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Conservative Government 1895-1905


OfficeNameDateNotes
Prime MinisterMarquess of Salisbury (3rd)25 June 1895-11 July 1902 
Arthur Balfour12 July 1902-4 December 1905
First Lord of the TreasuryArthur Balfour29 June 1895 
Chancellor of the ExchequerSir Michael Hicks-Beach29 June 1895 
Charles Thomson Ritchie11 August 1902
Austen Chamberlain9 October 1903
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasurySir William Hood Walrond 29 June 1895 
Sir Alexander Acland Hood 8 August 1902
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryRobert William Hanbury 29 June 1895 
Austen Chamberlain7 November 1900
William Hayes Fisher 8 August 1902
Arthur Elliott 10 April 1903
Victor Cavendish9 October 1903
Junior Lords of the TreasuryH.T. Anstruther6 July 1895-11 October 1903 
William Hayes Fisher 6 July 1896-8 August 1902
Lord Stanley6 July 1895-7 November 1900
A.E. Fellowes7 November 1900-15 March 1905
H.W. Forster8 August 1902-4 December 1905
Lord Balcarres11 October 1903-4 December 1905
Lord Edmund Talbot16 June 1905-4 December 1905
Lord ChancellorLord Halsbury29 June 1895created Earl of Halsbury 19 January 1898
Lord President of the CouncilDuke of Devonshire29 June 1895 
Marquess of Londonderry19 October 1903
Lord Privy SealViscount Cross29 June 1895 
Marquess of Salisbury (3rd)12 November 1900
Arthur Balfour14 July 1902
Marquess of Salisbury (4th)17 October 1903
Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentSir Matthew White Ridley29 June 1895 
Charles Thomson Ritchie12 November 1900
Aretas Akers-Douglas11 August 1902
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentJ. Collings3 July 1895 
T. Cochrane11 August 1902
Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsMarquess of Salisbury (3rd)29 June 1895 
Marquess of Lansdowne12 November 1900
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsGeorge Nathaniel Curzon20 June 1895 
William St John Brodrick 15 October 1898
Viscount Cranborne12 November 1900succeeded as 4th Marquess of Salisbury 22 August 1903
Earl Percy 9 October 1903 
Secretary of State for WarMarquess of Lansdowne4 July 1895 
William St John Brodrick 12 November 1900
Hugh Arnold Foster 12 October 1903
Under-Secretary of State for WarWilliam St John Brodrick 4 July 1895 
George Wyndham10 October 1898
Lord Raglan13 November 1900
Earl of Hardwicke 8 August 1902
Earl of Donoughmore 12 October 1903
Financial Secretary to the War Office J. Powell Williams3 July 1895 
Lord Stanley1 January 1901
W. Bromley-Davenport12 October 1903
Secretary of State for the ColoniesJoseph Chamberlain29 June 1895 
Alfred Lyttelton9 October 1903
Under-Secretary of State for the ColoniesEarl of Selborne28 June 1895 
Earl of Onslow26 November 1900
Duke of Marlborough22 July 1903
Secretary of State for IndiaLord George Hamilton4 July 1895 
William St John Brodrick 9 October 1903
Under-Secretary of State for IndiaEarl of Onslow5 July 1895 
Earl of Hardwicke 17 January 1901
Earl Percy 18 August 1902
vacant29 November 1904
Marquess of Bath 20 January 1905
First Lord of the AdmiraltyGeorge Joachim Goschen29 June 1895 
Earl of Selborne12 November 1900
Earl Cawdor27 March 1905
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty W.G. Macartney29 June 1895 
Hugh Arnold-Forster 7 November 1900
E. Pretyman11 October 1903
Civil Lord of the AdmiraltyAusten Chamberlain6 July 1895 
E. Pretyman7 November 1900
A.H. Lee11 October 1903
President of the Board of AgricultureWalter Hume Long4 July 1895 
Robert William Hanbury 16 November 1900
Earl of Onslow20 May 1903
Ailwyn Fellowes 14 March 1905
President of the Board of EducationDuke of Devonshire3 March 1900 
Marquess of Londonderry11 August 1902
Secretary to the Board of Education Sir W. Anson11 August 1902 
Chief Secretary for IrelandGerald William Balfour 4 July 1895 
George Wyndham9 November 1900
Walter Hume Long12 March 1905
Lord Lieutenant of IrelandEarl Cadogan29 June 1895 
Earl of Dudley11 August 1902
Lord Chancellor of IrelandLord Ashbourne29 June 1895 
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterViscount Cross29 June 1895 
Lord James of Hereford4 July 1895
Sir William Hood Walrond 11 August 1902
President of the Local Government BoardHenry Chaplin29 June 1895 
Walter Hume Long12 November 1900
Gerald William Balfour 14 March 1905
Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board T. Russell30 June 1895 
Sir J. Lawson12 November 1900
A. Jeffreys27 June 1905
Postmaster-GeneralDuke of Norfolk6 July 1895 
Marquess of Londonderry10 April 1900entered the Cabinet 7 November 1900
Austen Chamberlain11 August 1902 
Lord Stanley9 October 1903
Secretary for ScotlandLord Balfour of Burleigh29 June 1895 
Andrew Graham Murray 9 October 1903
Marquess of Linlithgow2 February 1905
President of the Board of TradeCharles Thomson Ritchie29 June 1895 
Gerald William Balfour 12 November 1900
Marquess of Salisbury (4th)14 March 1905
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade Earl of Dudley29 June 1895 
Andrew Bonar Law8 August 1902
First Commissioner of WorksAretas Akers-Douglas4 July 1895 
Lord Windsor 11 August 1902
Vice-President of the Committee on EducationSir J.E. Gorst4 July 1895office abolished 8 August 1902 and replaced by that of Secretary to the Board of Education
Paymaster-GeneralEarl of Hopetoun16 July 1895 
Duke of Marlborough1899
Sir S. Crossley11 March 1902
Attorney GeneralSir Richard Webster 8 July 1895 
Sir Robert Finlay11 May 1900
Solcitor GeneralSir Robert Finlay30 August 1895 
Sir Edward Carson11 May 1900
Lord AdvocateSir C.J. Pearson11 July 1895 
Andrew Graham Murray 14 May 1896
C.S. Dickson17 October 1903
Solicitor General for ScotlandAndrew Graham Murray 11 July 1895 
C.S. Dickson14 May 1896
D. Dundas17 October 1903
E. Salvesen2 February 1905
J. Clyde17 October 1905
Attorney General for Ireland J. Atkinson8 July 1895 
Solicitor General for IrelandW. Kenny28 August 1895 
D. Barton 
G. Wright30 January 1900
James Campbell8 July 1903
Lord Steward of the HouseholdEarl of Pembroke and Montgomery16 July 1895 
Lord Chamberlain of the HouseholdEarl of Lathom 16 July 1895 
Earl of Hopetoun7 December 1898
Earl of Clarendon 21 September 1900
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Ailwyn Fellowes 10 July 1895 
Sir A. Acland Hood3 December 1900
Lord Wolverton 17 November 1902
Master of the HorseDuke of Portland 16 July 1895 
Treasurer of the HouseholdMarquess of Carmarthen 10 July 1895succeeded as 6th Duke of Leeds 23 December 1895
Viscount Curzon 11 February 1896
Victor Cavendish4 December 1900
Marquess of Hamilton13 October 1903
Comptroller of the HouseholdLord A. Hill10 July 1895 
Viscount Valentia 19 October 1898
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsLord Belper 16 July 1895 
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardEarl of Limerick 16 July 1895 
Earl Waldegrave 26 August 1896
Master of the BuckhoundsEarl of Coventry 16 July 1895 
Lord Chesham 1 November 1900office abolished 1900
Mistress of the RobesDuchess of Buccleuch16 July 1895 
Lords in Waiting Lord Churchill 16 July 1895-4 December 1905 
Lord Harris16 July 1895-4 December 1900
Lord Henniker 16 July 1895-1 November 1895
Lord Lawrence 16 July 1895-4 December 1905
Earl of Ranfurly 16 July 1895-21 April 1897
Earl Waldegrave 16 July 1895-9 September 1896
Earl of Clarendon 17 July 1895-30 October 1900
Viscount Bridport 30 June 1884-18 February 1901
Earl of Kintore 1 November 1895-4 December 1905
Lord Bagot 9 September 1896-2 July 1901
Earl of Denbigh and Desmond 22 April 1897-4 December 1905
Earl Howe 30 October 1900-1 October 1903
Lord Kenyon 4 December 1900-4 December 1905
Earl of Erroll 19 October 1903-4 December 1905

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

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