Early in 1852 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, by then very deaf, gave Derby's first government its nickname by shouting "Who? Who?" as the list of inexperienced Cabinet Ministers was read out in the House of Lords.[2][3]
Former Prime Minister Wellington (pictured in 1844) gave the ministry its name in shouting "Who? Who?" as each new cabinet member was announced in the House of Lords. He died two months before the ministry collapsed.
After the fall of Lord John Russell's Whig government in early 1852, the Conservative leader Lord Derby formed a government. The Conservatives had been weakened by the defection of the Peelites, and many of the new Cabinet ministers were men of little experience. The government became known as the "Who? Who?" Ministry after Wellington's comments, due to the lack of prominence of its ministers. The government was in a significant minority, and lasted less than a year, collapsing in December. The Whigs and Peelites then formed a coalition government under the Peelite leader Lord Aberdeen.
Though the government had little impact, it attracted derision through its plethora of new political names, which demonstrated the relative inexperience of the party. Only four members of the Cabinet (Derby himself, St Leonards, Lonsdale, and Herries) were existing Privy Councillors and many others were complete political unknowns.
^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.
^Bloy, Marjorie (2011). "Biography-Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799–1869)". A Web of English History. from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
^"A Web of English History". Retrieved 4 June 2011.
Bibliographyedit
C. Cook and B. Keith, British Historical Facts 1830–1900
External linksedit
"Lord Derby looses bigotry on the streets". Manchester Guardian. 3 July 1852.
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Edward Smith Stanley 14th Earl of Derby led the Who Who ministry a short lived British Conservative government which was in power for a matter of months in 1852 Lord Derby was Prime Minister and Benjamin Disraeli served as Chancellor of the Exchequer It marked the first time the protectionist wing of the Conservative Party had taken office since the Corn Laws schism of 1846 It is also called the First Derby Disraeli ministry 1 Lord Derby Early in 1852 Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington by then very deaf gave Derby s first government its nickname by shouting Who Who as the list of inexperienced Cabinet Ministers was read out in the House of Lords 2 3 Contents 1 History 2 Cabinet 2 1 February 1852 December 1852 3 List of ministers 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksHistory editSee also 1852 vote of no confidence in the government of Lord Derby nbsp Former Prime Minister Wellington pictured in 1844 gave the ministry its name in shouting Who Who as each new cabinet member was announced in the House of Lords He died two months before the ministry collapsed After the fall of Lord John Russell s Whig government in early 1852 the Conservative leader Lord Derby formed a government The Conservatives had been weakened by the defection of the Peelites and many of the new Cabinet ministers were men of little experience The government became known as the Who Who Ministry after Wellington s comments due to the lack of prominence of its ministers The government was in a significant minority and lasted less than a year collapsing in December The Whigs and Peelites then formed a coalition government under the Peelite leader Lord Aberdeen Though the government had little impact it attracted derision through its plethora of new political names which demonstrated the relative inexperience of the party Only four members of the Cabinet Derby himself St Leonards Lonsdale and Herries were existing Privy Councillors and many others were complete political unknowns Cabinet editFebruary 1852 December 1852 edit Office Name Term First Lord of the TreasuryLeader of the House of Lords The Earl of Derby February December 1852 Lord Chancellor The Lord St Leonards February December 1852 Lord President of the Council The Earl of Lonsdale February December 1852 Lord Privy Seal The Marquess of Salisbury February December 1852 Home Secretary Spencer H Walpole February December 1852 Foreign Secretary The Earl of Malmesbury February December 1852 Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Sir John Pakington Bt February December 1852 First Lord of the Admiralty The Duke of Northumberland February December 1852 President of the Board of Control J C Herries February December 1852 Chancellor of the ExchequerLeader of the House of Commons Benjamin Disraeli February December 1852 President of the Board of Trade J W Henley February December 1852 First Commissioner of Works Lord John Manners February December 1852 Postmaster General The Earl of Hardwicke February December 1852List of ministers editCabinet members are listed in bold face Office Name Date Notes Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury and Leader of the House of Lords The Earl of Derby 23 February 1852 17 December 1852 Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons Benjamin Disraeli 27 February 1852 Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury William Forbes Mackenzie 2 March 1852 Financial Secretary to the Treasury George Alexander Hamilton 2 March 1852 Junior Lords of the Treasury Marquess of Chandos 28 February 1852 17 December 1852 Lord Henry Lennox 28 February 1852 17 December 1852 Thomas Bateson 28 February 1852 17 December 1852 Lord Chancellor The Lord St Leonards 27 February 1852 Lord President of the Council The Earl of Lonsdale 27 February 1852 Lord Privy Seal The Marquess of Salisbury 27 February 1852 Secretary of State for the Home Department Spencer Horatio Walpole 27 February 1852 Under Secretary of State for the Home Department Sir William Joliffe Bt 27 February 1852 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs The Earl of Malmesbury 27 February 1852 Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Lord Stanley 18 May 1852 Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Sir John Pakington Bt 17 February 1852 Under Secretary of State for War and the Colonies The Earl of Desart 2 March 1852 First Lord of the Admiralty The Duke of Northumberland 28 February 1852 First Secretary of the Admiralty Augustus Stafford 3 March 1852 Civil Lord of the Admiralty Arthur Duncombe 28 February 1852 President of the Board of Control J C Herries 28 February 1852 Joint Secretaries to the Board of Control Henry Baillie 1 March 1852 17 December 1852 Charles Bruce 1 March 1852 17 December 1852 Postmaster General The Earl of Hardwicke 1 March 1852 President of the Board of Trade J W Henley 17 February 1852 Vice President of the Board of Trade The Lord Colchester 27 February 1852 First Commissioner of Works Lord John Manners 4 March 1852 Chief Secretary for Ireland Lord Naas 1 March 1852 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland The Earl of Eglinton 1 March 1852 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Robert Adam Christopher 1 March 1852 Master General of the Ordnance The Viscount Hardinge 1 March 1852 Lord Fitzroy Somerset 30 September 1852 created Lord Raglan 20 October 1852 Surveyor General of the Ordnance Sir George Berkeley 18 June 1852 Clerk of the Ordnance Francis Plunkett Dunne 5 March 1852 Storekeeper of the Ordnance Sir Thomas Hastings 25 July 1845 continued in office Paymaster General The Lord Colchester 28 February 1852 President of the Poor Law Board Sir John Trollope Bt 1 March 1852 Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor Law Board Frederick Knight 3 March 1852 Secretary at War William Beresford 28 February 1852 Attorney General Sir Frederic Thesiger 27 February 1852 Solicitor General Sir Fitzroy Kelly 27 February 1852 Judge Advocate General George Bankes 28 February 1852 Lord Advocate Adam Anderson 28 February 1852 John Inglis 19 May 1852 Solicitor General for Scotland John Inglis 28 February 1852 Charles Neaves 24 May 1852 Attorney General for Ireland Joseph Napier February 1852 Solicitor General for Ireland James Whiteside February 1852 Lord Steward of the Household The Duke of Montrose 27 February 1852 Lord Chamberlain of the Household The Marquess of Exeter 27 February 1852 Vice Chamberlain of the Household Viscount Newport 5 March 1852 Master of the Horse The Earl of Jersey 1 March 1852 Treasurer of the Household Lord Claud Hamilton 27 February 1852 Comptroller of the Household George Weld Forester 27 February 1852 Captain of the Gentlemen at Arms The Earl of Sandwich 27 February 1852 Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Lord de Ros 27 February 1852 Master of the Buckhounds The Earl of Rosslyn 28 February 1852 Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal The Lord Colville of Culross 28 February 1852 Mistress of the Robes The Duchess of Atholl 16 March 1852 Lords in Waiting The Earl of Morton 2 March 1852 17 December 1852 The Earl of Verulam 2 March 1852 17 December 1852 The Viscount Hawarden 2 March 1852 17 December 1852 The Viscount Galway 2 March 1852 17 December 1852 The Lord Crofton 2 March 1852 17 December 1852 The Lord Polwarth 2 March 1852 17 December 1852 The Earl Talbot 2 March 1852 17 December 1852References edit 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 Bloy Marjorie 2011 Biography Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley 14th Earl of Derby 1799 1869 A Web of English History Archived from the original on 14 May 2011 Retrieved 6 April 2011 A Web of English History Retrieved 4 June 2011 Bibliography editC Cook and B Keith British Historical Facts 1830 1900External links edit Lord Derby looses bigotry on the streets Manchester Guardian 3 July 1852 Preceded byFirst Russell ministry Government of the United Kingdom1852 Succeeded byAberdeen ministry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Who 3F Who 3F ministry amp oldid 1201452695, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
