Whig Government 1830–34

The Whig government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in 1830 and ended in 1834 consisted of two ministries: the Grey Ministry and then the First Melbourne Ministry.

History

The first wholly Whig government since 1783 came to power after the Duke of Wellington's Tory government lost a vote of no confidence on 15 November 1830. The government, led by the Earl Grey, passed the Great Reform Act in 1832 and abolished slavery throughout the Empire in 1833. However, King William IV dismissed Grey’s successor Lord Melbourne in 1834 and asked Sir Robert Peel to form a government. Peel was out of the country at the time, so the Duke of Wellington formed a caretaker government.

Cabinets

The Earl Grey’s Cabinet, November 1830 – July 1834

OFFICENAMETERM
First Lord of the Treasury
Leader of the House of Lords
The Earl GreyNovember 1830 – July 1834
Lord ChancellorThe Lord BroughamNovember 1830 – July 1834
Lord President of the CouncilThe Marquess of LansdowneNovember 1830 – July 1834
Lord Privy SealThe Lord DurhamNovember 1830 – April 1833
The Earl of RiponApril 1833 – June 1834
The Earl of CarlisleJune 1834 – July 1834
Home SecretaryThe Viscount MelbourneNovember 1830 – July 1834
Foreign SecretaryThe Viscount PalmerstonNovember 1830 – July 1834
Secretary of State for War and the ColoniesThe Viscount GoderichNovember 1830 – April 1833
Edward Smith-StanleyApril 1833 – June 1834
Thomas Spring RiceJune 1834 – July 1834
First Lord of the AdmiraltySir James GrahamNovember 1830 – June 1834
The Lord AucklandJune – July 1834
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Leader of the House of Commons
Viscount AlthorpNovember 1830 – July 1834
President of the Board of ControlCharles GrantNovember 1830 – July 1834
Chief Secretary for IrelandEdward Smith-StanleyJune 1831 – March 1833
Postmaster-GeneralThe Duke of RichmondDecember 1830 – July 1834
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterThe Lord HollandNovember 1830 – July 1834
Paymaster of the ForcesLord John RussellJune 1831 – July 1834
Secretary at WarEdward ElliceJune – July 1834
Minister without PortfolioThe Earl of CarlisleNovember 1830 – June 1834

The Viscount Melbourne’s Cabinet, July 1834 – November 1834

OFFICENAMETERM
First Lord of the Treasury
Leader of the House of Lords
The Viscount MelbourneJuly–November 1834
Lord ChancellorThe Lord BroughamJuly–November 1834
Lord President of the CouncilThe Marquess of LansdowneJuly–November 1834
Lord Privy SealEarl of MulgraveJuly–November 1834
Home SecretaryViscount DuncannonJuly–November 1834
Foreign SecretaryThe Viscount PalmerstonJuly–November 1834
Secretary of State for War and the ColoniesThomas Spring RiceJuly–November 1834
First Lord of the AdmiraltyThe Lord AucklandJuly–November 1834
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Leader of the House of Commons
Viscount AlthorpJuly–November 1834
President of the Board of Trade
Treasurer of the Navy
Charles Poulett ThomsonJuly–November 1834
President of the Board of ControlCharles GrantJuly–November 1834
Master of the MintJames AbercrombyJuly–November 1834
First Commissioner of Woods and ForestsSir John Hobhouse, BtJuly–November 1834
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterThe Lord HollandJuly–November 1834
Paymaster of the ForcesLord John RussellJuly–November 1834
Secretary at WarEdward ElliceJuly–November 1834

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 Earl Grey22 November 1830 – 9 July 1834The Government resigned 8 May 1832 and resumed 17 May 1832
The Viscount Melbourne16 July 1834 – 14 November 1834 
Chancellor of the ExchequerViscount Althorp22 November 1830also Leader of the House of Commons until 1834
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryThomas Spring-Rice26 November 1830 
Francis Baring6 June 1834
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryEdward Ellice26 November 1830 
Charles Wood10 August 1832
Junior Lords of the TreasuryThe Lord Nugent22 November 1830 – 22 November 1832 
Robert Vernon Smith22 November 1830 – 14 November 1834
Francis Baring22 November 1830 – 6 June 1834
Hon. George Ponsonby22 November 1830 – 14 November 1834
Thomas Francis Kennedy22 November 1832 – 9 April 1834
Robert Graham9 April 1834 – 14 November 1834
George Byng20 June 1834 – 14 November 1834
Lord ChancellorThe Lord Brougham and Vaux22 November 1830 
Lord President of the CouncilThe Marquess of Lansdowne22 November 1830 
Lord Privy SealThe Lord Durham22 November 1830created Earl of Durham 23 March 1833
The Earl of Ripon3 April 1833 
The Earl of Carlisle5 June 1834
The Earl of Mulgrave30 July 1834
Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentThe Viscount Melbourne22 November 1830 
Viscount Duncannon19 July 1834
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentHon. George Lamb22 November 1830 
Viscount Howick13 January 1834
Edward Stanley23 July 1834
Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsThe Viscount Palmerston22 November 1830 
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsSir George Shee, Bt26 November 1830 
Viscount Fordwich13 November 1834
Secretary of State for War and the ColoniesThe Viscount Goderich22 November 1830 
Hon. Edward Smith-Stanley3 April 1833
Thomas Spring Rice5 June 1834
Under-Secretary of State for War and the ColoniesViscount Howick23 November 1830 
Sir John Shaw-Lefevre13 January 1834
Sir George Grey, Bt16 July 1834
First Lord of the AdmiraltySir James Graham, Bt22 November 1830 
The Lord Auckland7 June 1834
First Secretary to the AdmiraltyHon. George Elliot29 November 1830 
Civil Lord of the AdmiraltyHenry Labouchere8 June 1832 
President of the Board of ControlCharles Grant1 December 1830 
Secretary to the Board of ControlViscount Sandon18 December 1830 
Thomas Hyde Villiers18 May 1831
Thomas Babington Macaulay19 December 1832
Robert Gordon26 December 1833 – 14 November 1834Joint Secretaries from 22 April 1834
James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie22 April 1834 – 14 November 1834
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterThe Lord Holland25 November 1830 
Chief Secretary for IrelandHon. Edward Smith-Stanley29 November 1830entered the Cabinet 16 June 1831
Sir John Hobhouse, Bt29 March 1833 
Edward LittletonMay 1833 
Lord Lieutenant of IrelandThe Marquess of Anglesey4 December 1830 
The Marquess Wellesley12 September 1833
Master of the MintThe Lord Auckland14 December 1830 
James Abercromby13 June 1834
Paymaster of the ForcesLord John Russell16 December 1830entered the Cabinet 16 June 1831; also Leader of the House of Commons 1834
Minister without PortfolioThe Earl of Carlisle22 November 1830 – 5 June 1834 
Postmaster-GeneralThe Duke of Richmond11 December 1830 
The Marquess Conyngham5 July 1834
President of the Board of TradeThe Lord Auckland22 November 1830 
Charles Poulett Thomson5 June 1834
Vice-President of the Board of TradeCharles Poulett Thomson22 November 1830 
Henry Labouchere5 June 1834
Secretary at WarCharles Watkin Williams-Wynn30 November 1830 
Sir Henry Parnell, Bt4 April 1831
Sir John Hobhouse, Bt1 February 1832
Edward Ellice6 April 1833entered the Cabinet 20 June 1834
First Commissioner of Woods and ForestsGeorge Agar-Ellis2 December 1830 
Viscount Duncannon7 February 1831
Sir John Hobhouse, Bt22 July 1834
Treasurer of the NavyCharles Poulett Thomson30 November 1830 
Master-General of the OrdnanceSir James Kempt11 December 1830 
Treasurer of the OrdnanceThomas Creevey31 January 1831 
Surveyor-General of the OrdnanceWilliam Leader Maberly12 January 1831 
Charles Richard Fox30 November 1832
Clerk of the OrdnanceCharles Tennyson30 December 1830 
Thomas Francis Kennedy8 February 1832
William Leader Maberly30 November 1832
Andrew Leith Hay19 June 1834
Storekeeper of the OrdnanceHenry Duncan30 December 1830 
Attorney GeneralSir Thomas Denman24 November 1830 
Sir William Horne26 November 1832
Sir John Campbell1 March 1834
Solicitor GeneralSir William Horne24 November 1830 
Sir John Campbell26 November 1832
Sir Charles Pepys25 February 1834
Sir Robert Rolfe6 November 1834
Judge Advocate GeneralSir Robert Grant24 November 1830 
Robert Cutlar Fergusson19 June 1834
Lord AdvocateFrancis Jeffrey3 December 1830 
John Murray17 May 1834
Solicitor General for ScotlandHenry Cockburn3 December 1830 
Andrew Skene5 November 1834
Attorney General for IrelandEdward Pennefather23 December 1830 
Francis Blackburne11 January 1831
Solicitor General for IrelandPhilip Cecil Crampton23 December 1830 
Michael O'Loghlen21 October 1834
Lord Steward of the HouseholdThe Marquess Wellesley23 November 1830 
The Duke of Argyll11 September 1833
Lord Chamberlain of the HouseholdThe Duke of Devonshire22 November 1830 
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdEarl of Belfast24 July 1830 
Master of the HorseThe Earl of Albemarle24 November 1830 
Treasurer of the HouseholdSir William Henry Fremantle27 May 1826continued in office
Comptroller of the HouseholdLord Robert Grosvenor23 November 1830 
Captain of the Gentlemen PensionersThe (3rd) Lord Foley8 December 1830 
The (4th) Lord Foley1 May 1833office renamed Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms 17 March 1834
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardThe Marquess of Clanricarde1 December 1830 
The Earl of Gosford16 July 1834
Master of the BuckhoundsThe Viscount Anson24 November 1830created Earl of Lichfield 15 September 1831

References

Preceded by
Wellington Ministry
Government of the United Kingdom
1830–1834
Succeeded by
Wellington Caretaker Ministry
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