Liberal government, 1892–1895
In the 1892 general election, the Conservative Party, led by the Marquess of Salisbury, won the most seats but not an overall majority. As a result, William Gladstone's Liberal Party formed a minority government that relied upon Irish Nationalist support. On 3 March 1894, Gladstone resigned over the rejection of his Home Rule Bill and the Earl of Rosebery succeeded him.
Cabinets[]
Fourth Gladstone ministry[]
Fourth Gladstone ministry | |
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1892–1894 | |
Date formed | 15 August 1892 |
Date dissolved | 2 March 1894 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | William Gladstone |
Member party | Liberal Party |
Status in legislature | |
Opposition party | Conservative Party |
Opposition leaders | |
History | |
Election(s) | 1892 general election |
Legislature term(s) | 25th UK Parliament |
Predecessor | Second Salisbury ministry |
Successor | Rosebery ministry |
Rosebery ministry[]
Rosebery ministry | |
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1894–1895 | |
Date formed | 5 March 1894 |
Date dissolved | 22 June 1895 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | Lord Rosebery |
Member party | Liberal Party |
Status in legislature | |
Opposition party | Conservative Party |
Opposition leaders | |
History | |
Legislature term(s) | |
Predecessor | Fourth Gladstone ministry |
Successor | Third Salisbury ministry |
Changes[]
- May 1894 – James Bryce succeeds A. J. Mundella at the Board of Trade. Lord Tweedmouth succeeds Bryce at the Duchy of Lancaster, remaining also Lord Privy Seal.
List of Ministers[]
Cabinet members are listed in bold face.
Office | Name | Date |
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Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury |
William Gladstone[a] | 15 August 1892 – 2 March 1894 |
The Earl of Rosebery[b] | 5 March 1894 – 21 June 1895 | |
Chancellor of the Exchequer | Sir William Vernon Harcourt[c] | 18 August 1892 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | Edward Marjoribanks[d] | 18 August 1892 |
T. E. Ellis | 10 March 1894 | |
Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Sir John Tomlinson Hibbert | 18 August 1892 |
Junior Lords of the Treasury | T. E. Ellis | 22 August 1892 – 21 June 1895 |
Richard Causton | 22 August 1892 – 21 June 1895 | |
William Alexander McArthur | 22 August 1892 – 21 June 1895 | |
Lord Chancellor | The Lord Herschell | 18 August 1892 |
Lord President of the Council | The Earl of Kimberley[e] | 18 August 1892 |
The Earl of Rosebery | 10 March 1894 | |
Lord Privy Seal | William Gladstone | 20 August 1892 |
The Lord Tweedmouth | 10 March 1894 | |
Secretary of State for the Home Department | H. H. Asquith | 18 August 1892 |
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | Herbert Gladstone | 19 August 1892 |
George W. E. Russell | 12 March 1894 | |
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | The Earl of Rosebery | 18 August 1892 |
The Earl of Kimberley | 11 March 1894 | |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Sir Edward Grey | 19 August 1892 |
Secretary of State for War | Henry Campbell-Bannerman | 18 August 1892 |
Under-Secretary of State for War | The Lord Sandhurst | 22 August 1892 |
The Lord Monkswell | 5 January 1895 | |
Financial Secretary to the War Office | William Woodall | 22 August 1892 |
Secretary of State for the Colonies | The Marquess of Ripon | 18 August 1892 |
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | Sydney Buxton | 18 August 1892 |
Secretary of State for India | The Earl of Kimberley | 18 August 1892 |
Henry Fowler | 10 March 1894 | |
Under-Secretary of State for India | George W. E. Russell | 19 August 1892 |
The Lord Reay | 11 March 1894 | |
First Lord of the Admiralty | The Earl Spencer | 19 August 1892 |
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty | Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth | 19 August 1892 |
Civil Lord of the Admiralty | Edmund Robertson | 25 August 1892 |
Vice-President of the Committee on Education | Arthur Dyke Acland | 25 August 1892 |
Chief Secretary for Ireland | John Morley | 22 August 1892 |
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | The Lord Houghton | 18 August 1892 |
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | James Bryce | 18 August 1892 |
The Lord Tweedmouth | 28 May 1894 | |
President of the Local Government Board | Henry Fowler | 18 August 1892 |
George Shaw-Lefevre | 1894 | |
Postmaster-General | Arnold Morley | 18 August 1892 |
Secretary for Scotland | Sir George Trevelyan, Bt | 18 August 1892 |
President of the Board of Trade | A. J. Mundella | 18 August 1892 |
James Bryce | 28 May 1894 | |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade | Thomas Burt | 18 August 1892 |
First Commissioner of Works | George Shaw-Lefevre | 18 August 1892 |
Herbert Gladstone | 10 March 1894 | |
President of the Board of Agriculture | Herbert Gardner | 25 August 1892 |
Paymaster General | Charles Seale-Hayne | 18 August 1892 |
Attorney General | Sir Charles Russell | 20 August 1892 |
Sir John Rigby | 3 May 1894 | |
Sir Robert Threshie Reid | 24 October 1894 | |
Solicitor General | Sir John Rigby | 20 August 1892 |
Sir Robert Threshie Reid | 3 May 1894 | |
Sir Frank Lockwood | 28 October 1894 | |
Judge Advocate General | Sir Francis Jeune | 31 December 1892 |
Lord Advocate | John Balfour | 20 August 1892 |
Solicitor General for Scotland | Alexander Asher | 20 August 1892 |
Thomas Shaw | 22 March 1894 | |
Attorney-General for Ireland | The Macdermot | August 1892 |
Solicitor-General for Ireland | Charles Hemphill | August 1892 |
Lord Steward of the Household | The Marquess of Breadalbane | 25 August 1892 |
Lord Chamberlain of the Household | The Lord Carrington | 25 August 1892 |
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Charles Spencer | 25 August 1892 |
Master of the Horse | The Viscount Oxenbridge | 25 August 1892 |
The Earl of Cork | 19 March 1894 | |
Treasurer of the Household | The Earl of Chesterfield | 25 August 1892 |
Arthur Brand | 13 March 1894 | |
Comptroller of the Household | George Leveson-Gower | 25 August 1892 |
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms | The Lord Vernon | 25 August 1892 |
The Earl of Chesterfield | 13 March 1894 | |
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | The Lord Kensington | 25 August 1892 |
Master of the Buckhounds | The Lord Ribblesdale | 25 August 1892 |
Mistress of the Robes | Vacant | — |
Lords-in-Waiting | The Lord Acton | 19 September 1892 – 21 June 1895 |
The Lord Camoys | 19 September 1892 – 21 June 1895 | |
The Lord Hamilton of Dalzell | 19 September 1892 – 1 May 1894 | |
The Lord Monkswell | 19 September 1892 – 4 February 1895 | |
The Lord Wolverton | 19 September 1892 – 14 June 1893 | |
The Lord Playfair | 26 November 1892 – 21 June 1895 | |
The Lord Brassey | 14 June 1893 – 21 June 1895 | |
Viscount Drumlanrig | 1 July 1893 – 18 October 1894 | |
The Lord Hawkesbury | 1 May 1894 – 21 June 1895 | |
The Earl of Buckinghamshire | 17 January 1895 – 21 June 1895 | |
The Earl Granville | 4 February 1895 – 21 June 1895 |
- Notes
- ^ Also Leader of the House of Commons.
- ^ Also Leader of the House of Lords.
- ^ Also Leader of the House of Commons 1894–1895.
- ^ Succeeded as 2nd Baron Tweedmouth 4 March 1894.
- ^ Also Leader of the House of Lords 18 August 1892 –
5 March 1894.
References[]
- D. Butler and G. Butler (ed.). Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900–2000.
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