Wellington ministry

The Duke of Wellington

The Duke of Wellington, a member of the Tory Party, served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1828 until 1830.

Formation

The Duke of Wellington finally came to power after the abortive attempt at a Canningite-Whig coalition government came to an end with Lord Goderich's resignation in January 1828. The government included several men from the previous administration, but four of the most important, Lords Dudley and Palmerston and Messrs Huskisson and Grant, resigned in May 1828.

Fate

The Duke oversaw the introduction of Catholic Emancipation, but remained resolutely opposed to parliamentary reform, and as a result lost a vote of no confidence on 15 November 1830. The Whigs under Lord Grey then formed the government which was to pass the Great Reform Act.

Cabinet

January 1828 – November 1830

OFFICENAMETERM
First Lord of the Treasury
Leader of the House of Lords
The Duke of WellingtonJanuary 1828 – November 1830
Lord ChancellorThe Lord LyndhustJanuary 1828 – November 1830
Lord President of the CouncilThe Earl BathurstJanuary 1828 – November 1830
Lord Privy SealThe Lord EllenboroughJanuary 1828 – June 1829
The Earl of RosslynJune 1829 – November 1830
Chancellor of the ExchequerHenry GoulburnJanuary 1828 – November 1830
Home Secretary
Leader of the House of Commons
Robert PeelJanuary 1828 – November 1830
Foreign SecretaryThe Earl of DudleyJanuary 1828 – June 1828
The Earl of AberdeenJune 1828 – November 1830
Secretary of State for War and the ColoniesWilliam HuskissonJanuary 1828 – May 1828
Sir George MurrayMay 1828 – November 1830
First Lord of the AdmiraltyThe Viscount MelvilleSeptember 1828 – November 1830
Master-General of the OrdnanceMarquess of AngleseyJanuary 1828 – April 1828
The Viscount BeresfordApril 1828 – November 1830
President of the Board of Trade Charles GrantJanuary 1828 – June 1828
William Vesey-FitzgeraldJune 1828 – February 1830
John Charles HerriesFebruary 1830 – November 1830
President of the Board of ControlCharles Watkin Williams-WynnJanuary 1828 – July 1828
The Viscount MelvilleJuly 1828 – September 1828
The Lord EllenboroughSeptember 1828 – November 1830
Master of the MintJohn Charles HerriesJanuary 1828 – November 1830
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterThe Earl of AberdeenJanuary 1828 – June 1828
Charles ArbuthnotJune 1828 – November 1830
First Commissioner of Woods and ForestsCharles ArbuthnotFebruary 1828 – June 1828
Viscount LowtherJune 1828 – November 1830
Paymaster of the ForcesWilliam Vesey-FitzgeraldJanuary 1828 – July 1828
John CalcraftJuly 1828 – November 1830
Secretary at WarViscount PalmerstonJanuary 1828 – May 1828
Sir Henry HardingeMay 1828 – July 1830
Lord Francis Leveson-GowerJuly 1830 – November 1830

Full List of Ministers

Members of the Cabinet are indicated by bold face.

OfficeNameDateNotes
Prime Minister,
First Lord of the Treasury
and Leader of the House of Lords
The Duke of Wellington22 January 1828 
Chancellor of the ExchequerHenry Goulburn22 January 1828 
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryJoseph Plantacontinued in office 
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryGeorge Robert Dawson28 January 1828 
Junior Lords of the TreasuryLord Granville Somerset26 January 1828 – 24 November 1830 
Earl of Mount Charles26 January 1828 – 24 April 1830
Lord Eliot26 January 1828 – 24 November 1830
Edmund Alexander Macnaghten26 January 1828 – 24 July 1830
George Bankes24 April 1830 – 24 November 1830
William Yates Peel24 July 1830 – 24 November 1830
Lord President of the CouncilThe Earl Bathurst26 January 1828 
Lord ChancellorThe Lord Lyndhurstcontinued in office 
Secretary of State for the Home Department and Leader of the House of CommonsRobert Peel26 January 1828 
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentThomas Spring Ricecontinued in office 
William Yates Peel5 April 1828 
Sir George Clerk, Bt5 August 1830 
Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsThe Earl of Dudleycontinued in office 
The Earl of Aberdeen2 June 1828 
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsThe Lord Howard de Waldencontinued in office 
Lord Dunglass28 June 1828 
Secretary of State for War and the ColoniesWilliam Huskissoncontinued in office 
Sir George Murray30 May 1828 
Under-Secretary of State for War and the ColoniesLord Francis Leveson-Gower26 January 1828 
Horace Twiss30 May 1828 
President of the Board of TradeCharles Grantcontinued in office 
William Vesey-Fitzgerald11 June 1828 
John Charles Herries2 February 1830 
Vice-President of the Board of TradeThomas Frankland Lewis5 February 1828 
Thomas Peregrine Courtenay30 May 1828 
President of the Board of ControlCharles Watkin Williams-Wynncontinued in office 
The Viscount Melville31 July 1828 
The Lord Ellenborough24 September 1828 
Secretary to the Board of ControlThomas Peregrine Courtenaycontinued in office 
George Bankes2 May 1829 
John Stuart-Wortley16 February 1830 
Lord High AdmiralThe Duke of Clarencecontinued in officeoffice put into commission 19 September 1828
First Lord of the AdmiraltyThe Viscount Melville17 September 1828 
First Secretary to the AdmiraltyJohn Wilson Crokercontinued in office 
Civil Lords of the AdmiraltySir George Clerk19 September 1828 – 31 July 1830 
Earl of Brecknock19 September 1828 – 15 July 1829
Viscount Castlereagh15 July 1829 – 25 November 1830
Charles Ross31 July 1830 – 25 November 1830
Lord Privy SealThe Lord Ellenborough26 January 1828 
The Earl of Rosslyn10 June 1829 
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterThe Earl of Aberdeen26 January 1828 
Charles Arbuthnot2 June 1828 
Master-General of the OrdnanceThe Marquess of Angleseycontinued in office 
The Viscount Beresford28 April 1828 
Lieutenant-General of the OrdnanceSir William Henry Clintoncontinued in office 
Lord Edward Somerset8 July 1829office vacant after 1830
Treasurer of the OrdnanceWilliam Holmescontinued in office 
Surveyor-General of the OrdnanceSir Herbert Taylor24 March 1828 
Sir Henry Fane3 April 1829 
Clerk of the OrdnanceSir George Clerkcontinued in office 
Spencer Perceval4 August 1828 
Clerk of the Deliveries of the OrdnanceHon. Edmund Phippscontinued in officeoffice abolished in 1830
Storekeeper of the OrdnanceMark Singletoncontinued in office 
Frederick William French4 June 1829 
Treasurer of the NavyWilliam Vesey-Fitzgerald25 February 1828 
Secretary at WarViscount Palmerstoncontinued in office 
Sir Henry Hardinge31 May 1828 
Lord Francis Leveson-Gower30 July 1830 
Master of the MintJohn Charles Herries12 February 1828 
Chief Secretary for IrelandWilliam Lambcontinued in office 
Lord Francis Leveson-Gower21 June 1828 
Sir Henry Hardinge30 July 1830 
Lord Lieutenant of IrelandThe Marquess of Anglesey1 March 1828 
The Duke of Northumberland6 March 1829 
Paymaster of the ForcesWilliam Vesey-Fitzgeraldcontinued in office 
John Calcraft15 July 1828 
Postmaster GeneralThe Duke of Manchestercontinued in office 
First Commissioner of Woods and ForestsCharles Arbuthnot11 February 1828 
Viscount Lowther14 June 1828 
Attorney GeneralSir Charles Wetherell19 February 1828 
Sir James Scarlett27 April 1829 
Solicitor GeneralSir Nicholas Conyngham Tindalcontinued in office 
Sir Edward Burtenshaw Sugden29 June 1829 
Judge Advocate GeneralSir John Beckett2 February 1828 
Lord AdvocateSir William Raecontinued in office 
Solicitor General for ScotlandJohn Hopecontinued in office 
Attorney General for IrelandHenry Joycontinued in office 
Solicitor General for IrelandJohn Dohertycontinued in office 
Lord Steward of the HouseholdThe Marquess of Conynghamcontinued in office 
Lord Chamberlain of the HouseholdThe Duke of Montrose18 February 1828 
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdSir Samuel Hulsecontinued in office 
Earl of Belfast24 July 1830 
Master of the HorseThe Duke of Leedscontinued in office 
Treasurer of the HouseholdSir William Henry Fremantlecontinued in office 
Comptroller of the HouseholdLord George Thomas Beresfordcontinued in office 
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardThe Earl of Macclesfieldcontinued in office 
Captain of the Gentlemen PensionersThe Viscount Herefordcontinued in office 
Master of the BuckhoundsThe Lord Maryboroughcontinued in office 

References

Preceded by
Goderich Ministry
Government of the United Kingdom
1828–1830
Succeeded by
Grey Ministry
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