Liberal Government 1859-1866

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After the fall of the second of Lord Derby's short-lived attempts at governments in 1859, Lord Palmerston returned to power, this time in alliance with his former rival Lord John Russell, in what is regarded as the first Liberal government. Palmerston remained as Prime Minister until his death in 1865, when Russell succeeded him. However, disunity within the party caused the fall of the government in the following year, and Lord Derby formed another Conservative administration.

Preceded by Conservative Government 1858-1859

British Government 1859–1866

Succeeded by Conservative Government 1866-1868

Office	Name	Date	Notes
Prime Minister	Viscount Palmerston	12 June 1859 – 18 October 1865
	The Earl Russell	29 October 1865 – 26 June 1866
Chancellor of the Exchequer	William Ewart Gladstone	18 June 1859
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury	Henry Brand	24 June 1859
Financial Secretary to the Treasury	Samuel Laing	24 June 1859
	Frederick Peel	2 November 1860
	Hugh Childers	19 August 1865
Junior Lords of the Treasury	Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen	24 June 1859 – 21 April 1865
	Sir William Dunbar	24 June 1859 – 21 April 1865
	John Bagwell	24 June 1859 – 25 March 1862
	Luke White	25 March 1862 – 2 June 1866
	William Patrick Adam	21 April 1865 – 26 June 1866
	John Bonham Carter	2 June 1866 – 26 June 1866
	John Esmonde	2 June 1866 – 26 June 1866
Lord Chancellor	The Lord Campbell of St Andrews	18 June 1859
	The Lord Westbury	26 June 1861
	The Lord Cranworth	7 July 1865
Lord President of the Council	The Earl Granville	18 June 1859
Lord Privy Seal	The Duke of Argyll	18 June 1859
Secretary of State for the Home Department	Sir George Cornewall Lewis	18 June 1859
	Sir George Grey, Bt	25 July 1861
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department	George Clive	18 June 1859
	Henry Bruce	14 November 1862
	Thomas Baring	25 April 1864
	Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen	25 May 1866
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	Lord John Russell	18 June 1859	created Earl Russell 30 July 1861
	The Earl of Clarendon	3 November 1865
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	The Lord Wodehouse	19 June 1859
	Austen Henry Layard	15 August 1861
Secretary of State for War	Sidney Herbert	18 June 1859	created Lord Herbert of Lea 15 January 1861
	Sir George Cornewall Lewis	22 July 1861
	The Earl de Grey and Ripon	28 April 1863
	Marquess of Hartington	16 February 1866
Under-Secretary of State for War	The Earl de Grey and Ripon	18 June 1859
	Thomas Baring	21 January 1861
	The Earl de Grey and Ripon	31 July 1861
	Marquess of Hartington	28 April 1863
	The Lord Dufferin and Clandeboye	17 February 1866
Secretary of State for the Colonies	The Duke of Newcastle	18 June 1859
	Edward Cardwell	7 April 1864
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies	Chichester Fortescue	18 June 1859
	William Edward Forster	25 November 1865
Secretary of State for India	Sir Charles Wood	18 June 1859
	The Earl de Grey and Ripon	16 February 1866
Under-Secretary of State for India	Thomas Baring	25 June 1859
	The Earl de Grey and Ripon	21 January 1861
	Thomas Baring	31 July 1861
	The Lord Wodehouse	25 April 1864
	Lord Dufferin and Clandeboye	16 November 1864
	James Stansfeld	17 February 1866
First Lord of the Admiralty	The Duke of Somerset	27 June 1859
First Secretary of the Admiralty	Lord Clarence Paget	30 June 1859
	Thomas Baring	30 April 1866
Civil Lord of the Admiralty	Samuel Whitbread	27 June 1859
	Marquess of Hartington	23 March 1863
	James Stansfeld	2 May 1863
	Hugh Childers	21 April 1864
	Henry Fenwick	22 January 1866
	Lord John Hay	7 April 1866
	George Shaw-Lefevre	8 May 1866
Chief Secretary for Ireland	Edward Cardwell	24 June 1859
	Sir Robert Peel, Bt	29 July 1861
	Chichester Fortescue	7 December 1865
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland	The Earl of Carlisle	24 June 1859
	The Lord Wodehouse	1 November 1864
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Sir George Grey, Bt	22 June 1859
	Edward Cardwell	25 July 1861
	The Earl of Clarendon	7 April 1864
	vacant	3 November 1865
	George Goschen	26 January 1866
President of the Poor Law Board	Thomas Milner Gibson	24 June 1859
	Charles Pelham Villiers	9 July 1859
Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor Law Board	Charles Gilpin	28 June 1859
	George Byng	22 February 1865
Postmaster-General	The Earl of Elgin	24 June 1859
	The Duke of Argyll	11 May 1860
	The Lord Stanley of Alderley	17 August 1860
President of the Board of Trade	vacant
	Thomas Milner Gibson	6 July 1859
Vice-President of the Board of Trade	James Wilson	18 June 1859
	William Francis Cowper	12 August 1859
	William Hutt	22 February 1860	KCB 27 November 1865
	George Goschen	29 November 1865
	William Monsell	12 March 1866
Vice-President of the Committee on Education	Robert Lowe	24 June 1859
	Henry Bruce	26 April 1864
Paymaster-General	James Wilson	18 June 1859
	William Francis Cowper	12 August 1859
	William Hutt	22 February 1860	KCB 27 November 1865
	George Goschen	29 November 1865
	William Monsell	12 March 1866
First Commissioner of Works	Henry Fitzroy	18 June 1859
	William Francis Cowper	9 February 1860
Attorney General	Sir Richard Bethell	18 June 1859
	Sir William Atherton	4 July 1861
	Sir Roundell Palmer	2 October 1863
Solicitor General	Sir Henry Keating	18 June 1859
	Sir William Atherton	16 December 1859
	Sir Roundell Palmer	8 July 1861
	Sir Robert Collier	2 October 1863
Judge Advocate General	Thomas Emerson Headlam	24 June 1859
Lord Advocate	James Moncreiff	24 June 1859
Solicitor General for Scotland	Edward F. Maitland	27 June 1859
	George Young	11 November 1862
Attorney General for Ireland	John David Fitzgerald	June 1859
	Rickard Deasy	February 1860
	Thomas O'Hagan	1861
	James Anthony Lawson	1865
Solicitor General for Ireland	John George	June 1859
	Rickard Deasy	1859
	Thomas O'Hagan	February 1860
	James Anthony Lawson	1861
	Edward Sullivan	1865
Lord Steward of the Household	The Earl of St Germans	18 June 1859
	The Earl of Bessborough	20 January 1866
Lord Chamberlain of the Household	The Viscount Sydney	23 June 1859
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household	Viscount Castlerosse	23 June 1859
Master of the Horse	The Marquess of Ailesbury	24 June 1859
Treasurer of the Household	Viscount Bury	23 June 1859
	Lord Otho Fitzgerald	8 May 1866
Comptroller of the Household	Lord Proby	23 June 1859
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms	The Lord Foley	28 June 1859
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard	The Earl of Ducie	28 June 1859
Master of the Buckhounds	The Earl of Bessborough	18 June 1859
	The Earl of Cork	23 January 1866
Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal	Lord Alfred Paget	1 July 1859
Mistress of the Robes	The Duchess of Sutherland	22 June 1859
	The Duchess of Wellington	25 April 1861
Lords in Waiting	The Earl of Caithness	23 June 1859 – 26 June 1866
	The Lord Camoys	23 June 1859 – 26 June 1866
	The Lord Rivers	23 June 1859 – 28 April 1866
	The Lord de Tabley	23 June 1859 – 26 June 1866
	The Lord Dartrey	23 June 1859 – 26 June 1866
	The Lord Methuen	23 June 1859 – 26 June 1866
	The Viscount Torrington	23 June 1859-27 April 1884	(permanent)
	The Lord Byron	17 July 1837 – 31 March 1860
	The Lord Harris	31 March 1860 – 4 May 1863
	The Lord Talbot of Malahide	4 May 1863 – 26 June 1866
	The Marquess of Normanby	8 May 1866 – 26 June 1866
Extra Lord in Waiting	The Lord Byron	31 March 1860 – 3 March 1868

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