Third_Derby–Disraeli_ministry

Third Derby–Disraeli ministry
Third Derby–Disraeli ministry
1866–1868; 1868;
Date formed	28 June 1866
Date dissolved	1 December 1868
People and organisations
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	Lord Derby (1866–1868); Benjamin Disraeli (1868);
Chancellor of the Exchequer	Benjamin Disraeli (1866–1868)
Total no. of members	105 appointments
Member party	Conservative Party
Status in legislature	Minority; dependent on Adullamite support
Opposition party	Liberal Party
Opposition leaders	William Ewart Gladstone; in the House of Commons; Lord Russell (1866–1868); Lord Granville (1868); in the House of Lords;
History
Outgoing election	1868 general election
Legislature term(s)	19th UK Parliament
Predecessor	Second Russell ministry
Successor	First Gladstone ministry

Third Derby–Disraeli ministry

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The Conservative government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in 1866 and ended in 1868 was led by Lord Derby in the House of Lords and Benjamin Disraeli in the House of Commons.

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Lord Derby became prime minister for the third time, after the fall of Lord Russell's Liberal government, in 1866. His Chancellor of the Exchequer, Benjamin Disraeli, was instrumental in passing the Second Reform Act in 1867.

After the parliamentary session, which produced the Second Reform Bill, Disraeli's eventual assumption of the leadership of the Conservative Party was all but assured. While he was still opposed by elements of the party's right wing (most notably the Marquess of Salisbury, himself a future prime minister), his role in securing the passage of the bill, in particular his showing against William Ewart Gladstone, had won him the adulation of a wide base of the parliamentary party. The only unknown was the health of the Earl of Derby, still very much prime minister, Conservative leader, and Disraeli's colleague.

Derby's health, however, had been in decline for some time, and he finally resigned in February and advised Queen Victoria to send for Disraeli. Thus on 27 February 1868 Benjamin Disraeli became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He reportedly said of the event later, "I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole." However, the Conservatives were still a minority in the House of Commons, and the enaction of the Reform Bill required the calling of new election. Disraeli's term as prime minister would therefore be fairly short, unless the Conservatives managed to win the general election.

Although all the cabinet posts were at his disposal, Disraeli made only a few changes: he replaced Lord Chelmsford as Lord Chancellor with Lord Cairns, and brought in George Ward Hunt as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Disraeli and Chelmsford had never got on, and in Disraeli's view, Cairns was a far stronger minister. He also chose the Earl of Malmesbury to succeed Derby as Leader in the House of Lords.

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[1] Also Leader of the House of Lords.

[2] Also Leader of the House of Commons.

[3] Also Leader of the House of Commons.

[4] Also Leader of the House of Lords 27 February 1868 – 1 December 1868.

[5] Succeeded as the 7th Earl of Mayo in 1867.

[6] Office abolished 12 August 1867 and replaced with a Parliamentary Secretaryship.

[7] Continued in office; no longer a political appointment after 1866.

[8] Continued in office.

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Office	Name	Term
First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords	The Earl of Derby	June 1866 – February 1868
Lord Chancellor	The Lord Chelmsford	June 1866 – February 1868
Lord President of the Council	The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos	June 1866 – March 1867
Lord President of the Council	The Duke of Marlborough	March 1867 – February 1868
Lord Privy Seal	The Earl of Malmesbury	June 1866 – February 1868
Home Secretary	Spencer H. Walpole	June 1866 – May 1867
Home Secretary	Gathorne Hardy	May 1867 – February 1868
Foreign Secretary	Lord Stanley	June 1866 – February 1868
Secretary of State for the Colonies	The Earl of Carnarvon	June 1866 – March 1867
Secretary of State for the Colonies	The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos	March 1867 – February 1868
Secretary of State for War	General Jonathan Peel	June 1866 – March 1867
Secretary of State for War	Sir John Pakington, Bt	March 1867 – February 1868
First Lord of the Admiralty	Sir John Pakington, Bt	June 1866 – March 1867
First Lord of the Admiralty	Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry	March 1867 – February 1868
Secretary of State for India	Viscount Cranborne	June 1866 – March 1867
Secretary of State for India	Sir Stafford Northcote, Bt	March 1867 – February 1868
Chancellor of the Exchequer Leader of the House of Commons	Benjamin Disraeli	June 1866 – February 1868
President of the Board of Trade	Sir Stafford Northcote, Bt	June 1866 – March 1867
President of the Board of Trade	The Duke of Richmond and Lennox	March 1867 – February 1868
President of the Poor Law Board	Gathorne Hardy	June 1866 – May 1867
President of the Poor Law Board	incumbent not in the cabinet
First Commissioner of Works	The Lord John Manners	June 1866 – February 1868
Chief Secretary for Ireland	Lord Naas	June 1866 – February 1868
Minister without Portfolio	Spencer H. Walpole	May 1867 – February 1868

Office	Name	Term
First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	Benjamin Disraeli	February–December 1868
Lord Chancellor	The Lord Cairns	February–December 1868
Lord President of the Council	The Duke of Marlborough	February–December 1868
Lord Privy Seal Leader of the House of Lords	The Earl of Malmesbury	February–December 1868
Home Secretary	Gathorne Hardy	February–December 1868
Foreign Secretary	Lord Stanley	February–December 1868
Secretary of State for the Colonies	The Duke of Buckingham	February–December 1868
Secretary of State for War	Sir John Pakington, Bt	February–December 1868
Secretary of State for India	Sir Stafford Northcote, Bt	February–December 1868
Chancellor of the Exchequer	George Ward Hunt	February–December 1868
First Lord of the Admiralty	Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry	February–December 1868
President of the Board of Trade	The Duke of Richmond	February–December 1868
First Commissioner of Works	The Lord John Manners	February–December 1868
Chief Secretary for Ireland	The Earl of Mayo	February–September 1868
	successor not in the cabinet

Office	Name	Date
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury	The Earl of Derby^{[lower-alpha 1]}	28 June 1866 – 25 February 1868
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury	Benjamin Disraeli^{[lower-alpha 2]}	27 February 1868 – 1 December 1868
Chancellor of the Exchequer	Benjamin Disraeli^{[lower-alpha 3]}	6 July 1866
Chancellor of the Exchequer	George Ward Hunt	29 February 1868
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury	Thomas Edward Taylor	14 July 1866
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury	Gerard Noel	11 November 1868
Financial Secretary to the Treasury	George Ward Hunt	14 July 1866
Financial Secretary to the Treasury	George Sclater-Booth	4 March 1868
Junior Lords of the Treasury	Gerard Noel	12 July 1866 – 2 November 1868
	Sir Graham Graham-Montgomery	12 July 1866 – 1 December 1868
	Henry Whitmore	12 July 1866 – 1 December 1868
	Lord Claud Hamilton	2 November 1868 – 1 December 1868
Lord Chancellor	The Lord Chelmsford	6 July 1866
Lord Chancellor	The Lord Cairns	29 February 1868
Lord President of the Council	The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos	6 July 1866
Lord President of the Council	The Duke of Marlborough	8 March 1867
Lord Privy Seal	The Earl of Malmesbury^{[lower-alpha 4]}	6 July 1866
Secretary of State for the Home Department	Spencer Horatio Walpole	6 July 1866
Secretary of State for the Home Department	Gathorne Hardy	17 May 1867
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department	The Earl Belmore	10 July 1866
	Sir James Fergusson	1 August 1867
	Sir Michael Hicks Beach	10 August 1868
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	Lord Stanley	6 July 1866
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	Edward Egerton	6 July 1866
Secretary of State for War	Jonathan Peel	6 July 1866
Secretary of State for War	Sir John Pakington	8 March 1867
Under-Secretary of State for War	The Earl of Longford	7 July 1866
Surveyor-General of the Ordnance	vacant	—
Secretary of State for the Colonies	The Earl of Carnarvon	6 July 1866
Secretary of State for the Colonies	The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos	8 March 1867
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies	Charles Adderley	6 July 1866
Secretary of State for India	Viscount Cranborne	6 July 1866
Secretary of State for India	Sir Stafford Northcote	8 March 1867
Under-Secretary of State for India	Sir James Fergusson	6 July 1866
Under-Secretary of State for India	The Lord Clinton	31 July 1867
First Lord of the Admiralty	Sir John Pakington	12 July 1866
First Lord of the Admiralty	Henry Lowry-Corry	8 March 1867
First Secretary of the Admiralty	Lord Henry Lennox	16 July 1866
Civil Lord of the Admiralty	Charles du Cane	12 July 1866
Civil Lord of the Admiralty	Frederick Stanley	29 August 1868
Chief Secretary for Ireland	Lord Naas^{[lower-alpha 5]}	10 July 1866
Chief Secretary for Ireland	John Wilson-Patten	29 September 1868
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland	The Marquess of Abercorn	13 July 1866
President of the Poor Law Board	Gathorne Hardy	12 July 1866
President of the Poor Law Board	The Earl of Devon	21 May 1867
Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor Law Board	Ralph Earle	12 July 1866
	George Sclater-Booth	1 March 1867
	Sir Michael Hicks-Beach	28 February 1868
Minister without Portfolio	Spencer Horatio Walpole	17 May 1867 – 1 December 1868
President of the Board of Trade	Sir Stafford Northcote	6 July 1866
President of the Board of Trade	The Duke of Richmond	8 March 1867
Vice-President of the Board of Trade	Stephen Cave^{[lower-alpha 6]}	10 July 1866
First Commissioner of Works	Lord John Manners	6 July 1866
Vice-President of the Committee on Education	Henry Lowry-Corry	12 July 1866
Vice-President of the Committee on Education	Lord Robert Montagu	19 March 1867
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Earl of Devon	10 July 1866
	John Wilson-Patten	26 June 1867
	Thomas Edward Taylor	7 November 1868
Paymaster General	Stephen Cave	10 July 1866
Postmaster-General	The Duke of Montrose	19 July 1866
Attorney General	Sir Hugh Cairns	10 July 1866
	Sir John Rolt	29 October 1866
	Sir John Burgess Karslake	18 July 1867
Solicitor General	Sir William Bovill	10 July 1866
	Sir John Burgess Karslake	29 November 1866
	Sir Charles Hasper Selwyn	18 July 1867
	Sir William Brett	10 February 1868
	Sir Richard Baggallay	16 September 1868
Judge Advocate General	John Mowbray	12 July 1866
Lord Advocate	George Patton	12 July 1866
Lord Advocate	Edward Gordon	28 February 1867
Solicitor General for Scotland	Edward Gordon	12 July 1866
Solicitor General for Scotland	John Millar	6 March 1867
Attorney General for Ireland	John Edward Walsh	25 July 1866
	Michael Morris	1 November 1866
	Hedges Eyre Chatterton	1867
	Robert Warren	1867
	John Thomas Ball	1868
Solicitor General for Ireland	Michael Morris	3 August 1866
	Hedges Eyre Chatterton	8 November 1866
	Robert Warren	1867
	Michael Harrison	1867
	John Thomas Ball	1868
	Henry Ormsby	1868
Lord Steward of the Household	The Duke of Marlborough	10 July 1866
Lord Steward of the Household	The Earl of Tankerville	19 March 1867
Lord Chamberlain of the Household	The Earl of Bradford	10 July 1866
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household	Lord Claud Hamilton	10 July 1866
Treasurer of the Household	Lord Burghley	10 July 1866
Treasurer of the Household	Percy Egerton Herbert	27 February 1867
Comptroller of the Household	Viscount Royston	10 July 1866
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms	The Earl of Tankerville	10 July 1866
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms	The Marquess of Exeter	20 March 1867
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard	The Earl Cadogan	10 July 1866
Master of the Buckhounds	The Lord Colville of Culross	10 July 1866
Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal	Lord Alfred Paget^{[lower-alpha 7]}	1 July 1859
Mistress of the Robes	The Duchess of Wellington^{[lower-alpha 8]}	25 April 1861
Lords in Waiting	The Viscount Strathallan	13 July 1866 – 1 December 1868
	The Viscount Hawarden	13 July 1866 – 1 December 1868
	The Lord Bagot	13 July 1866 – 1 December 1868
	The Lord Polwarth	13 July 1866 – 16 August 1867
	The Lord Crofton	13 July 1866 – 1 December 1868
	The Lord Skelmersdale	13 July 1866 – 1 December 1868
	The Lord Raglan	13 July 1866 – 1 December 1868
	The Earl of Haddington	7 September 1867 – 1 December 1868

Third_Derby–Disraeli_ministry

Third Derby–Disraeli ministry

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Cabinets

June 1866 – February 1868

Notes

Changes

February 1868 – December 1868

Changes

List of ministers

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Third Derby–Disraeli ministry

1866–1868 1868

Date formed	28 June 1866 (1866-06-28)
Date dissolved	1 December 1868 (1868-12-01)
People and organisations
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	Lord Derby (1866–1868) Benjamin Disraeli (1868)
Chancellor of the Exchequer	Benjamin Disraeli (1866–1868)
Total no. of members	105 appointments
Member party	Conservative Party
Status in legislature	Minority dependent on Adullamite support
Opposition party	Liberal Party
Opposition leaders	William Ewart Gladstone in the House of Commons Lord Russell (1866–1868) Lord Granville (1868) in the House of Lords
History
Outgoing election	1868 general election
Legislature term(s)	19th UK Parliament
Predecessor	Second Russell ministry
Successor	First Gladstone ministry