Second Gladstone ministry

After ardently campaigning against the foreign policy of Lord Beaconsfield's government, William Gladstone led the Liberal Party to victory in the 1880 general election. The nominal leader of the Party, Lord Hartington, resigned in Gladstone's favour and Gladstone became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for a second time. He pursued a policy of Parliamentary reform, but his government became wildly unpopular after the murder of General Gordon in 1885. Gladstone was held responsible, and resigned, leaving the way free for the Conservatives under Lord Salisbury to form a government.

Cabinet

April 1880 – June 1885

OFFICENAMETERM
First Lord of the Treasury
Leader of the House of Commons
William Ewart GladstoneApril 1880 – June 1885
Lord ChancellorThe Lord SelborneApril 1880 – June 1885
Lord President of the CouncilThe Earl SpencerApril 1880 – March 1883
 The Lord CarlingfordMarch 1883 – June 1885
Lord Privy SealThe Duke of ArgyllApril 1880 – May 1881
 The Lord CarlingfordMay 1881 – March 1885
 The Earl of RoseberyMarch 1885 – June 1885
Home SecretarySir William HarcourtApril 1880 – June 1885
Foreign Secretary
Leader of the House of Lords
The Earl GranvilleApril 1880 – June 1885
Secretary of State for the ColoniesThe Earl of KimberleyApril 1880 – December 1882
 The Earl of DerbyDecember 1882 – June 1885
Secretary of State for WarHugh ChildersApril 1880 – December 1882
 Marquess of HartingtonDecember 1882 – June 1885
Secretary of State for IndiaMarquess of HartingtonApril 1880 – December 1882
 The Earl of KimberleyDecember 1882 – June 1885
Chancellor of the ExchequerWilliam Ewart GladstoneApril 1880 – December 1882
 Hugh ChildersDecember 1882 – June 1885
First Lord of the AdmiraltyThe Earl of NorthbrookApril 1880 – June 1885
President of the Board of TradeJoseph ChamberlainApril 1880 – June 1885
President of the Local Government BoardJohn George DodsonApril 1880 – December 1882
 Sir Charles Dilke, BtDecember 1882 – June 1885
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterJohn BrightApril 1880 – July 1882
 The Earl of KimberleyJuly 1882 – December 1882
 John George DodsonDecember 1882 – October 1884
 George Otto TrevelyanOctober 1884 – June 1885
Postmaster GeneralGeorge John Shaw-LefevreMarch–June 1885
Chief Secretary for IrelandWilliam Edward ForsterApril 1880 – May 1882
 successor not in the cabinet
Lord Lieutenant of IrelandThe Earl SpencerApril 1882 – June 1885

†Created Earl of Selborne in 1882.

Changes

Changes

List of Ministers

Cabinet members are listed in bold face.

OfficeNameDateNotes
Prime Minister,
First Lord of the Treasury
and Leader of the House of Commons
William Ewart Gladstone23 April 1880 – 9 June 1885 
Chancellor of the ExchequerWilliam Ewart Gladstone28 April 1880 
Hugh Childers16 December 1882
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryLord Richard Grosvenor28 April 1880 
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryLord Frederick Cavendish28 April 1880 
Leonard Courtney8 May 1882
John Tomlinson Hibbert12 December 1884
Junior Lords of the TreasurySir Arthur Hayter5 May 1880 – 26 June 1882 
John Holms5 May 1880 – 26 June 1882
Charles Cecil Cotes5 May 1880 – 9 June 1885
Herbert Gladstone24 August 1881 – 9 June 1885
Robert Duff26 June 1882 – 9 June 1885
Lord ChancellorThe Lord Selborne28 April 1880created Earl of Selborne 30 December 1882
Lord President of the CouncilThe Earl Spencer28 April 1880 
The Lord Carlingford19 March 1883
Lord Privy SealThe Duke of Argyll28 April 1880 
The Lord Carlingford2 May 1881
The Earl of Rosebery5 March 1885
Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentSir William Vernon Harcourt28 April 1880 
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentArthur Wellesley Peel28 April 1880 
Leonard Courtney1 January 1881
The Earl of Rosebery8 August 1881
John Tomlinson Hibbert7 June 1883
Henry Fowler12 December 1884
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
and Leader of the House of Lords
The Earl Granville28 April 1880 
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsSir Charles Dilke28 April 1880 
Lord Edmond FitzMaurice1 January 1883
Secretary of State for WarHugh Childers28 April 1880 
Marquess of Hartington16 December 1882
Under-Secretary of State for WarThe Earl of Morley1 May 1880 
Financial Secretary to the War OfficeHenry Campbell-Bannerman28 April 1880 
Sir Arthur Hayter13 May 1882
Surveyor-General of the OrdnanceSir John Miller Adye1 June 1880 
Henry Robert Brand17 January 1882
Secretary of State for the ColoniesThe Earl of Kimberley28 April 1880 
The Earl of Derby16 December 1882
Under-Secretary of State for the ColoniesMountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff29 August 1880 
Leonard Courtney6 August 1881
Evelyn Ashley12 May 1882
Secretary of State for IndiaMarquess of Hartington28 April 1880 
The Earl of Kimberley16 December 1882
Under-Secretary of State for IndiaThe Marquess of Lansdowne29 April 1880 
Viscount Enfield1 September 1880
John Kynaston Cross16 January 1883
First Lord of the AdmiraltyThe Earl of Northbrook28 April 1880 
Parliamentary Secretary to the AdmiraltyGeorge Shaw-Lefevre28 April 1880 
George Trevelyan29 November 1880
Henry Campbell-Bannerman10 May 1882
Sir Thomas Brassey23 October 1884
Civil Lord of the AdmiraltyThomas Brassey12 May 1880 
George Wightwick Rendel22 July 1882
Chief Secretary for IrelandWilliam Edward Forster30 April 1880 
Lord Frederick Cavendish6 May 1882
George Trevelyan9 May 1882
Henry Campbell-Bannerman23 October 1884
Lord Lieutenant of IrelandThe Earl Cowper4 May 1880 
The Earl Spencer4 May 1882
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterJohn Bright28 April 1880 
The Earl of Kimberley25 July 1882
John George Dodson28 December 1882
George Trevelyan29 October 1884
President of the Local Government BoardJohn George Dodson3 May 1880 
Sir Charles Dilke28 December 1882
Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government BoardJohn Tomlinson Hibbert3 May 1880 
George W. E. Russell7 June 1883
Postmaster-GeneralHenry Fawcett3 May 1880 
George Shaw-Lefevre7 November 1884
President of the Board of TradeJoseph Chamberlain3 May 1880 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of TradeEvelyn Ashley29 April 1880 
John Holms15 May 1882
First Commissioner of WorksWilliam Patrick Adam3 May 1880 
George Shaw-Lefevre29 November 1881
The Earl of Rosebery13 February 1885
Vice-President of the Committee on EducationA. J. Mundella3 May 1880 
Paymaster-GeneralThe Lord Wolverton24 May 1880 
Attorney GeneralSir Henry James3 May 1880 
Solicitor GeneralSir Farrer Herschell3 May 1880 
Judge Advocate GeneralGeorge Osborne Morgan7 May 1880 
Lord AdvocateJohn McLaren5 May 1880 
John Balfour19 August 1881
Solicitor General for ScotlandJohn Balfour6 May 1880 
Alexander Asher19 August 1881
Attorney General for IrelandHugh Law10 May 1880 
William Moore Johnson17 November 1881
Andrew Marshall Porter3 January 1883
John Naish19 December 1883
Samuel Walker1885
Solicitor General for IrelandWilliam Moore Johnson24 May 1880 
Andrew Marshall Porter18 November 1881
John Naish9 January 1883
Samuel Walker19 December 1883
The Macdermot1885
Lord Steward of the HouseholdThe Earl Sydney3 May 1880 
Lord Chamberlain of the HouseholdThe Earl of Kenmare3 May 1880 
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdLord Charles Bruce3 May 1880 
Master of the HorseThe Duke of Westminster3 May 1880 
Treasurer of the HouseholdThe Earl of Breadalbane3 May 1880 
Comptroller of the HouseholdThe Lord Kensington3 May 1880 
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsThe Earl Fife3 May 1880 
The Marquess of Huntly21 January 1881
The Lord Carrington27 June 1881
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardThe Lord Monson3 May 1880 
Master of the BuckhoundsThe Earl of Cork3 May 1880 
Mistress of the RobesThe Duchess of Bedford3 May 1880 
The Duchess of Roxburghe11 January 1883
Lords in WaitingThe Lord Methuen10 May 1880 – 9 June 1885 
The Earl of Zetland10 May 1880 – 14 September 1880
The Earl of Listowel10 May 1880 – 14 September 1880
The Lord Ribblesdale10 May 1880 – 9 June 1885
The Lord Sudeley10 May 1880 – 9 June 1885
The Lord Wrottesley10 May 1880 – 9 June 1885
Viscount Enfield20 May 1880 – 1 September 1880
The Viscount Torrington23 June 1859 – 27 April 1884(permanent)
The Earl of Dalhousie14 September 1880 – 9 June 1885 
The Lord Sandhurst14 September 1880 – 9 June 1885
The Lord Thurlow14 September 1880 – 9 June 1885
The Viscount Bridport30 June 1884 – 18 February 1901(permanent)
Extra Lord in WaitingThe Lord Sackville1 October 1876 – 1 October 1888 

References

Government offices
Preceded by
Second Disraeli Ministry
Government of the United Kingdom
1880–1885
Succeeded by
First Salisbury Ministry
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