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Liberal Government 1880-1885

After ardently campaigning against the foreign policy of Lord Beaconsfield's Conservative Government, William Gladstone lead the Liberal Party to victory in the General Election of 1880. The nominal leader of the Party, Lord Hartington, resigned in Gladstone's favour and the G.O.M. became Prime Minister for the second time. He pursued a policy of Parliamentary reform, but his government became wildly unpopular after the murder of Chinese Gordon in 1885. Gladstone was held responsible, and resigned, leaving the way free for the Conservatives under Lord Salisbury to form a government.


OfficeNameDateNotes
Prime MinisterW.E. Gladstone23 April 1880-9 June 1885 
Chancellor of the ExchequerW.E. Gladstone28 April 1880 
H.C.E. Childers16 December 1882
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryLord R. Grosvenor 28 April 1880 
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryLord F. Cavendish28 April 1880 
L.H. Courtney 8 May 1882
J.T. Hibbert 12 December 1884
Junior Lords of the TreasurySir A.D. Hayter 5 May 1880-26 June 1882 
J. Holms 5 May 1880-26 June 1882
C.C. Cotes 5 May 1880-9 June 1885
H.J. Gladstone24 August 1881-9 June 1885
R.W. Duff 26 June 1882-9 June 1885
Lord ChancellorLord Selborne28 April 1880created Earl of Selborne 30 December 1882
Lord President of the CouncilEarl Spencer28 April 1880 
Lord Carlingford19 March 1883
Lord Privy SealDuke of Argyll28 April 1880 
Lord Carlingford2 May 1881
Earl of Rosebery5 March 1885
Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentSir W.V. Harcourt28 April 1880 
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentA. Peel28 April 1880 
L.H. Courtney 1 January 1881
Earl of Rosebery8 August 1881
J.T. Hibbert 7 June 1883
H.H. Fowler12 December 1884
Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsEarl Granville28 April 1880 
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsSir C. Dilke28 April 1880 
Lord E. Fitzmaurice 1 January 1883
Secretary of State for WarH.C.E. Childers28 April 1880 
Marquess of Hartington16 December 1882
Under-Secretary of State for WarEarl Morley 1 May 1880 
Financial Secretary to the War Office H. Campbell-Bannerman28 April 1880 
Sir A.D. Hayter 13 May 1882
Surveyor-General of the OrdnanceSir J. Adye 1 June 1880 
H. Brand 17 January 1882
Secretary of State for the ColoniesEarl of Kimberley28 April 1880 
Earl of Derby16 December 1882
Under-Secretary of State for the ColoniesM.E. Grant Duff 29 August 1880 
L.H. Courtney 6 August 1881
A. Ashley12 May 1882
Secretary of State for the India Marquess of Hartington28 April 1880 
Earl of Kimberley16 December 1882
Under-Secretary of State for IndiaMarquess of Lansdowne29 April 1880 
Viscount Enfield 1 September 1880
J.K. Cross16 January 1883
First Lord of the AdmiraltyEarl of Northbrook28 April 1880 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty G.J. Shaw-Lefevre 28 April 1880 
G.O. Trevelyan29 November 1880
H. Campbell-Bannerman10 May 1882
T. Brassey23 October 1884
Civil Lord of the AdmiraltyT. Brassey12 May 1880 
G.W. Rendel 22 July 1882
Chief Secretary for IrelandW.E. Forster30 April 1880 
Lord F. Cavendish6 May 1882
G.O. Trevelyan9 May 1882
H. Campbell-Bannerman23 October 1884
Lord Lieutenant of IrelandEarl Cowper4 May 1880 
Earl Spencer4 May 1882
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterJ. Bright28 April 1880 
Earl of Kimberley25 July 1882
J.G. Dodson 28 December 1882
G.O. Trevelyan29 October 1884
President of the Local Government BoardJ.G. Dodson 3 May 1880 
Sir C. Dilke28 December 1882
Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board J.T. Hibbert 3 May 1880 
G.W.E. Russell7 June 1883
Postmaster-GeneralH. Fawcett3 May 1880 
G.J. Shaw-Lefevre 7 November 1884
President of the Board of TradeJ. Chamberlain3 May 1880 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade A. Ashley29 April 1880 
J. Holms 15 May 1882
First Commissioner of WorksW.P. Adam 3 May 1880 
G.J. Shaw-Lefevre 29 November 1881
Earl of Rosebery13 February 1885
Vice-President of the Committee on EducationA.J. Mundella3 May 1880 
Paymaster-GeneralLord Wolverton 24 May 1880 
Attorney GeneralSir H. James3 May 1880 
Solicitor GeneralSir F. Herschell3 May 1880 
Judge Advocate GeneralG.O. Morgan7 May 1880 
Lord AdvocateJ. McLaren5 May 1880 
J.B. Balfour 19 August 1881
Solicitor General for ScotlandJ.B. Balfour 6 May 1880 
A. Asher19 August 1881
Attorney General for Ireland H. Law10 May 1880 
W.M. Johnson17 November 1881
A.M. Porter3 January 1883
J. Naish19 December 1883
S. Walker1885
Solicitor General for IrelandW.M. Johnson24 May 1880 
A.M. Porter18 November 1881
J. Naish9 January 1883
S. Walker19 December 1883
The Macdermot1885
Lord Steward of the HouseholdEarl Sydney 3 May 1880 
Lord Chamberlain of the HouseholdEarl of Kenmare 3 May 1880 
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Lord E. Bruce3 May 1880 
Master of the HorseDuke of Westminster3 May 1880 
Treasurer of the HouseholdEarl of Breadalbane 3 May 1880 
Comptroller of the HouseholdLord Kensington 3 May 1880 
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsEarl Fife3 May 1880 
Marquess of Huntly 21 January 1881
Lord Carrington 27 June 1881
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardLord Monson 3 May 1880 
Master of the BuckhoundsEarl of Cork 3 May 1880 
Mistress of the RobesDuchess of Bedford3 May 1880 
Duchess of Roxburghe11 January 1883
Lords in Waiting Lord Methuen 10 May 1880-9 June 1885 
Earl of Zetland10 May 1880-14 September 1880
Earl of Listowel 10 May 1880-14 September 1880
Lord Ribblesdale 10 May 1880-9 June 1885
Lord Sudeley 10 May 1880-9 June 1885
Lord Wrottesley 10 May 1880-9 June 1885
Viscount Enfield 20 May 1880-1 September 1880
Viscount Torrington 23 June 1859-27 April 1884(permanent)
Earl of Dalhousie 14 September 1880-9 June 1885 
Lord Sandhurst 14 September 1880-9 June 1885
Lord Thurlow 14 September 1880-9 June 1885
Viscount Bridport 30 June 1884-18 February 1901(permanent)
Extra Lord in Waiting Lord Sackville 1 October 1876-1 October 1888 

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

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