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Conservative Government 1874-1880

Benjamin Disraeli became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for the second time after Mr Gladstone's government was defeated in the General Election of 1874. Disraeli's foreign policy was seen as immoral by Gladstone, and following the latter's Midlothian Campaign, the government was heavily defeated in the next General Election, whereupon Gladstone formed his second government. The ailing Disraeli, by now Lord Beaconsfield, died the following year.


OfficeNameDateNotes
Prime MinisterB. Disraeli20 February 1874-21 April 1880created Earl of Beaconsfield 21 August 1876
Chancellor of the ExchequerSir S. Northcote21 February 1874 
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryW.H. Dyke21 February 1874 
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryW.H. Smith21 February 1874 
F.A. Stanley14 August 1877
Sir H. Selwin-Ibbetson2 April 1878
Junior Lords of the TreasuryViscount Mahon4 March 1874-16 February 1876 
R. Winn4 March 1874-21 April 1880
Sir J. Elphinstone4 march 1874-21 April 1880
Viscount Crichton16 February 1876-21 April 1880
Lord ChancellorLord Cairns21 February 1874created Earl Cairns 27 September 1878
Lord President of the CouncilDuke of Richmond21 February 1874 
Lord Privy SealEarl of Malmesbury21 February 1874 
B. Disraeli12 August 1876created Earl of Beaconsfield 21 August 1876
Duke of Northumberland4 February 1878 
Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentR.A. Cross21 February 1874 
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentSir H. Selwin-Ibbetson25 February 1874 
Sir M. White Ridley6 April 1878
Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsEarl of Derby21 February 1874 
Marquess of Salisbury2 April 1874
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsR. Bourke23 February 1874 
Secretary of State for WarG. Hardy21 February 1874 
F.A. Stanley2 April 1878
Under-Secretary of State for WarEarl of Pembroke2 March 1874 
Earl Cadogan24 May 1875
Viscount Bury4 March 1878
Financial Secretary to the War Office F.A. Stanley26 February 1874 
R.J. Loyd-Lindsay13 August 1877
Surveyor-General of the OrdnanceLord E. Cecil26 February 1874 
Secretary of State for the ColoniesEarl of Carnarvon21 February 1874 
Sir M. Hicks-Beach4 February 1878
Under-Secretary of State for the ColoniesJ. Lowther25 February 1874 
Earl Cadogan2 March 1878
Secretary of State for IndiaMarquess of Salisbury21 February 1874 
Viscount Cranbrook2 April 1878
Under-Secretary of State for IndiaLord G. Hamilton22 February 1874 
E. Stanhope6 April 1878
First Lord of the AdmiraltyG.W. Hunt21 February 1874 
W.H. Smith14 August 1877
Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty A. Egerton21 February 1874 
Civil Lord of the AdmiraltySir M. Lopes4 March 1874 
Chief Secretary for IrelandSir M. Hicks-Beach27 February 1874entered the Cabinet 12 August 1876
J. Lowther15 February 1878 
Lord Lieutenant of IrelandDuke of Abercorn2 March 1874 
Duke of Marlborough11 December 1876
Postmaster-GeneralLord J. Manners21 February 1874 
President of the Board of TradeSir C.B. Adderley21 February 1874 
Viscount Sandon4 April 1878
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade G. Bentinck2 March 1874 
E. Stanhope18 November 1875
J.G. Talbot4 April 1878
Vice-President of the Committee on EducationViscount Sandon2 March 1874 
Lord G. Hamilton4 April 1878
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterT.E. Taylor2 March 1874 
President of the Local Government BoardG. Sclater-Booth21 February 1874 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board C.S. Read21 February 1874 
T. SaltJanuary 1876
Paymaster-GeneralS. Cave20 April 1874 
D.R. Plunket24 November 1875
First Commissioner of WorksLord H. Gordon-Lennox21 March 1874 
G.J. Noel14 August 1876
Attorney GeneralSir J. Karslake27 February 1874 
Sir R. Baggallay20 April 1874
Sir J. Holker25 November 1875
Solicitor GeneralSir R. Baggallay27 February 1874 
Sir J. Holker20 April 1874
Sir H. Giffard25 November 1875
Judge Advocate GeneralS. Cave7 March 1874 
G. Bentinck24 November 1875
Lord AdvocateE. Gordon26 February 1874 
W. Watson21 July 1874
Solicitor General for ScotlandJ. Millar4 March 1874 
W. Watson21 July 1874
J.H. Macdonald5 December 1876
Attorney General for Ireland J. Ball12 March 1874 
H. Ormsby21 January 1875
C. May27 November 1875
E. Gibson15 February 1877
Solicitor General for IrelandH. Ormsby12 March 1874 
D. Plunkett29 January 1875
G. Fitzgibbon3 March 1877
H. Holmes14 December 1878
Lord Steward of the HouseholdEarl Beauchamp21 February 1874 
Lord Chamberlain of the HouseholdMarquess of Hertford21 February 1874 
Earl of Mount Edgcumbe7 May 1879
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Viscount Barrington2 March 1874 
Master of the HorseEarl of Bradford7 March 1874 
Treasurer of the HouseholdEarl Percy2 March 1874 
Lord H. Thynne14 December 1875
Comptroller of the HouseholdLord H. Somerset2 March 1874 
Earl of Yarmouth4 February 1879
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsMarquess of Exeter2 March 1874 
Earl of Shrewsbury4 February 1875
Earl of Coventry28 May 1877
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardLord Skelmersdale2 March 1874 
Master of the BuckhoundsEarl of Hardwicke2 March 1874 
Mistress of the RobesDuchess of Wellington2 March 1874 
Lords in Waiting Earl of Dunmore2 March 1874-21 April 1880 
Earl of Roden2 March 1874-6 January 1880
Viscount Hawarden2 March 1874-21 April 1880
Lord Bagot2 March 1874-21 April 1880
Lord de Ros2 March 1874-21 April 1880
Lord Elphinstone2 March 1874-21 April 1880
Lord Walsingham2 March 1874-29 May 1875
Earl of Jersey29 May 1875-4 July 1877
Lord Henniker4 July 1877-21 April 1880
Earl of Onslow17 February 1880-21 April 1880
Extra Lord in Waiting Lord Sackville1 October 1876-1 October 1888 

Source: C. Cook and B. Keith, British Historical Facts 1830-1900

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