Liberal Government 1859–66

The Liberal government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in 1859 and ended in 1866 consisted of two ministries: the Second Palmerston Ministry and the Second Russell Ministry.

History

After the fall of the second of Lord Derby's short-lived attempts at governments in 1859, the Viscount Palmerston returned to power, this time in alliance with his former rival the Earl Russell, in what is regarded as the first Liberal government. Palmerston remained as Prime Minister until his death in 1865, when Russell succeeded him. However, disunity within the party caused the fall of the government in the following year, and Lord Derby formed another Conservative ministry.

Cabinets

The Viscount Palmerston's Cabinet, June 1859 – October 1865

Changes

The Earl Russell's Cabinet, October 1865 – June 1866

OFFICENAMETERM
First Lord of the Treasury
Leader of the House of Lords
The Earl RussellOctober 1865 – June 1866
Lord ChancellorThe Lord CranworthOctober 1865 – June 1866
Lord President of the CouncilThe Earl GranvilleOctober 1865 – June 1866
Lord Privy SealThe Duke of ArgyllOctober 1865 – June 1866
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Leader of the House of Commons
William Ewart GladstoneOctober 1865 – June 1866
Home SecretarySir George Grey, BtOctober 1865 – June 1866
Foreign SecretaryThe Earl of ClarendonOctober 1865 – June 1866
Secretary of State for the ColoniesEdward CardwellOctober 1865 – June 1866
Secretary of State for WarThe Earl de GreyOctober 1865 – February 1866
 Marquess of HartingtonFebruary–June 1866
Secretary of State for IndiaSir Charles Wood, BtOctober 1865 – February 1866
 The Earl de GreyFebruary–June 1866
First Lord of the AdmiraltyThe Duke of SomersetOctober 1865 – June 1866
President of the Board of TradeThomas Milner GibsonOctober 1865 – June 1866
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterGeorge GoschenJanuary–June 1866[1]
President of the Poor Law BoardCharles Pelham VilliersOctober 1865 – June 1866
Postmaster GeneralThe Lord Stanley of AlderleyOctober 1865 – June 1866

Changes

List of Ministers

Cabinet members are listed in bold face.

OfficeNameDateNotes
Prime Minister
and First Lord of the Treasury
Viscount Palmerston12 June 1859 – 18 October 1865also Leader of the House of Commons
The Earl Russell29 October 1865 – 26 June 1866also Leader of the House of Lords 29 October 1865 – 26 June 1866
Chancellor of the ExchequerWilliam Ewart Gladstone18 June 1859also Leader of the House of Commons 1865–1866
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryHenry Brand24 June 1859 
Financial Secretary to the TreasurySamuel Laing24 June 1859 
Frederick Peel2 November 1860
Hugh Childers19 August 1865
Junior Lords of the TreasuryEdward Knatchbull-Hugessen24 June 1859 – 21 April 1865 
Sir William Dunbar, Bt24 June 1859 – 21 April 1865
John Bagwell24 June 1859 – 25 March 1862
Luke White25 March 1862 – 2 June 1866
William Patrick Adam21 April 1865 – 26 June 1866
John Bonham Carter2 June 1866 – 26 June 1866
John Esmonde2 June 1866 – 26 June 1866
Lord ChancellorThe Lord Campbell18 June 1859 
The Lord Westbury26 June 1861
The Lord Cranworth7 July 1865
Lord President of the CouncilThe Earl Granville18 June 1859also Leader of the House of Lords 18 June 1859 – 29 October 1865
Lord Privy SealThe Duke of Argyll18 June 1859 
Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentSir George Cornewall Lewis, Bt18 June 1859 
Sir George Grey, Bt25 July 1861
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentGeorge Clive18 June 1859 
Henry Bruce14 November 1862
Thomas Baring25 April 1864
Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen25 May 1866
Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsLord John Russell18 June 1859created Earl Russell 30 July 1861
The Earl of Clarendon3 November 1865 
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsThe Lord Wodehouse19 June 1859 
Austen Henry Layard15 August 1861
Secretary of State for WarSidney Herbert18 June 1859created Lord Herbert of Lea 15 January 1861
Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Bt22 July 1861 
The Earl de Grey and Ripon28 April 1863
Marquess of Hartington16 February 1866
Under-Secretary of State for WarThe Earl de Grey and Ripon18 June 1859 
Thomas Baring21 January 1861
The Earl de Grey and Ripon31 July 1861
Marquess of Hartington28 April 1863
The Lord Dufferin and Clandeboye17 February 1866
Secretary of State for the ColoniesThe Duke of Newcastle18 June 1859 
Edward Cardwell7 April 1864
Under-Secretary of State for the ColoniesChichester Fortescue18 June 1859 
William Edward Forster25 November 1865
Secretary of State for IndiaSir Charles Wood, Bt18 June 1859 
The Earl de Grey and Ripon16 February 1866
Under-Secretary of State for IndiaThomas Baring25 June 1859 
The Earl de Grey and Ripon21 January 1861
Thomas Baring31 July 1861
The Lord Wodehouse25 April 1864
Lord Dufferin and Clandeboye16 November 1864
James Stansfeld17 February 1866
First Lord of the AdmiraltyThe Duke of Somerset27 June 1859 
First Secretary of the AdmiraltyLord Clarence Paget30 June 1859 
Thomas Baring30 April 1866
Civil Lord of the AdmiraltySamuel Whitbread27 June 1859 
Marquess of Hartington23 March 1863
James Stansfeld2 May 1863
Hugh Childers21 April 1864
Henry Fenwick22 January 1866
Lord John Hay7 April 1866
George Shaw-Lefevre8 May 1866
Chief Secretary for IrelandEdward Cardwell24 June 1859 
Sir Robert Peel, Bt29 July 1861
Chichester Fortescue7 December 1865
Lord Lieutenant of IrelandThe Earl of Carlisle24 June 1859 
The Lord Wodehouse1 November 1864
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterSir George Grey, Bt22 June 1859 
Edward Cardwell25 July 1861
The Earl of Clarendon7 April 1864
vacant3 November 1865
George Goschen26 January 1866
President of the Poor Law BoardThomas Milner Gibson24 June 1859 
Charles Pelham Villiers9 July 1859
Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor Law BoardCharles Gilpin28 June 1859 
George Byng22 February 1865
Postmaster-GeneralThe Earl of Elgin24 June 1859 
The Duke of Argyll11 May 1860
The Lord Stanley of Alderley17 August 1860
President of the Board of Tradevacant  
Thomas Milner Gibson6 July 1859
Vice-President of the Board of TradeJames Wilson18 June 1859 
William Francis Cowper12 August 1859
William Hutt22 February 1860KCB 27 November 1865
George Goschen29 November 1865 
William Monsell12 March 1866
Vice-President of the Committee on EducationRobert Lowe24 June 1859 
Henry Bruce26 April 1864
Paymaster-GeneralJames Wilson18 June 1859 
William Francis Cowper12 August 1859
William Hutt22 February 1860KCB 27 November 1865
George Goschen29 November 1865 
William Monsell12 March 1866
First Commissioner of WorksHenry Fitzroy18 June 1859 
William Francis Cowper9 February 1860
Attorney GeneralSir Richard Bethell18 June 1859 
Sir William Atherton4 July 1861
Sir Roundell Palmer2 October 1863
Solicitor GeneralSir Henry Keating18 June 1859 
Sir William Atherton16 December 1859
Sir Roundell Palmer8 July 1861
Sir Robert Collier2 October 1863
Judge Advocate GeneralThomas Emerson Headlam24 June 1859 
Lord AdvocateJames Moncreiff24 June 1859 
Solicitor General for ScotlandEdward F. Maitland27 June 1859 
George Young11 November 1862
Attorney General for IrelandJohn David FitzgeraldJune 1859 
Rickard DeasyFebruary 1860
Thomas O'Hagan1861
James Anthony Lawson1865
Solicitor General for IrelandJohn GeorgeJune 1859 
Rickard Deasy1859
Thomas O'HaganFebruary 1860
James Anthony Lawson1861
Edward Sullivan1865
Lord Steward of the HouseholdThe Earl of St Germans18 June 1859 
The Earl of Bessborough20 January 1866
Lord Chamberlain of the HouseholdThe Viscount Sydney23 June 1859 
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdViscount Castlerosse23 June 1859 
Master of the HorseThe Marquess of Ailesbury24 June 1859 
Treasurer of the HouseholdViscount Bury23 June 1859 
Lord Otho Fitzgerald8 May 1866
Comptroller of the HouseholdLord Proby23 June 1859 
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsThe Lord Foley28 June 1859 
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardThe Earl of Ducie28 June 1859 
Master of the BuckhoundsThe Earl of Bessborough18 June 1859 
The Earl of Cork23 January 1866
Chief Equerry and Clerk MarshalLord Alfred Paget1 July 1859 
Mistress of the RobesThe Duchess of Sutherland22 June 1859 
The Duchess of Wellington25 April 1861
Lords in WaitingThe Earl of Caithness23 June 1859 – 26 June 1866 
The Lord Camoys23 June 1859 – 26 June 1866
The Lord Rivers23 June 1859 – 28 April 1866
The Lord de Tabley23 June 1859 – 26 June 1866
The Lord Cremorne23 June 1859 – 26 June 1866
The Lord Methuen23 June 1859 – 26 June 1866
The Viscount Torrington23 June 1859 – 27 April 1884(permanent)
The Lord Byron17 July 1837 – 31 March 1860 
The Lord Harris31 March 1860 – 4 May 1863
The Lord Talbot of Malahide4 May 1863 – 26 June 1866
The Marquess of Normanby8 May 1866 – 26 June 1866
Extra Lord in WaitingThe Lord Byron31 March 1860 – 3 March 1868 

References

  1. The post had been vacant. John Prest, Lord John Russell (University of South Carolina Press, 1972), 431.
Preceded by
Second Derby Ministry
Government of the United Kingdom
1859–1866
Succeeded by
Third Derby Ministry
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