Second Disraeli ministry

Line drawing of Disraeli

Benjamin Disraeli became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for the second time after Mr Gladstone's government was defeated in the general election of 1874. Disraeli's foreign policy was seen as immoral by Gladstone, and following the latter's Midlothian Campaign, the government was heavily defeated in the next General Election (April 1880), whereupon Gladstone formed his second government. The ailing Disraeli, by now created Earl of Beaconsfield, died in April 1881.

Cabinet

February 1874 – April 1880

OFFICENAMETERM
First Lord of the TreasuryBenjamin DisraeliFebruary 1874 – April 1880
Lord ChancellorThe Lord Cairns§February 1874 – April 1880
Lord President of the CouncilThe Duke of RichmondFebruary 1874 – April 1880
Lord Privy SealThe Earl of MalmesburyFebruary 1874 – August 1876
 The Earl of BeaconsfieldAugust 1876 – April 1878
 The Duke of NorthumberlandApril 1878 – April 1880
Home SecretaryRichard A. CrossFebruary 1874 – April 1880
Foreign SecretaryThe Earl of DerbyFebruary 1874 – April 1878
 The Marquess of SalisburyApril 1878 – April 1880
Secretary of State for the ColoniesThe Earl of CarnarvonFebruary 1874 – February 1878
 Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, BtFebruary 1878 – April 1880
Secretary of State for WarGathorne HardyFebruary 1874 – April 1878
 Sir Frederick StanleyApril 1878 – April 1880
Secretary of State for IndiaThe Marquess of SalisburyFebruary 1874 – April 1878
 The Viscount CranbrookApril 1878 – April 1880
Chancellor of the ExchequerSir Stafford Northcote, BtFebruary 1874 – April 1880
First Lord of the AdmiraltyGeorge Ward HuntFebruary 1874 – August 1877
 William Henry SmithAugust 1877 – April 1880
President of the Board of TradeViscount SandonApril 1878 – April 1880
Postmaster GeneralLord John MannersFebruary 1874 – April 1880
Chief Secretary for IrelandSir Michael Hicks-Beach, BtAugust 1877 – February 1878
 incumbent not in the cabinet
Leader of the House of CommonsBenjamin DisraeliFebruary 1874 – August 1876
 Sir Stafford Northcote, BtAugust 1876 – April 1880
Leader of the House of LordsThe Duke of RichmondFebruary 1874 – August 1876
 The Earl of BeaconsfieldAugust 1876 – April 1880

† The Earl of Beaconsfield from August 1876.
§ The Earl Cairns from September 1878.
‡ The Viscount Cranbrook from May 1878.

Notes

Changes

List of Ministers

Cabinet members are listed in bold face.

OfficeNameDateNotes
Prime Minister
and First Lord of the Treasury
Benjamin Disraeli20 February 1874 – 21 April 1880created Earl of Beaconsfield 21 August 1876; also Leader of the House of Commons 1874–1876 and Leader of the House of Lords 21 August 1876 – 21 April 1880
Chancellor of the ExchequerSir Stafford Northcote, Bt21 February 1874also Leader of the House of Commons 1876–1880
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryWilliam Hart Dyke21 February 1874inherited a baronetcy 1875
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryW. H. Smith21 February 1874 
Frederick Stanley14 August 1877
Sir Henry Selwin-Ibbetson, Bt2 April 1878
Junior Lords of the TreasuryViscount Mahon4 March 1874 – 16 February 1876 
Rowland Winn4 March 1874 – 21 April 1880
Sir James Dalrymple-Horne-Elphinstone, Bt4 March 1874 – 21 April 1880
Viscount Crichton16 February 1876 – 21 April 1880
Lord ChancellorThe Lord Cairns21 February 1874created Earl Cairns 27 September 1878
Lord President of the CouncilThe Duke of Richmond21 February 1874also Leader of the House of Lords 21 February 1874 – 21 August 1876
Lord Privy SealThe Earl of Malmesbury21 February 1874 
Benjamin Disraeli12 August 1876created Earl of Beaconsfield 21 August 1876
The Duke of Northumberland4 February 1878 
Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentR. A. Cross21 February 1874 
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentSir Henry Selwin-Ibbetson, Bt25 February 1874 
Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bt6 April 1878
Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsThe Earl of Derby21 February 1874 
The Marquess of Salisbury2 April 1878
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsRobert Bourke23 February 1874 
Secretary of State for WarGathorne Hardy21 February 1874 
Frederick Stanley2 April 1878
Under-Secretary of State for WarThe Earl of Pembroke2 March 1874 
The Earl Cadogan24 May 1875
Viscount Bury4 March 1878
Financial Secretary to the War OfficeFrederick Stanley26 February 1874 
Robert Loyd-Lindsay13 August 1877
Surveyor-General of the OrdnanceLord Eustace Cecil26 February 1874 
Secretary of State for the ColoniesThe Earl of Carnarvon21 February 1874 
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Bt4 February 1878
Under-Secretary of State for the ColoniesJames Lowther25 February 1874 
The Earl Cadogan2 March 1878
Secretary of State for IndiaThe Marquess of Salisbury21 February 1874 
The Viscount Cranbrook2 April 1878
Under-Secretary of State for IndiaLord George Hamilton22 February 1874 
Edward Stanhope6 April 1878
First Lord of the AdmiraltyGeorge Ward Hunt21 February 1874 
W. H. Smith14 August 1877
Parliamentary Secretary to the AdmiraltyAlgernon Egerton21 February 1874 
Civil Lord of the AdmiraltySir Massey Lopes, Bt4 March 1874 
Chief Secretary for IrelandSir Michael Hicks-Beach, Bt27 February 1874entered the Cabinet 12 August 1876
James Lowther15 February 1878 
Lord Lieutenant of IrelandThe Duke of Abercorn2 March 1874 
The Duke of Marlborough11 December 1876
Postmaster-GeneralLord John Manners21 February 1874 
President of the Board of TradeSir Charles Adderley21 February 1874 
Viscount Sandon4 April 1878
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of TradeGeorge Cavendish-Bentinck2 March 1874 
Edward Stanhope18 November 1875
John Gilbert Talbot4 April 1878
Vice-President of the Committee on EducationViscount Sandon2 March 1874 
Lord George Hamilton4 April 1878
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterThomas Edward Taylor2 March 1874 
President of the Local Government BoardGeorge Sclater-Booth21 February 1874 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government BoardClare Sewell Read21 February 1874 
Thomas SaltJanuary 1876
Paymaster-GeneralStephen Cave20 April 1874 
David Plunket24 March 1880
First Commissioner of WorksLord Henry Lennox21 March 1874 
Gerard Noel14 August 1876
Attorney GeneralSir John Burgess Karslake27 February 1874 
Sir Richard Baggallay20 April 1874
Sir John Holker25 November 1875
Solicitor GeneralSir Richard Baggallay27 February 1874 
Sir John Holker20 April 1874
Sir Hardinge Giffard25 November 1875
Judge Advocate GeneralStephen Cave7 March 1874 
George Cavendish-Bentinck24 November 1875
Lord AdvocateEdward Gordon26 February 1874 
William Watson21 July 1874
Solicitor General for ScotlandJohn Millar4 March 1874 
William Watson21 July 1874
John Macdonald5 December 1876
Attorney General for IrelandJohn Thomas Ball12 March 1874 
Henry Ormsby21 January 1875
George Augustus Chichester May27 November 1875
Edward Gibson15 February 1877
Solicitor General for IrelandHenry Ormsby12 March 1874 
David Plunkett29 January 1875
Gerald Fitzgibbon3 March 1877
Hugh Holmes14 December 1878
Lord Steward of the HouseholdThe Earl Beauchamp21 February 1874 
Lord Chamberlain of the HouseholdThe Marquess of Hertford21 February 1874 
The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe7 May 1879
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdThe Viscount Barrington2 March 1874 
Master of the HorseThe Earl of Bradford7 March 1874 
Treasurer of the HouseholdEarl Percy2 March 1874 
Lord Henry Thynne14 December 1875
Comptroller of the HouseholdLord Henry Somerset2 March 1874 
Earl of Yarmouth4 February 1879
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsThe Marquess of Exeter2 March 1874 
The Earl of Shrewsbury4 February 1875
The Earl of Coventry28 May 1877
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardThe Lord Skelmersdale2 March 1874 
Master of the BuckhoundsThe Earl of Hardwicke2 March 1874 
Mistress of the RobesThe Duchess of Wellington2 March 1874 
Lords in WaitingThe Earl of Dunmore2 March 1874 – 21 April 1880 
The Earl of Roden2 March 1874 – 6 January 1880
The Viscount Hawarden2 March 1874 – 21 April 1880
The Lord Bagot2 March 1874 – 21 April 1880
The Lord de Ros2 March 1874 – 21 April 1880
The Lord Elphinstone2 March 1874 – 21 April 1880
The Lord Walsingham2 March 1874 – 29 May 1875
The Earl of Jersey29 May 1875 – 4 July 1877
The Lord Henniker4 July 1877 – 21 April 1880
The Earl of Onslow17 February 1880 – 21 April 1880
Extra Lord in WaitingThe Lord Sackville1 October 1876 – 1 October 1888 

References

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

Preceded by
First Gladstone Ministry
Government of the United Kingdom
1874–1880
Succeeded by
Second Gladstone Ministry
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