Third Gladstone ministry

William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1868–1874, 1880–1885, 1886, 1892–1894.

The Third Gladstone Ministry was one of the most short-lived ministries in British history. It was led by William Ewart Gladstone, from February 1886 until August of that same year.

Formation

Gladstone speaking during a Commons debate on Irish Home Rule on 8 April 1886.

The Liberal Party under the leadership of William Ewart Gladstone came to power in the United Kingdom in February 1886 after they, with the support of the Irish Nationalists, defeated the Conservative government of Lord Salisbury. The ministry was to become one of the most short-lived in British history. Gladstone, aged 76, became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for the third time. Sir William Vernon Harcourt became Chancellor of the Exchequer, Hugh Childers Home Secretary and future Prime Minister the Earl of Rosebery Foreign Secretary. Lord Selborne and Sir Henry James both rejected the Lord Chancellorship, a post, which, however, was accepted by Sir Farrer Herschell, who was ennobled as Baron Herschell. Former Foreign Secretary Lord Granville became Secretary of State for the Colonies, while another political veteran, Lord Kimberley, resumed the post of Secretary of State for India which he had held from 1882 to 1885. The influential Joseph Chamberlain was appointed President of the Local Government Board while future party leader and Prime Minister Henry Campbell-Bannerman was made Secretary of State for War. The government also saw John Morley hold his first ministerial post as Chief Secretary for Ireland.

The ministry is chiefly remembered for Gladstone's first attempt to introduce the Home Rule Bill for Ireland. The bill was defeated by a majority of 30 (93 Liberal MP's having voted against it) on 8 June and on 26 June Parliament was dissolved. The issue split the Liberal Party. Lord Hartington, who had refused to serve under Gladstone because of his Irish policies, became leader of the Liberal Unionists. He was joined by Joseph Chamberlain, who had resigned over Home Rule in April.

Fate

The Conservative Party, with the support of the Liberal Unionists, gained a decisive victory in the July 1886 general election, and Lord Salisbury once again became Prime Minister. The Liberal were to remain out of office until 1892, when Gladstone became Prime Minister for a fourth time.

Cabinet

February 1886 – August 1886


OFFICE	NAME	TERM

First Lord of the Treasury Lord Privy Seal Leader of the House of Commons	William Ewart Gladstone	February–August 1886

Lord Chancellor	The Lord Herschell	February–August 1886
Lord President of the Council	The Earl Spencer	February–August 1886
Home Secretary	Hugh Childers	February–August 1886
Foreign Secretary	The Earl of Rosebery	February–August 1886
Secretary of State for the Colonies Leader of the House of Lords	The Earl Granville	February–August 1886
Secretary of State for War	Henry Campbell-Bannerman	February–August 1886
Secretary of State for India	The Earl of Kimberley	February–August 1886
Chancellor of the Exchequer	Sir William Harcourt	February–August 1886
First Lord of the Admiralty	The Marquess of Ripon	February–August 1886
President of the Board of Trade	Anthony John Mundella	February–August 1886
President of the Local Government Board	Joseph Chamberlain	February–April 1886
	James Stansfeld	April–August 1886
Chief Secretary for Ireland	John Morley	February–August 1886
Secretary for Scotland	George Otto Trevelyan	February–April 1886

Changes

April 1886: James Stansfeld succeeds Joseph Chamberlain at the Local Government Board. George Otto Trevelyan leaves the Cabinet. His successor as Secretary for Scotland is not in the Cabinet.

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	1 February 1886 – 20 July 1886
Chancellor of the Exchequer	Sir William Vernon Harcourt	6 February 1886
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury	Arnold Morley	6 February 1886
Financial Secretary to the Treasury	Henry Fowler	6 February 1886
Junior Lords of the Treasury	Sir Edward James Reed	13 February 1886 – 20 July 1886
	Cyril Flower	13 February 1886 – 20 July 1886
	George Leveson-Gower	13 February 1886 – 20 July 1886
Lord Chancellor	Sir Farrer Herschell	6 February 1886	created Lord Herschell 8 February 1886
Lord President of the Council	The Earl Spencer	6 February 1886
Lord Privy Seal	William Ewart Gladstone	17 February 1886
Secretary of State for the Home Department	Hugh Childers	6 February 1886
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department	Henry Broadhurst	6 February 1886
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	The Earl of Rosebery	6 February 1886
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	James Bryce	7 February 1886
Secretary of State for War	Henry Campbell-Bannerman	6 February 1886
Under-Secretary of State for War	The Lord Sandhurst	6 February 1886
Financial Secretary to the War Office	Herbert Gladstone	6 February 1886
Surveyor-General of the Ordnance	William Woodall	6 February 1886
Secretary of State for the Colonies and Leader of the House of Lords	The Earl Granville	6 February 1886
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies	George Osborne Morgan	6 February 1886
Secretary of State for India	The Earl of Kimberley	6 February 1886
Under-Secretary of State for India	Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth	7 February 1886
Under-Secretary of State for India	Stafford Howard	12 April 1886
First Lord of the Admiralty	The Marquess of Ripon	9 February 1886
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty	John Tomlinson Hibbert	9 February 1886
Civil Lord of the Admiralty	Robert Duff	15 February 1886
Chief Secretary for Ireland	John Morley	6 February 1886
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland	The Earl of Aberdeen	8 February 1886
President of the Local Government Board	Joseph Chamberlain	6 February 1886
President of the Local Government Board	James Stansfeld	3 April 1886
Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board	Jesse Collings	6 February 1886
Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board	William Copeland Borlase	3 April 1886
Secretary for Scotland	George Trevelyan	8 February 1886
Secretary for Scotland	The Earl of Dalhousie	5 April 1886
President of the Board of Trade	A. J. Mundella	17 February 1886
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade	Charles Dyke Acland	6 February 1886
Vice-President of the Committee on Education	Sir Lyon Playfair	13 February 1886
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Edward Heneage	6 February 1886
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth	16 April 1886
Paymaster-General	The Lord Thurlow	3 April 1886
Postmaster-General	The Lord Wolverton	17 February 1886
First Commissioner of Works	The Earl of Morley	17 February 1886
First Commissioner of Works	The Earl of Elgin	16 April 1886
Attorney General	Sir Charles Russell	9 February 1886
Solicitor General	Sir Horace Davey	16 February 1886
Judge Advocate General	John William Mellor	22 February 1886
Lord Advocate	John Balfour	13 February 1886
Solicitor General for Scotland	Alexander Asher	13 February 1886
Attorney General for Ireland	Samuel Walker	February 1886
Solicitor General for Ireland	The Macdermot	February 1886
Lord Steward of the Household	The Earl Sydney	10 February 1886
Lord Chamberlain of the Household	The Earl of Kenmare	10 February 1886
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household	Viscount Kilcoursie	19 February 1886
Master of the Horse	The Earl of Cork	10 February 1886
Treasurer of the Household	The Earl of Elgin	17 February 1886
Comptroller of the Household	Edward Marjoribanks	10 February 1886
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms	The Lord Sudeley	10 February 1886
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard	The Lord Monson	10 February 1886
Master of the Buckhounds	The Lord Suffield	17 February 1886
Mistress of the Robes	vacant	—
Lords in Waiting	The Lord Methuen	16 February 1886 – 20 July 1886
	The Lord Thurlow	16 February 1886 – 20 July 1886
	The Lord Camoys	16 February 1886 – 20 July 1886
	The Lord Houghton	16 February 1886 – 20 July 1886
	The Lord Kensington	1 March 1886 – 20 July 1886
	The Lord Hothfield	1 March 1886 – 20 July 1886
	The Lord Ribblesdale	1 March 1886 – 27 March 1886
Extra Lord in Waiting	The Lord Sackville	1 October 1876 – 1 October 1888

References

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

Preceded by First Salisbury Ministry	Government of the United Kingdom 1886	Succeeded by Second Salisbury Ministry

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