Second_Salisbury_ministry

Second Salisbury ministry
Second Salisbury ministry
1886–1892
	Salisbury (1892)
Date formed	25 July 1886
Date dissolved	11 August 1892
People and organisations
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	Lord Salisbury
Total no. of members	113 appointments
Member parties	Conservative Party
Status in legislature	Minority; dependent on Liberal Unionist support
Opposition party	Liberal Party
Opposition leaders	William Ewart Gladstone; in the House of Commons; Lord Granville (1886–1891); Lord Kimberley (1891–1892); in the House of Lords;
History
Election(s)	1886 general election
Outgoing election	1892 general election
Legislature term(s)	24th UK Parliament; 25th UK Parliament; lost a vote of confidence;
Predecessor	Third Gladstone ministry
Successor	Fourth Gladstone ministry

Second Salisbury ministry

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The Marquess of Salisbury formed his second ministry, in an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party, following the 1886 general election and his reappointment as the British prime minister by Queen Victoria.

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[1] The position of prime minister was not a formal ministerial office.

[Commons-2] Also served as Leader of the House of Commons.

[3] Walrond inherited a baronetcy in 1889.

[Cabinet-4] Entered the Cabinet in April 1887.

[5] Office abolished in 1888.

[6] Holland was created Baron Knutsford on 23 February 1888.

[7] Manners succeeded as the 7th Duke of Rutland on 4 March 1888.

[8] Balfour entered the Cabinet in November 1886.

[9] Stanley was created Baron Stanley of Preston on 27 August 1886.

[10] Folkestone succeeded as the 5th Earl of Radnor on 11 March 1889.

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Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords	The Marquess of Salisbury *	25 July 1886 (1886-07-25)	11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)
Lord Chancellor	The Lord Halsbury	3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)	11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)
Lord President of the Council	The Viscount Cranbrook	3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)	18 August 1892 (1892-08-18)
Lord Privy Seal	The Earl Cadogan	3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)	11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)
Secretary of State for the Home Department	Henry Matthews	3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)	15 August 1892 (1892-08-15)
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	The Earl of Iddesleigh	3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)	12 January 1887 (1887-01-12)
Secretary of State for the Colonies	Edward Stanhope	3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)	14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)
Secretary of State for War	William Henry Smith	3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)	14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)
Secretary of State for India	The Viscount Cross	3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)	11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)
First Lord of the Admiralty	Lord George Hamilton	1886 (1886)	1892 (1892)
Chancellor of the Exchequer Leader of the House of Commons	Lord Randolph Churchill	3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)	14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)
President of the Board of Trade	The Lord Stanley of Preston	3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)	21 February 1888 (1888-02-21)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Viscount Cranbrook	3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)	16 August 1886 (1886-08-16)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Duke of Rutland	16 August 1886 (1886-08-16)	11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)
Chief Secretary for Ireland	Sir Michael Hicks Beach	5 August 1886 (1886-08-05)	7 March 1887 (1887-03-07)
Secretary for Scotland	Arthur Balfour	5 August 1886 (1886-08-05)	11 March 1887 (1887-03-11)

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Leader of the House of Lords	The Marquess of Salisbury *	25 July 1886 (1886-07-25)	11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)	Conservative
First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	William Henry Smith	14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)	6 October 1891 (1891-10-06)	Conservative
First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	Arthur Balfour	6 October 1891 (1891-10-06)	15 August 1892 (1892-08-15)	Conservative
Lord Chancellor	The Lord Halsbury	3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)	11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)	Conservative
Lord President of the Council	The Viscount Cranbrook	3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)	18 August 1892 (1892-08-18)	Conservative
Lord Privy Seal	The Earl Cadogan	3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)	11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)	Conservative
Secretary of State for the Home Department	Henry Matthews	3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)	15 August 1892 (1892-08-15)	Conservative
Secretary of State for the Colonies	The Lord Knutsford	14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)	11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)	Conservative
Secretary of State for War	Edward Stanhope	14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)	11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)	Conservative
Secretary of State for India	The Viscount Cross	3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)	11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)	Conservative
First Lord of the Admiralty	Lord George Hamilton	9 August 1886 (1886-08-09)	1892 (1892)	Conservative
Chancellor of the Exchequer	George Goschen	14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)	11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)	Liberal Unionist
President of the Board of Trade	The Lord Stanley of Preston	3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)	21 February 1888 (1888-02-21)	Conservative
President of the Board of Trade	Sir Michael Hicks Beach	21 February 1888 (1888-02-21)	11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)	Conservative
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Duke of Rutland	16 August 1886 (1886-08-16)	11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)	Conservative
Chief Secretary for Ireland	Arthur Balfour	7 March 1887 (1887-03-07)	9 November 1891 (1891-11-09)	Conservative
Chief Secretary for Ireland	William Jackson	9 November 1891 (1891-11-09)	11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)	Conservative
President of the Local Government Board	Charles Ritchie	1886 (1886)	1892 (1892)	Conservative
President of the Board of Agriculture	Henry Chaplin	9 September 1889 (1889-09-09)	11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)	Conservative
Minister without Portfolio	Sir Michael Hicks Beach	7 March 1887 (1887-03-07)	20 February 1888 (1888-02-20)	Conservative

Office	Name	Date
Prime minister^{[lower-alpha 1]} Leader of the House of Lords	The Marquess of Salisbury	25 Jul 1886 – 11 Aug 1892
First Lord of the Treasury	The Marquess of Salisbury	9 Aug 1886
	William Henry Smith^{[lower-alpha 2]}	17 Jan 1887
	Arthur Balfour^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Oct 1891
Chancellor of the Exchequer	Lord Randolph Churchill^{[lower-alpha 2]}	3 Aug 1886
Chancellor of the Exchequer	George Goschen	14 Jan 1887
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury	Aretas Akers-Douglas	3 Aug 1886
Financial Secretary to the Treasury	William Jackson	3 Aug 1886
Financial Secretary to the Treasury	Sir John Eldon Gorst	9 Nov 1891
Junior Lords of the Treasury	Sidney Herbert	9 Aug 1886 – 11 Aug 1892
	William Walrond^{[lower-alpha 3]}	9 Aug 1886 – 11 Aug 1892
	Sir Herbert Maxwell	9 Aug 1886 – 11 Aug 1892
Lord Chancellor	The Lord Halsbury	3 Aug 1886
Lord President of the Council	The Viscount Cranbrook	3 Aug 1886
Lord Privy Seal	The Earl Cadogan^{[lower-alpha 4]}	3 Aug 1886
Secretary of State for the Home Department	Henry Matthews	3 Aug 1886
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department	Charles Stuart-Wortley	4 Aug 1886
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	The Earl of Iddesleigh	3 Aug 1886
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	The Marquess of Salisbury	14 Jan 1887
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	Sir James Fergusson	4 Aug 1886
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	James Lowther	22 Sep 1891
Secretary of State for War	William Henry Smith	3 Aug 1886
Secretary of State for War	Edward Stanhope	14 Jan 1887
Under-Secretary of State for War	The Lord Harris	4 Aug 1886
Under-Secretary of State for War	The Earl Brownlow	1 Jan 1890
Financial Secretary to the War Office	St John Brodrick	4 Aug 1886
Surveyor-General of the Ordnance^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Sir Henry Northcote	4 Aug 1886
Secretary of State for the Colonies	Edward Stanhope	3 Aug 1886
Secretary of State for the Colonies	Sir Henry Holland^{[lower-alpha 6]}	14 Jan 1887
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies	The Earl of Dunraven	3 Aug 1886
	The Earl of Onslow	16 Feb 1887
	Baron Henry de Worms	20 Feb 1888
Secretary of State for India	The Viscount Cross	3 Aug 1886
Under-Secretary of State for India	Sir John Eldon Gorst	4 Aug 1886
Under-Secretary of State for India	George Curzon	9 Nov 1891
First Lord of the Admiralty	Lord George Hamilton	9 Aug 1886
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty	Arthur Forwood	9 Aug 1886
Civil Lord of the Admiralty	Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett	9 Aug 1886
President of the Board of Agriculture	Henry Chaplin	9 Sep 1889
Chief Secretary for Ireland	Sir Michael Hicks Beach	5 Aug 1886
	Arthur Balfour	7 Mar 1887
	William Jackson	9 Nov 1891
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland	The Marquess of Londonderry	3 Aug 1886
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland	The Earl of Zetland	30 Jul 1889
Lord Chancellor of Ireland	The Lord Ashbourne	3 Aug 1886
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Viscount Cranbrook	3 Aug 1886
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Lord John Manners^{[lower-alpha 7]}	16 Aug 1886
President of the Local Government Board	Charles Ritchie^{[lower-alpha 4]}	3 Aug 1886
Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board	Walter Long	3 Aug 1886
Minister without Portfolio	Sir Michael Hicks Beach	7 Mar 1887 – 20 Feb 1888
Secretary for Scotland	Arthur Balfour^{[lower-alpha 8]}	5 Aug 1886
Secretary for Scotland	The Marquess of Lothian	11 Mar 1887
President of the Board of Trade	Sir Frederick Stanley^{[lower-alpha 9]}	3 Aug 1886
President of the Board of Trade	Sir Michael Hicks Beach	21 Feb 1888
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade	Baron Henry de Worms	4 Aug 1886
	The Earl of Onslow	21 Feb 1888
	The Lord Balfour of Burleigh	1 Jan 1889
Vice-President of the Committee on Education	Sir Henry Holland	3 Aug 1886
Vice-President of the Committee on Education	Sir William Hart Dyke	25 Jan 1887
Paymaster General	The Earl Beauchamp	19 Aug 1886
	The Earl Brownlow	Mar 1887
	The Earl of Jersey	1889
	The Lord Windsor	Dec 1890
Postmaster General	Henry Cecil Raikes	19 Aug 1886
Postmaster General	Sir James Fergusson	21 Sep 1891
First Commissioner of Works	David Plunket	5 Aug 1886
Attorney General	Sir Richard Webster	5 Aug 1886
Solicitor General	Sir Edward Clarke	6 Aug 1886
Judge Advocate General	William Thackeray Marriott	9 Aug 1886
Lord Advocate	John Macdonald	6 Aug 1886
	James Robertson	27 Oct 1888
	vacant	20 Aug 1891
	Sir Charles Pearson	1 Oct 1891
Solicitor General for Scotland	James Robertson	6 Aug 1886
	Moir Tod Stormonth Darling	27 Oct 1888
	Sir Charles Pearson	31 Oct 1890
	Andrew Murray	1 Oct 1891
Attorney-General for Ireland	Hugh Holmes	Aug 1886
	John George Gibson	1887
	Peter O'Brien	1888
	Dodgson Hamilton Madden	1890
Solicitor-General for Ireland	John George Gibson	Aug 1886
	Dodgson Hamilton Madden	1888
	John Atkinson	1890
	Edward Carson	Jun 1892
Lord Steward of the Household	The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe	16 Aug 1886
Lord Chamberlain of the Household	The Earl of Lathom	5 Aug 1886
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household	Viscount Lewisham	5 Aug 1886
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household	Lord Burghley	24 Nov 1891
Master of the Horse	The Duke of Portland	9 Aug 1886
Treasurer of the Household	Viscount Folkestone^{[lower-alpha 10]}	5 Aug 1886
Treasurer of the Household	Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox	20 Nov 1891
Comptroller of the Household	Lord Arthur Hill	5 Aug 1886
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms	The Viscount Barrington	5 Aug 1886
	The Earl of Rosslyn	24 Nov 1886
	The Earl of Yarborough	11 Aug 1890
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard	The Earl of Kintore	5 Aug 1886
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard	The Earl of Limerick	29 Jan 1889
Master of the Buckhounds	The Earl of Coventry	16 Aug 1886
Mistress of the Robes	The Duchess of Buccleuch	5 Aug 1886
Lords-in-Waiting	The Earl of Onslow	5 Aug 1886 – 21 Feb 1887
	The Earl of Limerick	5 Aug 1886 – 29 Jan 1889
	The Lord Henniker	5 Aug 1886 – 11 Aug 1892
	The Earl of Hopetoun	5 Aug 1886 – 12 Aug 1889
	The Lord Elphinstone	5 Aug 1886 – 11 Aug 1892
	The Lord de Ros	5 Aug 1886 – 11 Aug 1892
	The Earl Waldegrave	5 Aug 1886 – 11 Aug 1892
	The Lord Balfour of Burleigh	21 Feb 1887 – 18 Mar 1889
	The Earl of Romney	5 Feb 1889 – 11 Aug 1892
	The Viscount Torrington	18 Mar 1889 – 20 Oct 1889
	The Lord Churchill	12 Aug 1889 – 11 Aug 1892
	The Lord de Ramsey	10 Mar 1890 – 11 Aug 1892
Extra Lord in Waiting	The Lord Sackville	1 Oct 1876 – 1 Oct 1888

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