lord Dufferin and Clandeboye 28 November 1854 – 21 February 1858

Source: C. Cook and B. Keith, British Historical Facts 1830-1900

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