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Liberal Government 1859-1866

After the fall of the second of Lord Derby's short-lived attempts at governments in 1859, Lord Palmerston returned to power, this time in alliance with his former rival Lord John Russell, in what is regarded as the first Liberal government. Palmerston remained as Prime Minister until his death in 1865, when Russell succeeded him. However, disunity within the party caused the fall of the government in the following year, and Lord Derby formed another Conservative administration.


OfficeNameDateNotes
Prime MinisterViscount Palmerston12 June 1859-18 October 1865 
Earl Russell29 October 1865-26 June 1866
Chancellor of the ExchequerWilliam Ewart Gladstone18 June 1859 
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryHenry Bouverie Brand 24 June 1859 
Financial Secretary to the TreasurySamuel Laing24 June 1859 
Frederick Peel2 November 1860
Hugh Childers19 August 1865
Junior Lords of the TreasuryEdward Knatchbull-Hugessen 24 June 1859-21 April 1865 
Sir William Dunbar24 June 1859-21 April 1865
John Bagwell 24 June 1859-25 March 1862
Luke White 25 March 1862-2 June 1866
William Patrick Adam 21 April 1865-26 June 1866
John Bonham Carter 2 June 1866-26 June 1866
John Esmonde2 June 1866-26 June 1866
Lord ChancellorLord Campbell of St Andrews18 June 1859 
Lord Westbury26 June 1861
Lord Cranworth7 July 1865
Lord President of the CouncilEarl Granville18 June 1859 
Lord Privy SealDuke of Argyll18 June 1859 
Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentSir George Cornewall Lewis18 June 1859 
Sir George Grey25 July 1861
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentG. Clive18 June 1859 
Henry Bruce14 November 1862
Thomas Baring25 April 1864
Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen 25 May 1866
Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsLord John Russell18 June 1859created Earl Russell 30 July 1861
Earl of Clarendon3 November 1865 
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsLord Wodehouse19 June 1859 
Austen Henry Layard15 August 1861
Secretary of State for WarSidney Herbert18 June 1859created Lord Herbert of Lea 15 January 1861
Sir George Cornewall Lewis22 July 1861 
Earl de Grey and Ripon28 April 1863
Marquess of Hartington16 February 1866
Under-Secretary of State for WarEarl de Grey and Ripon18 June 1859 
Thomas Baring21 January 1861
Earl de Grey and Ripon31 July 1861
Marquess of Hartington28 April 1863
Lord Dufferin17 February 1866
Secretary of State for the ColoniesDuke of Newcastle18 June 1859 
Edward Cardwell7 April 1864
Under-Secretary of State for the ColoniesChichester Fortescue18 June 1859 
W.E. Forster25 November 1865
Secretary of State for IndiaSir Charles Wood18 June 1859 
Earl de Grey and Ripon16 February 1866
Under-Secretary of State for IndiaThomas Baring25 June 1859 
Earl de Grey and Ripon21 January 1861
Thomas Baring31 July 1861
Lord Wodehouse25 April 1864
Lord Dufferin16 November 1864
James Stansfeld17 February 1866
First Lord of the AdmiraltyDuke of Somerset27 June 1859 
First Secretary of the Admiralty Lord Clarence Paget30 June 1859 
Thomas Baring30 April 1866
Civil Lord of the AdmiraltySamuel Whitbread27 June 1859 
Marquess of Hartington23 March 1863
James Stansfeld2 May 1863
Hugh Childers21 April 1864
H. Fenwick22 January 1866
Lord John Hay7 April 1866
George Shaw-Lefevre 8 May 1866
Chief Secretary for IrelandEdward Cardwell24 June 1859 
Sir Robert Peel 29 July 1861
Chichester Fortescue7 December 1865
Lord Lieutenant of IrelandEarl of Carlisle24 June 1859 
Lord Wodehouse1 November 1864
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterSir George Grey22 June 1859 
Edward Cardwell25 July 1861
Earl of Clarendon7 April 1864
vacant3 November 1865
George Goschen26 January 1866
President of the Poor Law BoardThomas Milner Gibson24 June 1859 
Charles Pelham Villiers9 July 1859
Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor Law Board C. Gilpin28 June 1859 
G. Byng22 February 1865
Postmaster-GeneralEarl of Elgin24 June 1859 
Duke of Argyll11 May 1860
Lord Stanley of Alderley17 August 1860
President of the Board of Tradevacant  
Thomas Milner Gibson6 July 1859
Vice-President of the Board of TradeJames Wilson18 June 1859rowspan=2 
William Francis Cowper12 August 1859
William Hutt22 February 1860KCB 27 November 1865
George Goschen29 November 1865 
William Monsell 12 March 1866
Vice-President of the Committee on EducationRobert Lowe24 June 1859 
Henry Bruce26 April 1864
Paymaster-GeneralJames Wilson18 June 1859 
William Francis Cowper12 August 1859
William Hutt22 February 1860KCB 27 November 1865
George Goschen29 November 1865 
William Monsell 12 March 1866
First Commissioner of WorksHenry Fitzroy18 June 1859 
William Francis Cowper9 February 1860
Attorney GeneralSir Richard Bethell18 June 1859 
Sir William Atherton4 July 1861
Sir Roundell Palmer2 October 1863
Solicitor GeneralSir Henry Keating 18 June 1859 
Sir William Atherton16 December 1859
Sir Roundell Palmer8 July 1861
Sir Robert Collier2 October 1863
Judge Advocate GeneralT. Headlam24 June 1859 
Lord AdvocateJ. Montcrieff24 June 1859 
Solicitor General for ScotlandE.F. Maitland27 June 1859 
G. Young11 November 1862
Attorney General for Ireland J.D. FitzgeraldJune 1859 
R. DeasyFebruary 1860
Thomas O'Hagan1861
J. Lawson1865
Solicitor General for IrelandJ. GeorgeJune 1859 
R. Deasy1859
Thomas O'HaganFebruary 1860
J. Lawson1861
Edward Sullivan1865
Lord Steward of the HouseholdEarl of St Germans18 June 1859 
Earl of Bessborough 20 January 1866
Lord Chamberlain of the HouseholdViscount Sydney 23 June 1859 
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Viscount Castlerosse 23 June 1859 
Master of the HorseMarquess of Ailesbury 24 June 1859 
Treasurer of the HouseholdViscount Bury23 June 1859 
Lord Otho Fitzgerald 8 May 1866
Comptroller of the HouseholdLord Proby23 June 1859 
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsLord Foley 28 June 1859 
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardEarl of Ducie 28 June 1859 
Master of the BuckhoundsEarl of Bessborough 18 June 1859 
Earl of Cork 23 January 1866
Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal Lord Alfred Paget1 July 1859 
Mistress of the RobesDuchess of Sutherland22 June 1859 
Duchess of Wellington25 April 1861
Lords in Waiting Earl of Caithness 23 June 1859-26 June 1866 
Lord Camoys 23 June 1859-26 June 1866
Lord Rivers 23 June 1859-28 April 1866
Lord de Tabley 23 June 1859-26 June 1866
Lord Cremorne 23 June 1859-26 June 1866
Lord Methuen 23 June 1859-26 June 1866
Viscount Torrington 23 June 1859-27 April 1884(permanent)
Lord Byron 17 July 1837-31 March 1860 
Lord Harris 31 March 1860-4 May 1863
Lord Talbot de Malahide 4 May 1863-26 June 1866
Marquess of Normanby8 May 1866-26 June 1866
Extra Lord in Waiting Lord Byron 31 March 1860-3 March 1868 

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

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