Wellington ministry

Wellington (circa 1820)

The Duke of Wellington, a member of the Tory Party, served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1828 until 1830.

History

Formation

The Duke of Wellington finally came to power after the abortive attempt at a Canningite-Whig coalition government came to an end with Lord Goderich's resignation in January 1828. The government included several men from the previous administration, but four of the most important, Lords Dudley and Palmerston and Messrs Huskisson and Grant, resigned in May 1828.

Fate

The Duke oversaw the introduction of Catholic Emancipation, but remained resolutely opposed to parliamentary reform, and as a result lost a vote of no confidence on 15 November 1830. The Whigs under Lord Grey then formed the government which was to pass the Great Reform Act.

Cabinet

January 1828 – November 1830

Office	Name	Term
First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords	The Duke of Wellington	January 1828 – November 1830
Lord Chancellor	The Lord Lyndhust	January 1828 – November 1830
Lord President of the Council	The Earl Bathurst	January 1828 – November 1830
Lord Privy Seal	The Lord Ellenborough	January 1828 – June 1829
Lord Privy Seal	The Earl of Rosslyn	June 1829 – November 1830
Chancellor of the Exchequer	Henry Goulburn	January 1828 – November 1830
Home Secretary Leader of the House of Commons	Robert Peel	January 1828 – November 1830
Foreign Secretary	The Earl of Dudley	January 1828 – June 1828
Foreign Secretary	The Earl of Aberdeen	June 1828 – November 1830
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies	William Huskisson	January 1828 – May 1828
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies	Sir George Murray	May 1828 – November 1830
First Lord of the Admiralty	The Viscount Melville	September 1828 – November 1830
Master-General of the Ordnance	Marquess of Anglesey	January 1828 – April 1828
Master-General of the Ordnance	The Viscount Beresford	April 1828 – November 1830
President of the Board of Trade	Charles Grant	January 1828 – June 1828
	William Vesey-Fitzgerald	June 1828 – February 1830
	John Charles Herries	February 1830 – November 1830
President of the Board of Control	Charles Williams-Wynn	January 1828 – July 1828
	The Viscount Melville	July 1828 – September 1828
	The Lord Ellenborough	September 1828 – November 1830
Master of the Mint	John Charles Herries	January 1828 – November 1830
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Earl of Aberdeen	January 1828 – June 1828
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Charles Arbuthnot	June 1828 – November 1830
First Commissioner of Woods and Forests	Charles Arbuthnot	February 1828 – June 1828
First Commissioner of Woods and Forests	Viscount Lowther	June 1828 – November 1830
Paymaster of the Forces	William Vesey-Fitzgerald	January 1828 – July 1828
Paymaster of the Forces	John Calcraft	July 1828 – November 1830
Secretary at War	Viscount Palmerston	January 1828 – May 1828
	Sir Henry Hardinge	May 1828 – July 1830
	Lord Francis Leveson-Gower	July 1830 – November 1830

Full list of Ministers

Members of the Cabinet are indicated by bold face.

Office	Name	Date	Notes
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Leader of the House of Lords	The Duke of Wellington	22 January 1828
Chancellor of the Exchequer	Henry Goulburn	22 January 1828
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury	Joseph Planta	continued in office
Financial Secretary to the Treasury	George Robert Dawson	28 January 1828
Junior Lords of the Treasury	Lord Granville Somerset	26 January 1828 – 24 November 1830
	Earl of Mount Charles	26 January 1828 – 24 April 1830
	Lord Eliot	26 January 1828 – 24 November 1830
	Edmund Alexander Macnaghten	26 January 1828 – 24 July 1830
	George Bankes	24 April 1830 – 24 November 1830
	William Yates Peel	24 July 1830 – 24 November 1830
Lord President of the Council	The Earl Bathurst	26 January 1828
Lord Chancellor	The Lord Lyndhurst	continued in office
Secretary of State for the Home Department and Leader of the House of Commons	Robert Peel	26 January 1828
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department	Thomas Spring Rice	continued in office
	William Yates Peel	5 April 1828
	Sir George Clerk, Bt	5 August 1830
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	The Earl of Dudley	continued in office
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	The Earl of Aberdeen	2 June 1828
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	The Lord Howard de Walden	continued in office
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	Lord Dunglass	28 June 1828
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies	William Huskisson	continued in office
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies	Sir George Murray	30 May 1828
Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies	Lord Francis Leveson-Gower	26 January 1828
Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies	Horace Twiss	30 May 1828
President of the Board of Trade	Charles Grant	continued in office
	William Vesey-Fitzgerald	11 June 1828
	John Charles Herries	2 February 1830
Vice-President of the Board of Trade	Thomas Frankland Lewis	5 February 1828
Vice-President of the Board of Trade	Thomas Peregrine Courtenay	30 May 1828
President of the Board of Control	Charles Williams-Wynn	continued in office
	The Viscount Melville	31 July 1828
	The Lord Ellenborough	24 September 1828
Secretary to the Board of Control	Thomas Peregrine Courtenay	continued in office
	George Bankes	2 May 1829
	John Stuart-Wortley	16 February 1830
Lord High Admiral	The Duke of Clarence	continued in office	office put into commission 19 September 1828
First Lord of the Admiralty	The Viscount Melville	17 September 1828
First Secretary to the Admiralty	John Wilson Croker	continued in office
Civil Lords of the Admiralty	Sir George Clerk	19 September 1828 – 31 July 1830
	Earl of Brecknock	19 September 1828 – 15 July 1829
	Viscount Castlereagh	15 July 1829 – 25 November 1830
	Charles Ross	31 July 1830 – 25 November 1830
Lord Privy Seal	The Lord Ellenborough	26 January 1828
Lord Privy Seal	The Earl of Rosslyn	10 June 1829
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Earl of Aberdeen	26 January 1828
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Charles Arbuthnot	2 June 1828
Master-General of the Ordnance	The Marquess of Anglesey	continued in office
Master-General of the Ordnance	The Viscount Beresford	28 April 1828
Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance	Sir William Henry Clinton	continued in office
Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance	Lord Edward Somerset	8 July 1829	office vacant after 1830
Treasurer of the Ordnance	William Holmes	continued in office
Surveyor-General of the Ordnance	Sir Herbert Taylor	24 March 1828
Surveyor-General of the Ordnance	Sir Henry Fane	3 April 1829
Clerk of the Ordnance	Sir George Clerk	continued in office
Clerk of the Ordnance	Spencer Perceval	4 August 1828
Clerk of the Deliveries of the Ordnance	Hon. Edmund Phipps	continued in office	office abolished in 1830
Storekeeper of the Ordnance	Mark Singleton	continued in office
Storekeeper of the Ordnance	Frederick William French	4 June 1829
Treasurer of the Navy	William Vesey-Fitzgerald	25 February 1828
Secretary at War	Viscount Palmerston	continued in office
	Sir Henry Hardinge	31 May 1828
	Lord Francis Leveson-Gower	30 July 1830
Master of the Mint	John Charles Herries	12 February 1828
Chief Secretary for Ireland	William Lamb	continued in office
	Lord Francis Leveson-Gower	21 June 1828
	Sir Henry Hardinge	30 July 1830
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland	The Marquess of Anglesey	1 March 1828
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland	The Duke of Northumberland	6 March 1829
Paymaster of the Forces	William Vesey-Fitzgerald	continued in office
Paymaster of the Forces	John Calcraft	15 July 1828
Postmaster General	The Duke of Manchester	continued in office
First Commissioner of Woods and Forests	Charles Arbuthnot	11 February 1828
First Commissioner of Woods and Forests	Viscount Lowther	14 June 1828
Attorney General	Sir Charles Wetherell	19 February 1828
Attorney General	Sir James Scarlett	27 April 1829
Solicitor General	Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal	continued in office
Solicitor General	Sir Edward Burtenshaw Sugden	29 June 1829
Judge Advocate General	Sir John Beckett	2 February 1828
Lord Advocate	Sir William Rae	continued in office
Solicitor General for Scotland	John Hope	continued in office
Attorney General for Ireland	Henry Joy	continued in office
Solicitor General for Ireland	John Doherty	continued in office
Lord Steward of the Household	The Marquess of Conyngham	continued in office
Lord Chamberlain of the Household	The Duke of Montrose	18 February 1828
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household	Sir Samuel Hulse	continued in office
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household	Earl of Belfast	24 July 1830
Master of the Horse	The Duke of Leeds	continued in office
Treasurer of the Household	Sir William Henry Fremantle	continued in office
Comptroller of the Household	Lord George Thomas Beresford	continued in office
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard	The Earl of Macclesfield	continued in office
Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners	The Viscount Hereford	continued in office
Master of the Buckhounds	The Lord Maryborough	continued in office

References

Chris Cook and John Stevenson, British Historical Facts 1760–1830
Joseph Haydn and Horace Ockerby, The Book of Dignities

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