Second Salisbury ministry

Second Salisbury ministry
1886–1892
Date formed25 July 1886 (1886-07-25)
Date dissolved11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)
People and organisations
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterLord Salisbury
Total no. of members113 appointments
Member partiesConservative Party
Status in legislature
Minoritydependent on Liberal Unionist support
Opposition partyLiberal Party
Opposition leaders
History
Election1886 general election
Outgoing election1892 general election
Legislature terms
PredecessorThird Gladstone ministry
SuccessorFourth Gladstone ministry

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury formed his second ministry, in an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party, following the 1886 general election and his reappointment as the British prime minister by Queen Victoria.

Cabinet

Cabinet members
PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
First Lord of the Treasury(head of ministry)25 July 1886 (1886-07-25)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) Conservative
14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)6 October 1891 (1891-10-06) Conservative
6 October 1891 (1891-10-06)15 August 1892 (1892-08-15) Conservative
Leader of the House of Lords(head of ministry)25 July 1886 (1886-07-25)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) Conservative
Lord Chancellor3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) Conservative
Lord President of the Council3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)18 August 1892 (1892-08-18) Conservative
Lord Privy Seal3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) Conservative
Secretary of State for the Home Department3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)15 August 1892 (1892-08-15) Conservative
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)12 January 1887 (1887-01-12) Conservative
(head of ministry)14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) Conservative
Secretary of State for the Colonies3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)14 January 1887 (1887-01-14) Conservative
14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) Conservative
Secretary of State for War3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)14 January 1887 (1887-01-14) Conservative
14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) Conservative
Secretary of State for India3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) Conservative
First Lord of the Admiralty9 August 1886 (1886-08-09)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) Conservative
Chancellor of the Exchequer3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)14 January 1887 (1887-01-14) Conservative
14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) Liberal Unionist
Leader of the House of Commons3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)14 January 1887 (1887-01-14) Conservative
6 October 1891 (1891-10-06)15 August 1892 (1892-08-15) Conservative
President of the Board of Trade3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)21 February 1888 (1888-02-21) Conservative
21 February 1888 (1888-02-21)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) Conservative
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)16 August 1886 (1886-08-16) Conservative
16 August 1886 (1886-08-16)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) Conservative
Chief Secretary for Ireland5 August 1886 (1886-08-05)7 March 1887 (1887-03-07) Conservative
7 March 1887 (1887-03-07)9 November 1891 (1891-11-09) Conservative
9 November 1891 (1891-11-09)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11) Conservative
Secretary for Scotland5 August 1886 (1886-08-05)11 March 1887 (1887-03-11) Conservative

Changes

List of ministers

Note: Cabinet members are listed in bold face.
Office Name Tenure
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury25 July 1886 – 11 August 1892
First Lord of the Treasury9 August 1886
William Henry Smith[b]17 January 1887
Arthur Balfour[b]October 1891
Chancellor of the ExchequerLord Randolph Churchill[b]3 August 1886
George Goschen14 January 1887
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryAretas Akers-Douglas3 August 1886
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryWilliam Jackson3 August 1886
John Eldon Gorst9 November 1891
Junior Lords of the TreasurySidney Herbert9 August 1886 – 11 August 1892
William Walrond[c]9 August 1886 – 11 August 1892
Sir Herbert Maxwell, 7th Baronet9 August 1886 – 11 August 1892
Lord ChancellorHardinge Giffard, 1st Baron Halsbury3 August 1886
Lord President of the CouncilGathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Viscount Cranbrook3 August 1886
Lord Privy SealGeorge Cadogan, 5th Earl Cadogan[d]3 August 1886
Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentHenry Matthews3 August 1886
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentCharles Stuart-Wortley4 August 1886
Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsStafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh3 August 1886
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury14 January 1887
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsSir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet4 August 1886
James Lowther22 September 1891
Secretary of State for WarWilliam Henry Smith3 August 1886
Edward Stanhope14 January 1887
Under-Secretary of State for WarGeorge Harris, 4th Baron Harris4 August 1886
Adelbert Brownlow-Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow1 January 1890
Financial Secretary to the War OfficeSt John Brodrick4 August 1886
Surveyor-General of the Ordnance[e]Henry Northcote4 August 1886
Secretary of State for the ColoniesEdward Stanhope3 August 1886
Henry Holland[f]14 January 1887
Under-Secretary of State for the ColoniesWindham Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl3 August 1886
William Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow16 February 1887
Baron Henry de Worms20 February 1888
Secretary of State for IndiaR. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross3 August 1886
Under-Secretary of State for IndiaJohn Eldon Gorst4 August 1886
George Curzon9 November 1891
First Lord of the AdmiraltyLord George Hamilton9 August 1886
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the AdmiraltyArthur Forwood9 August 1886
Civil Lord of the AdmiraltyEllis Ashmead-Bartlett9 August 1886
President of the Board of AgricultureHenry Chaplin9 September 1889
Chief Secretary for IrelandSir Michael Hicks Beach, 9th Baronet5 August 1886
Arthur Balfour7 March 1887
William Jackson9 November 1891
Lord Lieutenant of IrelandCharles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry3 August 1886
Lawrence Dundas, 3rd Earl of Zetland30 July 1889
Lord Chancellor of IrelandEdward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne3 August 1886
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterGathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Viscount Cranbrook3 August 1886
Lord John Manners[g]16 August 1886
President of the Local Government BoardCharles Ritchie[d]3 August 1886
Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government BoardWalter Long3 August 1886
Minister without PortfolioSir Michael Hicks Beach, 9th Baronet7 March 1887 – 20 February 1888
Secretary for ScotlandArthur Balfour[h]5 August 1886
Schomberg Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian11 March 1887
President of the Board of TradeFrederick Stanley[i]3 August 1886
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 9th Baronet21 February 1888
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of TradeBaron Henry de Worms4 August 1886
William Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow21 February 1888
Alexander Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh1 January 1889
Vice-President of the Committee on EducationHenry Holland3 August 1886
William Hart Dyke25 January 1887
Paymaster GeneralFrederick Lygon, 6th Earl Beauchamp19 August 1886
Adelbert Brownlow-Cust, 3rd Earl BrownlowMarch 1887
Victor Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey1889
Robert Windsor-Clive, Baron WindsorDecember 1890
Postmaster GeneralHenry Cecil Raikes19 August 1886
Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet21 September 1891
First Commissioner of WorksDavid Plunket5 August 1886
Attorney GeneralRichard Webster5 August 1886
Solicitor GeneralEdward Clarke6 August 1886
Judge Advocate GeneralWilliam Thackeray Marriott9 August 1886
Lord AdvocateJohn Macdonald6 August 1886
James Robertson27 October 1888
vacant20 August 1891
Charles Pearson1 October 1891
Solicitor General for ScotlandJames Robertson6 August 1886
Moir Tod Stormonth Darling27 October 1888
Charles Pearson31 October 1890
Andrew Murray1 October 1891
Attorney-General for IrelandHugh HolmesAugust 1886
John George Gibson1887
Peter O'Brien1888
Dodgson Hamilton Madden1890
Solicitor-General for IrelandJohn George GibsonAugust 1886
Dodgson Hamilton Madden1888
John Atkinson1890
Edward CarsonJune 1892
Lord Steward of the Household William Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe16 August 1886
Lord Chamberlain of the Household Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of Lathom5 August 1886
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdWilliam Legge, Viscount Lewisham5 August 1886
Brownlow Cecil, Baron Burghley24 November 1891
Master of the HorseWilliam Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland9 August 1886
Treasurer of the HouseholdWilliam Pleydell-Bouverie, Viscount Folkestone[j]5 August 1886
Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox20 November 1891
Comptroller of the HouseholdLord Arthur Hill5 August 1886
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsGeorge Barrington, 7th Viscount Barrington5 August 1886
Robert St Clair-Erskine, 4th Earl of Rosslyn24 November 1886
Charles Pelham, 4th Earl of Yarborough11 August 1890
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardAlgernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore5 August 1886
William Pery, 3rd Earl of Limerick29 January 1889
Master of the BuckhoundsGeorge Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry16 August 1886
Mistress of the RobesLouisa Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch5 August 1886
Lords-in-WaitingWilliam Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow5 August 1886 – 21 February 1887
William Pery, 3rd Earl of Limerick5 August 1886 – 29 January 1889
John Henniker-Major, 5th Baron Henniker5 August 1886 – 11 August 1892
John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun5 August 1886 – 12 August 1889
William Elphinstone, 15th Lord Elphinstone5 August 1886 – 11 August 1892
Dudley FitzGerald-de Ros, 23rd Baron de Ros5 August 1886 – 11 August 1892
William Waldegrave, 9th Earl Waldegrave5 August 1886 – 11 August 1892
Alexander Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh21 February 1887 – 18 March 1889
Charles Marsham, 4th Earl of Romney5 February 1889 – 11 August 1892
George Byng, 8th Viscount Torrington18 March 1889 – 20 October 1889
Victor Spencer, 3rd Baron Churchill12 August 1889 – 11 August 1892
Edward Fellowes, 1st Baron de Ramsey10 March 1890 – 11 August 1892
Extra Lord in WaitingMortimer Sackville-West, 1st Baron Sackville1 October 1876 – 1 October 1888

Notes

  1. ^The position of prime minister was not a formal ministerial office.
  2. ^ abcAlso served as Leader of the House of Commons.
  3. ^Walrond inherited a baronetcy in 1889.
  4. ^ abEntered the Cabinet in April 1887.
  5. ^Office abolished in 1888.
  6. ^Holland was created Baron Knutsford on 23 February 1888.
  7. ^Manners succeeded as the 7th Duke of Rutland on 4 March 1888.
  8. ^Balfour entered the Cabinet in November 1886.
  9. ^Stanley was created Baron Stanley of Preston on 27 August 1886.
  10. ^Folkestone succeeded as the 5th Earl of Radnor on 11 March 1889.

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