After the parliamentary session, which produced the Second Reform Bill, Disraeli's eventual assumption of the leadership of the Conservative Party was all but assured. While he was still opposed by elements of the party's right wing (most notably the Marquess of Salisbury, himself a future prime minister), his role in securing the passage of the bill, in particular his showing against William Ewart Gladstone, had won him the adulation of a wide base of the parliamentary party. The only unknown was the health of the Earl of Derby, still very much prime minister, Conservative leader, and Disraeli's colleague.
Derby's health, however, had been in decline for some time, and he finally resigned in February and advised Queen Victoria to send for Disraeli. Thus on 27 February 1868 Benjamin Disraeli became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He reportedly said of the event later, "I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole." However, the Conservatives were still a minority in the House of Commons, and the enaction of the Reform Bill required the calling of new election. Disraeli's term as prime minister would therefore be fairly short, unless the Conservatives managed to win the general election.
This Cabinet of Derby's is the first for which a complete collection of photographs exists of its members.
Changesedit
March 1867: Lord Carnarvon, Lord Cranborne, and General Peel resign from the cabinet over the Reform Bill. They are succeeded by the Duke of Buckingham, Sir Stafford Northcote, and Sir John Pakington, respectively. Taking their places were three new members of the cabinet: the Duke of Marlborough, the Duke of Richmond, and Henry Lowry-Corry.
May 1867: Gathorne Hardy replaces Spencer Walpole as Home Secretary. Walpole remains in the cabinet as Minister without Portfolio. Hardy's replacement as President of the Poor Law Board is not in the cabinet.
Tout, T. F. (1910). An advanced history of Great Britain from the earliest times to the death of Edward VII. New York: Longmans, Green. pp. 740–741. OL 13991885M.
C. Cook and B. Keith, British Historical Facts 1830–1900
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The Conservative government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in 1866 and ended in 1868 was led by Lord Derby in the House of Lords and Benjamin Disraeli in the House of Commons Third Derby Disraeli ministry1866 18681868Date formed28 June 1866 1866 06 28 Date dissolved1 December 1868 1868 12 01 People and organisationsMonarchVictoriaPrime MinisterLord Derby 1866 1868 Benjamin Disraeli 1868 Chancellor of the ExchequerBenjamin Disraeli 1866 1868 Total no of members105 appointmentsMember partyConservative PartyStatus in legislatureMinoritydependent on Adullamite supportOpposition partyLiberal PartyOpposition leadersWilliam Ewart Gladstonein the House of CommonsLord Russell 1866 1868 Lord Granville 1868 in the House of LordsHistoryOutgoing election1868 general electionLegislature term s 19th UK ParliamentPredecessorSecond Russell ministrySuccessorFirst Gladstone ministry Contents 1 History 1 1 The Irish Church 1 2 Fate 2 Cabinets 2 1 June 1866 February 1868 2 1 1 Notes 2 1 2 Changes 2 2 February 1868 December 1868 2 2 1 Changes 3 List of ministers 4 ReferencesHistory editLord Derby became prime minister for the third time after the fall of Lord Russell s Liberal government in 1866 His Chancellor of the Exchequer Benjamin Disraeli was instrumental in passing the Second Reform Act in 1867 After the parliamentary session which produced the Second Reform Bill Disraeli s eventual assumption of the leadership of the Conservative Party was all but assured While he was still opposed by elements of the party s right wing most notably the Marquess of Salisbury himself a future prime minister his role in securing the passage of the bill in particular his showing against William Ewart Gladstone had won him the adulation of a wide base of the parliamentary party The only unknown was the health of the Earl of Derby still very much prime minister Conservative leader and Disraeli s colleague Derby s health however had been in decline for some time and he finally resigned in February and advised Queen Victoria to send for Disraeli Thus on 27 February 1868 Benjamin Disraeli became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom He reportedly said of the event later I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole However the Conservatives were still a minority in the House of Commons and the enaction of the Reform Bill required the calling of new election Disraeli s term as prime minister would therefore be fairly short unless the Conservatives managed to win the general election Although all the cabinet posts were at his disposal Disraeli made only a few changes he replaced Lord Chelmsford as Lord Chancellor with Lord Cairns and brought in George Ward Hunt as Chancellor of the Exchequer Disraeli and Chelmsford had never got on and in Disraeli s view Cairns was a far stronger minister He also chose the Earl of Malmesbury to succeed Derby as Leader in the House of Lords The Irish Church edit Further information Irish Church Act 1869 The principal issue of the 1868 parliamentary session was the Irish Question manifested this time in the debate over the Anglican Church of Ireland Fate edit The Conservatives were defeated by the Liberals in the general election of 1868 and the new Liberal leader William Ewart Gladstone formed his first government Cabinets edit nbsp The Derby Cabinet of 1867 as painted by Henry Gales June 1866 February 1868 edit Office Name Term First Lord of the TreasuryLeader of the House of Lords The Earl of Derby June 1866 February 1868 Lord Chancellor The Lord Chelmsford June 1866 February 1868 Lord President of the Council The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos June 1866 March 1867 The Duke of Marlborough March 1867 February 1868 Lord Privy Seal The Earl of Malmesbury June 1866 February 1868 Home Secretary Spencer H Walpole June 1866 May 1867 Gathorne Hardy May 1867 February 1868 Foreign Secretary Lord Stanley June 1866 February 1868 Secretary of State for the Colonies The Earl of Carnarvon June 1866 March 1867 The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos March 1867 February 1868 Secretary of State for War General Jonathan Peel June 1866 March 1867 Sir John Pakington Bt March 1867 February 1868 First Lord of the Admiralty Sir John Pakington Bt June 1866 March 1867 Henry Thomas Lowry Corry March 1867 February 1868 Secretary of State for India Viscount Cranborne June 1866 March 1867 Sir Stafford Northcote Bt March 1867 February 1868 Chancellor of the ExchequerLeader of the House of Commons Benjamin Disraeli June 1866 February 1868 President of the Board of Trade Sir Stafford Northcote Bt June 1866 March 1867 The Duke of Richmond and Lennox March 1867 February 1868 President of the Poor Law Board Gathorne Hardy June 1866 May 1867 incumbent not in the cabinet First Commissioner of Works The Lord John Manners June 1866 February 1868 Chief Secretary for Ireland Lord Naas June 1866 February 1868 Minister without Portfolio Spencer H Walpole May 1867 February 1868 Notes edit This Cabinet of Derby s is the first for which a complete collection of photographs exists of its members Changes edit March 1867 Lord Carnarvon Lord Cranborne and General Peel resign from the cabinet over the Reform Bill They are succeeded by the Duke of Buckingham Sir Stafford Northcote and Sir John Pakington respectively Taking their places were three new members of the cabinet the Duke of Marlborough the Duke of Richmond and Henry Lowry Corry May 1867 Gathorne Hardy replaces Spencer Walpole as Home Secretary Walpole remains in the cabinet as Minister without Portfolio Hardy s replacement as President of the Poor Law Board is not in the cabinet February 1868 December 1868 edit Office Name Term First Lord of the TreasuryLeader of the House of Commons Benjamin Disraeli February December 1868 Lord Chancellor The Lord Cairns February December 1868 Lord President of the Council The Duke of Marlborough February December 1868 Lord Privy SealLeader of the House of Lords The Earl of Malmesbury February December 1868 Home Secretary Gathorne Hardy February December 1868 Foreign Secretary Lord Stanley February December 1868 Secretary of State for the Colonies The Duke of Buckingham February December 1868 Secretary of State for War Sir John Pakington Bt February December 1868 Secretary of State for India Sir Stafford Northcote Bt February December 1868 Chancellor of the Exchequer George Ward Hunt February December 1868 First Lord of the Admiralty Henry Thomas Lowry Corry February December 1868 President of the Board of Trade The Duke of Richmond February December 1868 First Commissioner of Works The Lord John Manners February December 1868 Chief Secretary for Ireland The Earl of Mayo February September 1868 successor not in the cabinet Changes edit September 1868 The Earl of Mayo leaves the cabinet to become Viceroy of India His successor is not in the cabinet List of ministers editCabinet members are listed in bold face Office Name Date Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury The Earl of Derby a 28 June 1866 25 February 1868 Benjamin Disraeli b 27 February 1868 1 December 1868 Chancellor of the Exchequer Benjamin Disraeli c 6 July 1866 George Ward Hunt 29 February 1868 Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Thomas Edward Taylor 14 July 1866 Gerard Noel 11 November 1868 Financial Secretary to the Treasury George Ward Hunt 14 July 1866 George Sclater Booth 4 March 1868 Junior Lords of the Treasury Gerard Noel 12 July 1866 2 November 1868 Sir Graham Graham Montgomery 12 July 1866 1 December 1868 Henry Whitmore 12 July 1866 1 December 1868 Lord Claud Hamilton 2 November 1868 1 December 1868 Lord Chancellor The Lord Chelmsford 6 July 1866 The Lord Cairns 29 February 1868 Lord President of the Council The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos 6 July 1866 The Duke of Marlborough 8 March 1867 Lord Privy Seal The Earl of Malmesbury d 6 July 1866 Secretary of State for the Home Department Spencer Horatio Walpole 6 July 1866 Gathorne Hardy 17 May 1867 Under Secretary of State for the Home Department The Earl Belmore 10 July 1866 Sir James Fergusson 1 August 1867 Sir Michael Hicks Beach 10 August 1868 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Lord Stanley 6 July 1866 Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Edward Egerton 6 July 1866 Secretary of State for War Jonathan Peel 6 July 1866 Sir John Pakington 8 March 1867 Under Secretary of State for War The Earl of Longford 7 July 1866 Surveyor General of the Ordnance vacant Secretary of State for the Colonies The Earl of Carnarvon 6 July 1866 The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos 8 March 1867 Under Secretary of State for the Colonies Charles Adderley 6 July 1866 Secretary of State for India Viscount Cranborne 6 July 1866 Sir Stafford Northcote 8 March 1867 Under Secretary of State for India Sir James Fergusson 6 July 1866 The Lord Clinton 31 July 1867 First Lord of the Admiralty Sir John Pakington 12 July 1866 Henry Lowry Corry 8 March 1867 First Secretary of the Admiralty Lord Henry Lennox 16 July 1866 Civil Lord of the Admiralty Charles du Cane 12 July 1866 Frederick Stanley 29 August 1868 Chief Secretary for Ireland Lord Naas e 10 July 1866 John Wilson Patten 29 September 1868 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland The Marquess of Abercorn 13 July 1866 President of the Poor Law Board Gathorne Hardy 12 July 1866 The Earl of Devon 21 May 1867 Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor Law Board Ralph Earle 12 July 1866 George Sclater Booth 1 March 1867 Sir Michael Hicks Beach 28 February 1868 Minister without Portfolio Spencer Horatio Walpole 17 May 1867 1 December 1868 President of the Board of Trade Sir Stafford Northcote 6 July 1866 The Duke of Richmond 8 March 1867 Vice President of the Board of Trade Stephen Cave f 10 July 1866 First Commissioner of Works Lord John Manners 6 July 1866 Vice President of the Committee on Education Henry Lowry Corry 12 July 1866 Lord Robert Montagu 19 March 1867 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Earl of Devon 10 July 1866 John Wilson Patten 26 June 1867 Thomas Edward Taylor 7 November 1868 Paymaster General Stephen Cave 10 July 1866 Postmaster General The Duke of Montrose 19 July 1866 Attorney General Sir Hugh Cairns 10 July 1866 Sir John Rolt 29 October 1866 Sir John Burgess Karslake 18 July 1867 Solicitor General Sir William Bovill 10 July 1866 Sir John Burgess Karslake 29 November 1866 Sir Charles Hasper Selwyn 18 July 1867 Sir William Brett 10 February 1868 Sir Richard Baggallay 16 September 1868 Judge Advocate General John Mowbray 12 July 1866 Lord Advocate George Patton 12 July 1866 Edward Gordon 28 February 1867 Solicitor General for Scotland Edward Gordon 12 July 1866 John Millar 6 March 1867 Attorney General for Ireland John Edward Walsh 25 July 1866 Michael Morris 1 November 1866 Hedges Eyre Chatterton 1867 Robert Warren 1867 John Thomas Ball 1868 Solicitor General for Ireland Michael Morris 3 August 1866 Hedges Eyre Chatterton 8 November 1866 Robert Warren 1867 Michael Harrison 1867 John Thomas Ball 1868 Henry Ormsby 1868 Lord Steward of the Household The Duke of Marlborough 10 July 1866 The Earl of Tankerville 19 March 1867 Lord Chamberlain of the Household The Earl of Bradford 10 July 1866 Vice Chamberlain of the Household Lord Claud Hamilton 10 July 1866 Treasurer of the Household Lord Burghley 10 July 1866 Percy Egerton Herbert 27 February 1867 Comptroller of the Household Viscount Royston 10 July 1866 Captain of the Gentlemen at Arms The Earl of Tankerville 10 July 1866 The Marquess of Exeter 20 March 1867 Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Earl Cadogan 10 July 1866 Master of the Buckhounds The Lord Colville of Culross 10 July 1866 Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal Lord Alfred Paget g 1 July 1859 Mistress of the Robes The Duchess of Wellington h 25 April 1861 Lords in Waiting The Viscount Strathallan 13 July 1866 1 December 1868 The Viscount Hawarden 13 July 1866 1 December 1868 The Lord Bagot 13 July 1866 1 December 1868 The Lord Polwarth 13 July 1866 16 August 1867 The Lord Crofton 13 July 1866 1 December 1868 The Lord Skelmersdale 13 July 1866 1 December 1868 The Lord Raglan 13 July 1866 1 December 1868 The Earl of Haddington 7 September 1867 1 December 1868 Notes Also Leader of the House of Lords Also Leader of the House of Commons Also Leader of the House of Commons Also Leader of the House of Lords 27 February 1868 1 December 1868 Succeeded as the 7th Earl of Mayo in 1867 Office abolished 12 August 1867 and replaced with a Parliamentary Secretaryship Continued in office no longer a political appointment after 1866 Continued in office References editTout T F 1910 An advanced history of Great Britain from the earliest times to the death of Edward VII New York Longmans Green pp 740 741 OL 13991885M C Cook and B Keith British Historical Facts 1830 1900 Preceded bySecond Russell ministry Government of the United Kingdom1866 1868 Succeeded byFirst Gladstone ministry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Third Derby Disraeli ministry amp oldid 1192466294, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,