Second Derby ministry

The Second Derby Ministry governed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from February 1858 until June 1859.

History

After the collapse of Lord Palmerston's first government, the Tory leader Lord Derby again formed a minority government, with Benjamin Disraeli as Chancellor of the Exchequer. The government oversaw the establishment of Crown rule in India, but was still not strong enough to retain power, falling in June 1859. Lord Palmerston then returned, forming his second ministry.

Cabinet

February 1858 - June 1859

OFFICENAMETERM
First Lord of the Treasury
Leader of the House of Lords
The Earl of DerbyFebruary 1858June 1859
Lord ChancellorThe Lord ChelmsfordFebruary 1858June 1859
Lord President of the CouncilThe Marquess of SalisburyFebruary 1858June 1859
Lord Privy SealThe Earl of HardwickeFebruary 1858June 1859
Home SecretarySpencer H. WalpoleFebruary 1858March 1859
 T.H.S. Sotheron EstcourtMarchJune 1859
Foreign SecretaryThe Earl of MalmesburyFebruary 1858June 1859
Secretary of State for the ColoniesLord StanleyFebruaryJune 1858
 Sir Edward Bulwer-LyttonJune 1858June 1859
Secretary of State for WarGeneral Jonathan PeelFebruary 1858June 1859
Secretary of State for IndiaLord StanleySeptember 1858June 1859
First Lord of the AdmiraltySir John Pakington, BtFebruary 1858June 1859
President of the Board of ControlThe Earl of EllenboroughFebruaryJune 1858
 Lord StanleyJuneSeptember 1858
 replaced by the India Office
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Leader of the House of Commons
Benjamin DisraeliFebruary 1858June 1859
President of the Board of TradeJ.W. HenleyFebruary 1858June 1859
First Commissioner of WorksLord John MannersFebruary 1858June 1859

List of Ministers

Cabinet members are listed in bold face.

OfficeNameDateNotes
Prime Minister,
First Lord of the Treasury
and Leader of the House of Lords
The Earl of Derby21 February 1858 – 11 June 1859 
Chancellor of the Exchequer
and Leader of the House of Commons
Benjamin Disraeli26 February 1858 
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasurySir William Jolliffe, Bt2 March 1858 
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryGeorge Alexander Hamilton2 March 1858 
Sir Stafford Northcote21 January 1859
Junior Lords of the TreasuryLord Henry Gordon-Lennox1 March 1858 – 14 March 1859 
Thomas Edward Taylor1 March 1858 – 11 June 1859
Henry Whitmore1 March 1858 – 11 June 1859
Peter Blackburn15 March 1859 – 11 June 1859
Lord ChancellorThe Lord Chelmsford26 February 1858 
Lord President of the CouncilThe Marquess of Salisbury26 February 1858 
Lord Privy SealThe Earl of Hardwicke26 February 1858 
Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentSpencer Walpole26 February 1858 
T. H. S. Sotheron Estcourt3 March 1859
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentGathorne Hardy26 February 1858 
Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsThe Earl of Malmesbury26 February 1858 
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsWilliam Vesey Fitzgerald26 February 1858 
Secretary of State for WarJonathan Peel26 February 1858 
Under-Secretary of State for WarThe Viscount Hardinge8 March 1858 
The Earl of Rosslyn3 March 1859
Surveyor-General of the Ordnancevacant 
Secretary of State for the ColoniesLord Stanley26 February 1858 
Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton5 June 1858
Under-Secretary of State for the ColoniesThe Earl of Carnarvon26 February 1858 
Secretary of State for IndiaLord Stanley2 September 1858 
Under-Secretary of State for IndiaHenry James Baillie30 September 1858 
First Lord of the AdmiraltySir John Pakington8 March 1858 
First Secretary of the AdmiraltyHenry Thomas Lowry Corry9 March 1858 
Civil Lord of the AdmiraltyLord Lovaine8 March 1858 
Frederick Lygon9 March 1859
President of the Board of ControlThe Earl of Ellenborough6 March 1858Board of Control abolished 2 August 1858
Lord Stanley5 June 1858
Joint Secretary to the Board of ControlHenry James Baillie6 March 1858
President of the Board of TradeJoseph Warner Henley26 February 1858 
The Earl of Donoughmore3 March 1859
Vice-President of the Board of TradeThe Earl of Donoughmore6 April 1858 
Lord Lovaine3 March 1859
First Commissioner of WorksLord John Manners26 February 1858 
Vice-President of the Committee on EducationCharles Bowyer Adderley12 March 1858 
President of the Board of HealthCharles Bowyer Adderley8 March 1858office abolished 1858
Chief Secretary for IrelandLord Naas4 March 1858 
Lord Lieutenant of IrelandThe Earl of Eglinton8 March 1858 
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterThe Duke of Montrose26 February 1858 
Paymaster-GeneralThe Earl of Donoughmore6 April 1858 
Lord Lovaine3 March 1859
President of the Poor Law BoardT.H.S. Sotheron Estcourt6 March 1858 
Earl of March7 March 1859
Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor Law BoardFrederick Winn Knight12 March 1858 
Postmaster-GeneralThe Lord Colchester13 March 1858 
Attorney GeneralSir Fitzroy Kelly26 February 1858 
Solicitor GeneralSir Hugh Cairns26 February 1858 
Judge Advocate GeneralJohn Mowbray13 March 1858 
Lord AdvocateJohn Inglis1 March 1858 
Charles Baillie10 July 1858
David Mure15 April 1859
Solicitor General for ScotlandCharles Baillie17 March 1858 
David Mure12 July 1858
George Patton3 May 1859
Attorney General for IrelandJames WhitesideFebruary 1858 
Solicitor General for IrelandHenry George HughesFebruary 1858 
Edmund Hayes1859
Lord Steward of the HouseholdThe Marquess of Exeter26 February 1858 
Lord Chamberlain of the HouseholdThe Earl De La Warr26 February 1858 
Master of the HorseThe Duke of Beaufort26 February 1858 
Treasurer of the HouseholdLord Claud Hamilton26 February 1858 
Comptroller of the HouseholdGeorge Weld-Forester26 February 1858 
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsThe Earl Talbot26 February 1858 
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardThe Lord de Ros17 March 1858 
Master of the BuckhoundsThe Earl of Sandwich26 February 1858 
Chief Equerry and Clerk MarshalThe Lord Colville of Culross26 February 1858 
Mistress of the RobesThe Duchess of Manchester26 February 1858 
Lords in WaitingThe Earl of Verulam26 February 1858 – 11 June 1859 
The Earl of Sheffield26 February 1858 – 11 June 1859
The Viscount Strathallan26 February 1858 – 11 June 1859
The Lord Polwarth26 February 1858 – 11 June 1859
The Lord Crofton26 February 1858 – 11 June 1859
The Lord Bateman26 February 1858 – 11 June 1859
The Lord Raglan26 February 1858 – 11 June 1859

References

Preceded by
First Palmerston Ministry
Government of the United Kingdom
18581859
Succeeded by
Second Palmerston Ministry
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