First Gladstone ministry

William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister 1868–1874.

The Conservative government under Benjamin Disraeli had been defeated at the General Election, so in December 1868 the victorious William Ewart Gladstone formed his first government. He introduced reforms in the Army (including the abolition of the purchase system), the legal system (establishing the Supreme Court of Judicature) and the Civil Service, and disestablished the Church of Ireland. In foreign affairs he pursued a peaceful policy. His government was defeated in the General Election of 1874, whereupon Disraeli formed another government and Gladstone retired as Leader of the Liberal Party.^[1]

Cabinet

December 1868 – February 1874

Gladstone's Cabinet of 1868, painted by Lowes Cato Dickinson.^[1] Use a cursor to see who is who.^[2]

^ Gladstone's Cabinet of 1868, Lowes Cato Dickinson, ref. NPG 5116, National Portrait Gallery, London, accessed January 2010
^ Shannon, Richard (1984). Gladstone: 1809-1865 (p.342). p. 580. ISBN 0807815918. Retrieved January 2010.


OFFICE	NAME	TERM

First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons	William Ewart Gladstone	December 1868 – February 1874

Lord Chancellor	The Lord Hatherley	December 1868 – October 1872
	The Lord Selborne	October 1872 – February 1874
Lord President of the Council	The Earl de Grey†	December 1868 – August 1873
	The Lord Aberdare	August 1873 – February 1874
Lord Privy Seal	The Earl of Kimberley	December 1868 – July 1870
	The Viscount Halifax	July 1870 – February 1874
Home Secretary	Henry Austin Bruce‡	December 1868 – August 1873
	Robert Lowe	August 1873 – February 1874
Foreign Secretary	The Earl of Clarendon	December 1868 – July 1870
	The Earl Granville	July 1870 – February 1874
Secretary of State for the Colonies	The Earl Granville	December 1868 – July 1870
	The Earl of Kimberley	July 1870 – February 1874
Secretary of State for War	Edward Cardwell	December 1868 – February 1874
Secretary of State for India	The Duke of Argyll	December 1868 – February 1874
Chancellor of the Exchequer	Robert Lowe	December 1868 – August 1873
	William Ewart Gladstone	August 1873 – February 1874
First Lord of the Admiralty	Hugh Childers	December 1868 – March 1871
	George Joachim Goschen	March 1871 – February 1874
President of the Board of Trade	John Bright	December 1868 – January 1871
	Chichester Fortescue	January 1871 – February 1874
President of the Poor Law Board	George Joachim Goschen	December 1868 – March 1871
	replaced by the Local Government Board
President of the Local Government Board	James Stansfeld	March 1871 – February 1874
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Hugh Childers	August 1872 – September 1873
	John Bright	September 1873 – February 1874
Postmaster General	Marquess of Hartington	December 1868 – January 1871
	incumbent not in cabinet
Chief Secretary for Ireland	Chichester Fortescue	December 1868 – January 1871
	Marquess of Hartington	January 1871 – February 1874
Vice President of the Council	William Edward Forster	July 1870 – February 1874
Leader of the House of Lords	The Earl Granville	December 1868 – February 1874

† The Earl de Grey was created the Marquess of Ripon in 1871. ‡ Henry Austin Bruce was created Baron Aberdare in 1873.

Notes

William Ewart Gladstone served as both First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer between August 1873 and February 1874.

Changes

July 1870: On the death of Lord Clarendon, Lord Granville succeeds him as Foreign Secretary. Lord Kimberley succeeds Granville as Colonial Secretary, and Lord Halifax succeeds Kimberley as Lord Privy Seal. W.E. Forster enters the Cabinet as Vice President of the Council.
January 1871: Chichester Fortescue succeeds Bright at the Board of Trade. Lord Hartington succeeds Fortescue as Chief Secretary for Ireland. Hartington's successor as Postmaster-General is not in the Cabinet.
March 1871: G.J. Goschen succeeds Childers at the Admiralty. James Stansfeld succeeds Goschen at the Poor Law Board (which becomes the Local Government Board later that year).
August 1872: Hugh Childers returns to the Cabinet as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
October 1872: Lord Selborne succeeds Lord Hatherley as Lord Chancellor.
August 1873: Lord Aberdare (formerly Henry Austin Bruce) succeeds Lord Ripon as Lord President. Robert Lowe succeeds Aberdare as Home Secretary. Gladstone himself takes over the Exchequer.
September 1873: John Bright returns to the Cabinet, succeeding Childers at the Duchy of Lancaster.

List of Ministers

Cabinet members are listed in bold face.

Office	Name	Date	Notes
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Leader of the House of Commons	William Ewart Gladstone	3 December 1868 – 17 February 1874	the Government resigned 13 March 1873 and resumed 19 March 1873
Chancellor of the Exchequer	Robert Lowe	9 December 1868
Chancellor of the Exchequer	William Ewart Gladstone	11 August 1873
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury	George Glyn	9 December 1868
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury	Arthur Peel	1 August 1873
Financial Secretary to the Treasury	Acton Smee Ayrton	9 December 1868
	James Stansfeld	2 November 1869
	William Edward Baxter	17 March 1871
	John George Dodson	11 August 1873
Junior Lords of the Treasury	James Stansfeld	16 December 1868 – 2 November 1869
	The Marquess of Lansdowne	16 December 1868 – 25 April 1872
	William Patrick Adam	16 December 1868 – 8 August 1873
	John Cranch Walker Vivian	16 December 1868 – 4 August 1870
	William Henry Gladstone	2 November 1869 – 17 February 1874
	Lord Frederick Cavendish	8 August 1873 – 17 February 1874
	Algernon Greville	8 August 1873 – 17 February 1874
Lord Chancellor	The Lord Hatherley	9 December 1868
Lord Chancellor	The Lord Selborne	15 October 1872
Lord President of the Council	The Earl de Grey and Ripon	9 December 1868	created Marquess of Ripon 23 June 1871
Lord President of the Council	Henry Bruce	9 August 1873	created Lord Aberdare 23 August 1873
Lord Privy Seal	The Earl of Kimberley	9 December 1868
Lord Privy Seal	The Viscount Halifax	6 July 1870
Secretary of State for the Home Department	Henry Bruce	9 December 1868
Secretary of State for the Home Department	Robert Lowe	9 August 1873
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department	Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen	10 December 1868
	George Shaw-Lefevre	11 January 1871
	Henry Winterbotham	17 March 1871
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	The Earl of Clarendon	9 December 1868
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	The Earl Granville	6 July 1870	also Leader of the House of Lords
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	Arthur Otway	12 December 1868
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	Viscount Enfield	9 January 1871
Secretary of State for War	Edward Cardwell	9 December 1868
Under-Secretary of State for War	The Lord Northbrook	10 December 1868
Under-Secretary of State for War	The Marquess of Lansdowne	26 April 1872
Financial Secretary to the War Office	John Cranch Walker Vivian	5 August 1870
Financial Secretary to the War Office	Henry Campbell-Bannerman	15 November 1871
Surveyor-General of the Ordnance	Sir Henry Storks	5 August 1870
Secretary of State for the Colonies	The Earl Granville	9 December 1868	also Leader of the House of Lords
Secretary of State for the Colonies	The Earl of Kimberley	6 July 1870
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies	William Monsell	10 December 1868
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies	Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen	14 January 1871
Secretary of State for India	The Duke of Argyll	9 December 1868
Under-Secretary of State for India	M. E. Grant Duff	10 December 1868
First Lord of the Admiralty	Hugh Childers	9 December 1868
First Lord of the Admiralty	George Goschen	24 March 1871
First (later Parliamentary) Secretary to the Admiralty	William Edward Baxter	18 December 1868
First (later Parliamentary) Secretary to the Admiralty	George Shaw-Lefevre	17 March 1871
Civil Lord of the Admiralty	George Trevelyan	21 December 1868
Civil Lord of the Admiralty	The Earl of Camperdown	11 July 1870
Vice-President of the Committee on Education	William Edward Forster	9 December 1868	entered the Cabinet July 1870
Chief Secretary for Ireland	Chichester Fortescue	16 December 1868
Chief Secretary for Ireland	Marquess of Hartington	12 January 1871
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland	The Earl Spencer	18 December 1868
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Lord Dufferin and Clandeboye	12 December 1868	created Earl of Dufferin 13 November 1871
	Hugh Childers	9 August 1872
	John Bright	30 September 1873
President of the Poor Law Board	George Goschen	9 December 1868
President of the Poor Law Board	James Stansfeld	24 March 1871	Board abolished 14 August 1871
Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor Law Board	Arthur Peel	10 December 1868	Board abolished 14 August 1871
President of the Local Government Board	James Stansfeld	19 August 1871
Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board	John Tomlinson Hibbert	19 August 1871
Postmaster-General	Marquess of Hartington	9 December 1868
	William Monsell	14 January 1871
	Lyon Playfair	18 November 1873
President of the Board of Trade	John Bright	9 December 1868
President of the Board of Trade	Chichester Fortescue	14 January 1871
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade	George Shaw-Lefevre	9 December 1868
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade	Arthur Peel	14 January 1871
Paymaster-General	The Lord Dufferin and Clandeboye	12 December 1868	created Earl of Dufferin 13 November 1871
	Hugh Childers	9 August 1872
	William Patrick Adam	30 September 1873
First Commissioner of Works	Austen Henry Layard	9 December 1868
	Acton Smee Ayrton	26 October 1869
	William Patrick Adam	11 August 1873
Attorney General	Sir Robert Collier	12 December 1868
	Sir John Coleridge	10 November 1871
	Sir Henry James	20 November 1873
Solicitor General	Sir John Coleridge	12 December 1868
	Sir George Jessel	10 November 1871
	Sir Henry James	26 September 1873
	Sir William Vernon Harcourt	20 November 1873
Judge Advocate General	Sir Colman O'Loghlen	16 December 1868
	John Robert Davison	28 December 1870
	Sir Robert Phillimore	17 May 1871
	Acton Smee Ayrton	21 August 1873
Lord Advocate	James Moncreiff	10 December 1868
Lord Advocate	George Young	14 October 1869
Solicitor General for Scotland	George Young	14 December 1868
Solicitor General for Scotland	Andrew Rutherfurd-Clark	14 October 1869
Attorney General for Ireland	Edward Sullivan	12 December 1868
	Charles Robert Barry	26 January 1870
	Richard Dowse	13 January 1872
	Christopher Palles	5 November 1872
Solicitor General for Ireland	Charles Robert Barry	12 December 1868
	Richard Dowse	14 February 1870
	Christopher Palles	6 February 1872
	Hugh Law	18 November 1872
Lord Steward of the Household	The Earl of Bessborough	12 December 1868
Lord Chamberlain of the Household	The Viscount Sydney	9 December 1868
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household	Viscount Castlerosse	12 December 1868	succeeded as 4th Earl of Kenmare 26 December 1871
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household	Lord Richard Grosvenor	25 February 1872
Master of the Horse	The Marquess of Ailesbury	12 December 1868
Treasurer of the Household	The Lord de Tabley	12 December 1868
	The Lord Poltimore	1 March 1872
	The Lord Monson	1 January 1874
Comptroller of the Household	Lord Otho FitzGerald	12 December 1868
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms	The Lord Foley	12 December 1868
	The Marquess of Normanby	27 December 1869
	The Earl Cowper	20 April 1871
	The Earl of Ilchester	1 January 1874
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard	The Duke of St Albans	22 December 1868
Master of the Buckhounds	The Earl of Cork	12 December 1868
Mistress of the Robes	The Duchess of Argyll	17 December 1868
Mistress of the Robes	The Duchess of Sutherland	22 January 1870
Lords in Waiting	The Marquess of Normanby	17 December 1868 – 27 December 1869
	The Earl of Camperdown	17 December 1868 – 11 July 1870
	The Lord Camoys	17 December 1868 – 17 February 1874
	The Lord Suffield	17 December 1868 – 25 February 1872
	The Lord Methuen	17 December 1868 – 17 February 1874
	The Earl of Morley	22 December 1868 – 17 February 1874
	The Lord Lurgan	27 January 1869 – 17 February 1874
	The Lord Wrottesley	27 December 1869 – 17 February 1874
	The Marquess of Huntly	21 July 1870 – 1 March 1873
	The Earl of Kenmare	25 February 1872 – 17 February 1874
	The Earl of Breadalbane	1 March 1873 – 17 February 1874

References

↑ C. Cook and B. Keith, British Historical Facts 1830–1900

Preceded by First Disraeli Ministry	Government of the United Kingdom 1868–1874	Succeeded by Second Disraeli Ministry

British governments

18th century	Godolphin–Marlborough Harley Townshend First Stanhope–Sunderland Second Stanhope–Sunderland Walpole–Townshend Walpole Carteret Broad Bottom First Newcastle Devonshire–Pitt 1757 caretaker Second Newcastle Bute Grenville First Rockingham Chatham Grafton North Second Rockingham Shelburne Fox–North Coalition First Pitt the Younger

19th century	Addington Second Pitt the Younger Ministry of All the Talents Second Portland Perceval Liverpool Canning Goderich Wellington Grey First Melbourne Wellington Caretaker First Peel Second Melbourne Second Peel First Russell Who? Who? Aberdeen First Palmerston Second Derby Second Palmerston Second Russell Third Derby First Disraeli First Gladstone Second Disraeli Second Gladstone First Salisbury Third Gladstone Second Salisbury Fourth Gladstone Rosebery Third Salisbury

20th century	Balfour Campbell-Bannerman First Asquith Second Asquith Lloyd George Bonar Law First Baldwin First MacDonald Second Baldwin Second MacDonald First National Second National Third National Fourth National Chamberlain War Churchill War Churchill Caretaker Attlee Third Churchill Eden Macmillan Douglas-Home First Wilson Heath Second Wilson Callaghan First Thatcher Second Thatcher Third Thatcher Major Blair

21st century	Brown First Cameron Second Cameron

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