July 1827 – The Duke of Portland becomes a minister without portfolio. Lord Carlisle succeeds him as Lord Privy Seal. W. S. Bourne succeeds Carlisle as First Commissioner of Woods and Forests. Lord Lansdowne succeeds Bourne as Home Secretary. George Tierney, the Master of the Mint, enters the cabinet
The Viscount Goderich's Cabinet, September 1827 – January 1828edit
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The Canningites led by George Canning and then the Viscount Goderich as First Lord of the Treasury governed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1827 until 1828 George Canning led the Government from April 1827 He was succeeded by Lord Goderich upon his death in August Goderich led the Government following the death of his predecessor in 1827 His government was replaced in 1828 Contents 1 Formation 2 Fate 3 Cabinets 3 1 George Canning s Cabinet April 1827 August 1827 3 1 1 Changes 3 2 The Viscount Goderich s Cabinet September 1827 January 1828 4 Full list of ministers 5 ReferencesFormation editOn 9 April 1827 the Tory Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Lord Liverpool suffered a cerebral haemorrhage He had been Prime Minister nearly fifteen years ever since the assassination of his predecessor Spencer Perceval in May 1812 The man chosen to succeed him was the Foreign Secretary and Leader of the House of Commons George Canning Canning was very much on the moderate wing of the Tory Party and many of the more hard line members of Liverpool s government including the Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel and national hero the Duke of Wellington Master General of the Ordnance refused to serve under him Canning s government was therefore recruited from the moderate wing of the Tory Party known as the Canningites with the support of several members of the Whig Party Fate editCanning who was in poor health at the time of his appointment died in office on 8 August 1827 and the Leader of the House of Lords F J Robinson 1st Viscount Goderich 1st Earl of Ripon succeeded him as Prime Minister However Goderich s government never even met in a session of Parliament and was replaced by a High Tory government under the Duke of Wellington on 22 January 1828 Cabinets editGeorge Canning s Cabinet April 1827 August 1827 edit George Canning First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons Lord Lyndhurst Lord Chancellor Lord Harrowby Lord President of the Council The Duke of Portland Lord Privy Seal William Sturges Bourne Secretary of State for the Home Department Lord Dudley Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Lord Goderich Secretary of State for War and the Colonies and Leader of the House of Lords William Huskisson President of the Board of Trade and Treasurer of the Navy Charles Williams Wynn President of the Board of Control Lord Bexley Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Lord Palmerston Secretary at War Lord Lansdowne Minister without PortfolioChanges edit May 1827 Lord Carlisle the First Commissioner of Woods and Forests enters the Cabinet July 1827 The Duke of Portland becomes a minister without portfolio Lord Carlisle succeeds him as Lord Privy Seal W S Bourne succeeds Carlisle as First Commissioner of Woods and Forests Lord Lansdowne succeeds Bourne as Home Secretary George Tierney the Master of the Mint enters the cabinetThe Viscount Goderich s Cabinet September 1827 January 1828 edit Lord Goderich First Lord of the Treasury and Leader of the House of Lords Lord Lyndhurst Lord Chancellor The Duke of Portland Lord President of the Council The Earl of Carlisle Lord Privy Seal The Marquess of Lansdowne Secretary of State for the Home Department The Earl of Dudley Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs William Huskisson Secretary of State for War and the Colonies and Leader of the House of Commons J C Herries Chancellor of the Exchequer The Marquess of Anglesey Master General of the Ordnance Charles Grant President of the Board of Trade and Treasurer of the Navy Charles Williams Wynn President of the Board of Control William Sturges Bourne First Commissioner of Woods and Forests Lord Bexley Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Viscount Palmerston Secretary at WarFull list of ministers editThis is a list of the members of the government Members of the Cabinet are indicated by bold typeface Office Name DateFirst Lord of the Treasury George Canning 10 April 1827 8 August 1827The Viscount Goderich 31 August 1827 21 January 1828Chancellor of the Exchequer George Canning 20 April 1827John Charles Herries 3 September 1827Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Joseph Planta 19 April 1827Financial Secretary to the Treasury John Charles Herries Continued in officeThomas Frankland Lewis 4 September 1827Junior Lords of the Treasury The Earl of Mount Charles 30 April 1827 26 January 1828Lord Francis Leveson Gower 30 April 1827 8 September 1827Lord Eliot 30 April 1827 26 January 1828Edmund Alexander Macnaghten 30 April 1827 26 January 1828Maurice FitzGerald 31 July 1827 26 January 1828Lord President of the Council The Earl of Harrowby Continued in officeThe Duke of Portland 17 August 1827Lord Chancellor The Lord Lyndhurst 2 May 1827Home Secretary William Sturges Bourne 20 April 1827The Marquess of Lansdowne 16 July 1827Under Secretary of State for the Home Department Spencer Perceval 30 April 1827Thomas Spring Rice 16 July 1827Foreign Secretary The Viscount Dudley and Ward a 30 April 1827Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs The Lord Howard de Walden Continued in officeThe Marquess of Clanricarde Continued in office until 17 August 1827Secretary of State for War and the Colonies The Viscount Goderich 30 April 1827William Huskisson 3 September 1827Under Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Robert Wilmot Horton Continued in officePresident of the Board of Trade William Huskisson Continued in officeCharles Grant 3 September 1827Vice President of the Board of Trade Charles Grant Continued in officePresident of the Board of Control Charles Williams Wynn Continued in officeSecretary to the Board of Control Thomas Courtenay Continued in officeLord High Admiral The Duke of Clarence 17 April 1827First Secretary to the Admiralty John Wilson Croker Continued in officeLord Privy Seal The Duke of Portland 30 April 1827The Earl of Carlisle 16 July 1827Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Lord Bexley Continued in officeMaster General of the Ordnance The Marquess of Anglesey 30 April 1827Lieutenant General of the Ordnance Sir William Henry Clinton Continued in officeTreasurer of the Ordnance William Holmes Continued in officeSurveyor General of the Ordnance Sir Edward Owen 14 May 1827Clerk of the Ordnance Sir George Clerk 4 May 1827Clerk of the Deliveries of the Ordnance Hon Edmund Phipps Continued in officeStorekeeper of the Ordnance Mark Singleton Continued in officeTreasurer of the Navy William Huskisson Continued in officeCharles Grant 10 September 1827Secretary at War Viscount Palmerston Continued in officeMaster of the Mint George Tierney 29 May 1827Paymaster of the Forces Hon William Vesey FitzGerald Continued in officeFirst Commissioner of Woods and Forests The Earl of Carlisle 30 May 1827William Sturges Bourne 23 July 1827Ministers without Portfolio The Marquess of Lansdowne b May 1827The Duke of Portland c May 1827Lord Lieutenant of Ireland The Marquess Wellesley Continued in officeChief Secretary for Ireland Hon William Lamb 29 April 1827Attorney General Sir James Scarlett 27 April 1827Solicitor General Nicolas Conyngham Tindal Continued in officeJudge Advocate General Hon James Abercromby 12 May 1827Lord Advocate Sir William Rae Continued in officeSolicitor General for Scotland John Hope Continued in officeAttorney General for Ireland Henry Joy 18 June 1827Solicitor General for Ireland John Doherty 18 June 1827Lord Steward of the Household The Marquess Conyngham Continued in officeLord Chamberlain of the Household The Duke of Devonshire 5 May 1827Vice Chamberlain of the Household Sir Samuel Hulse 5 May 1827Master of the Horse The Duke of Leeds 4 May 1827Treasurer of the Household Sir William Henry Fremantle Continued in officeComptroller of the Household Lord George Beresford Continued in officeCaptain of the Gentlemen Pensioners The Viscount Hereford 1827Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Earl of Macclesfield Continued in officeMaster of the Buckhounds The Lord Maryborough Continued in officeNotes Created Earl of Dudley on 5 October 1827 Appointed Home Secretary July 1827 Appointed Lord President August 1827 References editChris Cook and John Stevenson British Historical Facts 1760 1830 Joseph Haydn and Horace Ockerby The Book of DignitiesPreceded byLiverpool ministry Government of the United Kingdom1827 1828 Succeeded byWellington Peel ministry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Canningite government 1827 1828 amp oldid 1188271251, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
