Second Peel ministry

The Second Peel ministry was formed by Sir Robert Peel, Bt in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1841.

History

Peel came to power for a second time after the Conservative victory in the General Election caused the Whig government of Lord Melbourne to resign.

Henry Goulburn was Chancellor of the Exchequer, the future Prime Minister Lord Aberdeen Foreign Secretary and Sir James Graham Home Secretary. William Ewart Gladstone, who was yet to join the Liberal Party, became a member of the cabinet for the first time in 1843 when he was appointed President of the Board of Trade. His future rival Benjamin Disraeli was overlooked by Peel and was a sharp critic of the government.

The government was brought down by Peel's decision in 1846 to support the repeal of the Corn Laws, leading to a split in the Tory party and the formation of a Whig government under Lord John Russell.

Cabinet

September 1841 – July 1846

Contemporary engraving showing the members of the Peel ministry
OfficeNameTerm
First Lord of the Treasury
Leader of the House of Commons
Sir Robert Peel, BtSeptember 1841 – July 1846
Lord ChancellorThe Lord LyndhurstSeptember 1841 – July 1846
Lord President of the CouncilThe Lord WharncliffeSeptember 1841 – December 1845
 The Duke of BuccleuchDecember 1845 – July 1846
Lord Privy SealThe Duke of BuckinghamSeptember 1841 – February 1842
 The Duke of BuccleuchFebruary 1842 – January 1846
 The Earl of HaddingtonJanuary–July 1846
Home SecretarySir James Graham, BtSeptember 1841 – July 1846
Foreign SecretaryThe Earl of AberdeenSeptember 1841 – July 1846
Secretary of State for War and the ColoniesLord StanleySeptember 1841 – December 1845
 William Ewart GladstoneDecember 1845 – July 1846
First Lord of the AdmiraltyThe Earl of HaddingtonSeptember 1841 – January 1846
 The Earl of EllenboroughJanuary–July 1846
Chancellor of the ExchequerHenry GoulburnSeptember 1841 – July 1846
President of the Board of ControlThe Lord EllenboroughSeptember–October 1841
 The Lord FitzGeraldOctober 1841 – May 1843
 The Earl of RiponMay 1843 – July 1846
President of the Board of TradeThe Earl of RiponSeptember 1841 – May 1843
 William Ewart GladstoneMay 1843 – January 1845
First Commissioner of Woods and ForestsEarl of LincolnFebruary 1845 – January 1846
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterThe Lord Granville SomersetMay 1844 – July 1846
Secretary at WarSir Henry HardingeSeptember 1841 – January 1845
 Sidney HerbertJanuary 1845 – July 1846
Paymaster-GeneralSir Edward Knatchbull, BtSeptember 1841 – January 1845
Chief Secretary for IrelandEarl of LincolnJanuary–July 1846
Minister without Portfolio
Leader of the House of Lords
The Duke of WellingtonSeptember 1841 – July 1846

Changes

List of Ministers

Members of the Cabinet are indicated by bold face.

OfficeNameDateNotes
Prime Minister,
First Lord of the Treasury
and Leader of the House of Commons
Sir Robert Peel, Bt30 August 1841 – 29 June 1846resigned 6 December 1845 and resumed 20 December 1845
Chancellor of the ExchequerHenry Goulburn4 September 1841 
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasurySir Thomas Fremantle, Bt8 September 1841 
John Young21 May 1844
Financial Secretary to the TreasurySir George Clerk, Bt8 September 1841 
Edward Cardwell4 February 1845
Junior Lords of the TreasuryJames Milnes Gaskell6 September 1841 – 11 March 1846 
Henry Bingham Baring6 September 1841 – 27 June 1846
Alexander Perceval6 September 1841 – 16 September 1841
Alexander Pringle6 September 1841 – 26 April 1845
John Young16 September 1841 – 21 May 1844
Lord Arthur Lennox21 May 1844 – 8 August 1845
William Forbes Mackenzie26 April 1845 – 11 March 1846
William Cripps8 August 1845 – 27 June 1846
Hon. Swynfen Carnegie11 March 1846 – 27 June 1846
Ralph Neville11 March 1846 – 27 June 1846
Lord ChancellorThe Lord Lyndhurst3 September 1841 
Lord President of the CouncilThe Lord Wharncliffe3 September 1841 
The Duke of Buccleuch21 January 1846
Lord Privy SealThe Duke of Buckingham and Chandos3 September 1841 
The Duke of Buccleuch2 February 1842
The Earl of Haddington21 January 1846
Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentSir James Graham, Bt3 September 1841 
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentJohn Manners-Sutton3 September 1841 
Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsThe Earl of Aberdeen3 September 1841 
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsThe Viscount Canning4 September 1841 
George Smythe27 January 1846
Secretary of State for War and the ColoniesLord Stanley3 September 1841 
William Ewart Gladstone23 December 1845
Under-Secretary of State for War and the ColoniesGeorge William Hope8 September 1841 
The Lord Lyttelton8 January 1846
First Lord of the AdmiraltyThe Earl of Haddington6 September 1841 
The Earl of Ellenborough8 January 1846
First Secretary of the AdmiraltySidney Herbert10 September 1841 
Henry Lowry-Corry4 February 1845
Civil Lord of the AdmiraltyHenry Lowry-Corry6 September 1841 
Henry Fitzroy10 February 1845
President of the Board of ControlThe Lord Ellenborough4 September 1841created Earl of Ellenborough 22 October 1844
The Lord Fitzgerald23 October 1841 
The Earl of Ripon17 May 1843
Joint Secretaries of the Board of ControlJames Emerson Tennent8 September 1841 – 5 August 1845 
Bingham Baring8 September 1841 – 17 February 1845
Viscount Jocelyn17 February 1845 – 27 June 1846
Viscount Mahon5 August 1845 – 27 June 1846
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterLord Granville Somerset3 September 1841entered the Cabinet May 1844
Paymaster-GeneralSir Edward Knatchbull, Bt8 September 1841 
Bingham Baring1 March 1845
Minister without Portfolio
and Leader of the House of Lords
The Duke of Wellington3 September 1841 
President of the Board of TradeThe Earl of Ripon3 September 1841 
William Ewart Gladstone15 May 1843
The Earl of Dalhousie5 February 1845
Vice-President of the Board of TradeWilliam Ewart Gladstone3 September 1841 
The Earl of Dalhousie10 June 1843
Sir George Clerk, Bt5 February 1845
Secretary at WarSir Henry Hardinge4 September 1841 
Sir Thomas Fremantle, Bt17 May 1844
Sidney Herbert4 February 1845entered the Cabinet May 1845
First Commissioner of Woods and ForestsEarl of Lincoln16 September 1841entered the Cabinet February 1845
The Viscount Canning2 March 1846 
Chief Secretary for IrelandLord Eliot6 February 1841 
Sir Thomas Fremantle, Bt1 February 1845
Earl of Lincoln14 February 1846
Lord Lieutenant of IrelandThe Earl de Grey11 September 1841 
The Lord Heytesbury17 July 1844
Master of the MintWilliam Ewart Gladstone9 September 1841 
Sir George Clerk, Bt12 February 1845
Master-General of the OrdnanceSir George Murray9 September 1841 
Surveyor-General of the OrdnanceJonathan Peel9 September 1841 
Clerk of the OrdnanceHenry George Boldero9 September 1841 
Lord Arthur Lennox7 August 1845
Storekeeper of the OrdnanceFrancis Robert Bonham9 September 1841 
Sir Thomas Hastings25 July 1845
Postmaster-GeneralViscount Lowther9 September 1841succeeded as 2nd Earl of Lonsdale 19 March 1844
The Earl of St Germans30 December 1845 
Attorney GeneralSir Frederick Pollock, Bt6 September 1841 
Sir William Webb Follett15 April 1844
Sir Frederic Thesiger29 June 1845
Solicitor GeneralSir William Webb Follett6 September 1841 
Sir Frederic Thesiger29 June 1844
Sir Fitzroy Kelly17 July 1845
Judge Advocate GeneralJohn Iltyd Nicholl8 September 1841 
James Stuart-Wortley24 January 1846
Lord AdvocateSir William Rae, Bt4 September 1841 
Duncan McNeill26 October 1842
Solicitor General for ScotlandDuncan McNeill9 September 1841 
Adam Anderson8 November 1842
Attorney General for IrelandFrancis Blackburne23 September 1841 
Thomas Cusack-Smith10 November 1842
Richard Wilson Greene2 February 1846
Solicitor General for IrelandEdward Pennefather23 September 1841 
Joseph Devonsher Jackson10 November 1841
Thomas Cusack-Smith21 September 1842
Richard Wilson Greene1 November 1842
Abraham Brewster2 February 1846
Lord Steward of the HouseholdThe Earl of Liverpool3 September 1841 
Lord Chamberlain of the HouseholdThe Earl De La Warr8 September 1841 
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdLord Ernest Bruce7 September 1841 
Master of the HorseThe Earl of Jersey4 September 1841 
Treasurer of the HouseholdEarl Jermyn9 September 1841 
Comptroller of the HouseholdGeorge Dawson-Damer9 September 1841 
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsThe Lord Forester8 September 1841 
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardThe Marquess of Lothian8 September 1841 
The Earl of Beverley15 January 1842
Master of the BuckhoundsThe Earl of Rosslyn10 September 1841 
Chief Equerry and Clerk MarshalLord Charles Wellesley10 September 1841 
Mistress of the RobesDuchess of Buccleuch10 September 1841 
Lords in WaitingMarquess of Ormonde10 September 1841 – 27 June 1846 
The Earl of Warwick10 September 1841 – 27 June 1846
The Earl of Morton10 September 1841 – 27 June 1846
The Earl of Hardwicke10 September 1841 – 31 January 1846
The Lord Rivers10 September 1841 – 27 June 1846
The Viscount Hawarden15 September 1841 – 27 June 1846
The Lord Glenlyon31 January 1846 – 27 June 1846

References

Preceded by
Third Melbourne ministry
Government of the United Kingdom
1841–1846
Succeeded by
First Russell ministry
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