First Salisbury ministry

The First Salisbury Ministry was formed by the Marquess of Salisbury in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in July 1885, and lasted until February 1886.

Cabinet

July 1885 - February 1886

OFFICENAMETERM
Foreign Secretary
Leader of the House of Lords
The Marquess of SalisburyJuly 1885February 1886
First Lord of the TreasuryThe Earl of IddesleighJuly 1885February 1886
Lord ChancellorThe Lord HalsburyJuly 1885February 1886
Lord President of the CouncilThe Viscount CranbrookJuly 1885February 1886
Lord Privy SealThe Earl of HarrowbyJuly 1885February 1886
Home SecretarySir Richard CrossJuly 1885February 1886
Secretary of State for the ColoniesSir Frederick StanleyJuly 1885February 1886
Secretary of State for WarWilliam Henry SmithJuly 1885January 1886
 The Viscount CranbrookJanuary 1886February 1886
Secretary of State for IndiaLord Randolph ChurchillJuly 1885February 1886
First Lord of the AdmiraltyLord George HamiltonJuly 1885February 1886
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Leader of the House of Commons
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, BtJuly 1885February 1886
President of the Board of TradeThe Duke of RichmondJuly 1885August 1885
 Edward StanhopeAugust 1885February 1886
Chief Secretary for IrelandWilliam Henry SmithJanuary 1886February 1886
Postmaster-GeneralThe Lord John MannersJuly 1885February 1886
Lord-Lieutenant of IrelandThe Earl of CarnarvonJuly 1885January 1886
 in commissionJanuary 1886February 1886
Lord Chancellor of IrelandThe Lord AshbourneJuly 1885February 1886
Secretary for ScotlandThe Duke of RichmondJuly 1885February 1886
Vice President of the CouncilEdward StanhopeJuly 1885August 1885
 not a cabinet postAugust 1885February 1886

Notes

Changes

List of Ministers

Cabinet members are listed in bold face.

OfficeNameDateNotes
Prime Minister
and Leader of the House of Lords
The Marquess of Salisbury23 June 1885 – 28 January 1886 
First Lord of the TreasuryThe Earl of Iddesleigh24 June 1885 
Chancellor of the Exchequer
and Leader of the House of Commons
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Bt24 June 1885 
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryAretas Akers-Douglas24 June 1885 
Financial Secretary to the TreasurySir Henry Holland, Bt24 June 1885 
Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bt 
William Jackson 
Junior Lords of the TreasuryCharles Dalrymple29 June 1885 – 28 January 1886 
Sidney Herbert29 June 1885 – 28 January 1886
William Walrond29 June 1885 – 28 January 1886
Lord ChancellorThe Lord Halsbury24 June 1885 
Lord President of the CouncilThe Viscount Cranbrook24 June 1885 
Lord Privy SealThe Earl of Harrowby24 June 1885 
Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentSir R. A. Cross24 June 1885 
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentCharles Stuart-Wortley30 June 1885 
Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsThe Marquess of Salisbury24 June 1885 
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsRobert Bourke25 June 1885 
Secretary of State for WarWilliam Henry Smith24 June 1885 
Under-Secretary of State for WarViscount Bury26 June 1885 
Financial Secretary to the War OfficeHenry Northcote26 June 1885 
Surveyor-General of the OrdnanceGuy Dawnay27 June 1885 
Secretary of State for the ColoniesFrederick Stanley24 June 1885 
Under-Secretary of State for the ColoniesThe Earl of Dunraven24 June 1885 
Secretary of State for IndiaLord Randolph Churchill24 June 1885 
Under-Secretary of State for IndiaThe Lord Harris25 June 1885 
First Lord of the AdmiraltyLord George Hamilton24 June 1885 
Parliamentary Secretary to the AdmiraltyCharles Ritchie1 July 1885 
Civil Lord of the AdmiraltyEllis Ashmead-Bartlett1 July 1885 
Vice-President of the Committee on EducationEdward Stanhope24 June 1885 
Sir Henry Holland, Bt17 September 1885
Chief Secretary for IrelandSir William Hart Dyke, Bt25 June 1885 
William Henry Smith23 January 1886
Lord Lieutenant of IrelandThe Earl of Carnarvon27 June 1885 
Lord Chancellor of IrelandThe Lord Ashbourne27 June 1885 
Postmaster-GeneralLord John Manners24 June 1885 
Secretary for ScotlandThe Duke of Richmond17 August 1885 
President of the Board of TradeThe Duke of Richmond24 June 1885 
Edward Stanhope19 August 1885
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of TradeBaron Henry de Worms24 June 1885 
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterHenry Chaplin24 June 1885 
President of the Local Government BoardArthur Balfour24 June 1885 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government BoardThe Earl Brownlow24 June 1885 
Paymaster-GeneralThe Earl Beauchamp24 June 1885 
First Commissioner of WorksDavid Robert Plunket24 June 1885 
Attorney GeneralSir Richard Webster27 July 1885 
Solicitor GeneralJohn Eldon Gorst2 July 1885 
Judge Advocate GeneralWilliam Thackeray Marriott13 July 1885 
Lord AdvocateJohn Hay Macdonald2 July 1885 
Solicitor General for ScotlandJames Robertson2 July 1885 
Attorney General for IrelandHugh Holmes3 July 1885 
Solicitor General for IrelandJohn Munroe3 July 1885 
John George Gibson1885
Lord Steward of the HouseholdThe Earl of Mount Edgcumbe27 June 1885 
Lord Chamberlain of the HouseholdThe Earl of Lathom27 June 1885 
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdViscount Lewisham27 June 1885 
Master of the HorseThe Earl of Bradford1 July 1885 
Treasurer of the HouseholdViscount Folkestone27 June 1885 
Comptroller of the HouseholdLord Arthur Hill27 June 1885 
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsThe Earl of Coventry6 July 1885 
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardThe Viscount Barrington27 June 1885 
Master of the BuckhoundsThe Marquess of Waterford27 June 1885 
Mistress of the RobesThe Duchess of Buccleuch27 June 1885 
Lords in WaitingThe Lord de Ros27 June 1885 – 28 January 1886 
The Earl of Kintore27 June 1885 – 28 January 1886
The Viscount Hawarden27 June 1885 – 28 January 1886
The Lord Henniker27 June 1885 – 28 January 1886
The Earl of Hopetoun27 June 1885 – 28 January 1886
The Lord Elphinstone27 June 1885 – 28 January 1886
The Lord Boston6 July 1885 – 28 January 1886
Extra Lord in WaitingThe Lord Sackville1 October 1876 – 1 October 1888 

References

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

Preceded by
Second Gladstone Ministry
Government of the United Kingdom
18851886
Succeeded by
Third Gladstone Ministry