First Russell ministry

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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1846-1852, 1865-1866.
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1846-1852, 1865-1866.

[edit] The Cabinet

OFFICE NAME TERM
First Lord of the Treasury
Leader of the House of Commons		 The Lord John Russell July 1846–February 1852
Lord Chancellor The Lord Cottenham July 1846–July 1850
  The Lord Truro July 1850–February 1852
Lord President of the Council
Leader of the House of Lords		 The Marquess of Lansdowne July 1846–February 1852
Lord Privy Seal The Earl of Minto July 1846–February 1852
Home Secretary Sir George Grey, Bt July 1846–February 1852
Foreign Secretary The Viscount Palmerston July 1846–December 1851
  The Earl Granville December 1851–February 1852
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies The Earl Grey July 1846–February 1852
Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Charles Wood July 1846–February 1852
First Lord of the Admiralty The Earl of Auckland July 1846–January 1849
  Sir Francis Baring January 1849–February 1852
President of the Board of Control Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Bt July 1846–February 1852
  Fox Maule February 1852
President of the Board of Trade The Earl of Clarendon July 1846–July 1847
  Henry Labouchere July 1847–February 1852
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Lord Campbell July 1846–March 1850
  The Earl of Carlisle March 1850–February 1852
First Commissioner of Woods and Forests Lord Morpeth† July 1846–July 1850
  Lord Seymour July 1850–February 1852
Chief Secretary for Ireland Henry Labouchere July 1846–July 1847
  successor not in cabinet
Postmaster General The Marquess of Clanricarde July 1846–February 1852
Paymaster-General Thomas Babington Macaulay July 1846–July 1847
  successor not in cabinet
  The Earl Granville 1851‡–December 1851
  successor not in cabinet
Secretary at War Fox Maule 1851‡–February 1852
  successor not in cabinet


† became the Earl of Carlisle in 1848 ‡ denotes becoming a member of the cabinet, not gaining the office

Notes
  • Lord Carlisle served as both Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and First Commissioner of Woods and Forests between March and July of 1850.
Changes
  • July, 1847: Henry Labouchere succeeds Lord Clarendon as President of the Board of Trade. Labouchere's successor as Chief Secretary for Ireland is not in the cabinet. Thomas Babington Macaulay leaves the cabinet. His successor as Paymaster-General is not in the Cabinet.
  • January, 1849: Sir Francis Baring succeeds Lord Auckland as First Lord of the Admiralty
  • March, 1850: Lord Carlisle succeeds Lord Campbell as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. He remains First Commissioner of Woods and Forests
  • July, 1850: Lord Truro succeeds Lord Cottenham as Lord Chancellor. Lord Seymour succeeds Lord Carlisle as First Commissioner of Woods and Forests. Lord Carlisle remains Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
  • 1851: Fox Maule, the Secretary at War, and Lord Granville, the Paymaster-General, enter the Cabinet
  • December, 1851: Lord Granville succeeds Lord Palmerston as Foreign Secretary. Granville's successor as Paymaster-General is not in the Cabinet
  • February, 1852: Fox Maule succeeds Sir John Cam Hobhouse as President of the Board of Control. Maule's successor as Secretary at War is not in the Cabinet.
Preceded by
Second Peel Ministry		 British ministries
1846–1852		 Succeeded by
First Derby Ministry

For a more detailed list, including ministers not in the Cabinet, see Whig Government 1846-1852.

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