Second Peel ministry explained

Incumbent:1841–1846
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Government Head:Sir Robert Peel
State Head Title:Monarch
State Head:Queen Victoria
Political Parties:Conservative Party
Election:1841 general election
Opposition Party:Whigs
Previous:Second Melbourne ministry
Successor:First Russell ministry

The second Peel ministry was formed by Sir Robert Peel in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1841.

History

Peel came to power for a second time after the Conservative victory in the General Election caused the Whig government of Lord Melbourne to resign.

Henry Goulburn was Chancellor of the Exchequer, the future Prime Minister Lord Aberdeen Foreign Secretary and Sir James Graham Home Secretary. William Gladstone, who was yet to join the Liberal Party, became a member of the cabinet for the first time in 1843 when he was appointed President of the Board of Trade. His future rival Benjamin Disraeli was overlooked by Peel and was a sharp critic of the government.

The government was brought down by Peel's decision in 1846 to support the repeal of the Corn Laws, leading to a split in the Tory party and the formation of a Whig government under Lord John Russell.

Cabinet

September 1841 – July 1846

OfficeNameTerm
First Lord of the Treasury
Leader of the House of Commons
Sir Robert PeelSeptember 1841 – July 1846
Lord ChancellorThe Lord LyndhurstSeptember 1841 – July 1846
Lord President of the CouncilThe Lord WharncliffeSeptember 1841 – December 1845
 The Duke of BuccleuchDecember 1845 – July 1846
Lord Privy SealThe Duke of BuckinghamSeptember 1841 – February 1842
 The Duke of BuccleuchFebruary 1842 – January 1846
 The Earl of HaddingtonJanuary–July 1846
Home SecretarySir James GrahamSeptember 1841 – July 1846
Foreign SecretaryThe Earl of AberdeenSeptember 1841 – July 1846
Secretary of State for War and the ColoniesLord StanleySeptember 1841 – December 1845
 William GladstoneDecember 1845 – July 1846
First Lord of the AdmiraltyThe Earl of HaddingtonSeptember 1841 – January 1846
 The Earl of EllenboroughJanuary–July 1846
Chancellor of the ExchequerHenry GoulburnSeptember 1841 – July 1846
President of the Board of ControlThe Lord EllenboroughSeptember–October 1841
 The Lord FitzGeraldOctober 1841 – May 1843
 The Earl of RiponMay 1843 – July 1846
President of the Board of TradeThe Earl of RiponSeptember 1841 – May 1843
 William GladstoneMay 1843 – January 1845
First Commissioner of Woods and ForestsEarl of LincolnFebruary 1845 – January 1846
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterThe Lord Granville SomersetMay 1844 – July 1846
Secretary at WarSir Henry HardingeSeptember 1841 – January 1845
 Sidney HerbertJanuary 1845 – July 1846
Paymaster GeneralSir Edward KnatchbullSeptember 1841 – January 1845
Chief Secretary for IrelandEarl of LincolnJanuary–July 1846
Minister without Portfolio
Leader of the House of Lords
The Duke of WellingtonSeptember 1841 – July 1846

Changes

List of ministers

Members of the Cabinet are indicated by bold face.

OfficeNameDate
scope=row Prime Minister
First Lord of the Treasury
Leader of the House of Commons
Sir Robert Peel30 August 184129 June 1846
scope=row Chancellor of the ExchequerHenry Goulburn4 September 1841
scope=row rowspan=2Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasurySir Thomas Fremantle8 September 1841
John Young21 May 1844
scope=row rowspan=2Financial Secretary to the TreasurySir George Clerk8 September 1841
Edward Cardwell4 February 1845
scope=row rowspan=10Junior Lords of the TreasuryJames Milnes Gaskell6 September 184111 March 1846
Henry Bingham Baring6 September 184127 June 1846
Alexander Perceval6 September 184116 September 1841
Alexander Pringle6 September 184126 April 1845
John Young16 September 184121 May 1844
Lord Arthur Lennox21 May 18448 August 1845
William Forbes Mackenzie26 April 184511 March 1846
William Cripps8 August 184527 June 1846
Hon. Swynfen Carnegie11 March 184627 June 1846
Ralph Neville11 March 184627 June 1846
scope=row Lord ChancellorThe Lord Lyndhurst3 September 1841
scope=row rowspan=2Lord President of the CouncilThe Lord Wharncliffe3 September 1841
The Duke of Buccleuch21 January 1846
scope=row rowspan=3Lord Privy SealThe Duke of Buckingham and Chandos3 September 1841
The Duke of Buccleuch2 February 1842
The Earl of Haddington21 January 1846
scope=row Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentSir James Graham3 September 1841
scope=row Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentJohn Manners-Sutton3 September 1841
scope=row Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsThe Earl of Aberdeen3 September 1841
scope=row rowspan=2Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsThe Viscount Canning4 September 1841
George Smythe27 January 1846
scope=row rowspan=2Secretary of State for War and the ColoniesLord Stanley3 September 1841
William Gladstone23 December 1845
scope=row rowspan=2Under-Secretary of State for War and the ColoniesGeorge William Hope8 September 1841
The Lord Lyttelton8 January 1846
scope=row rowspan=2First Lord of the AdmiraltyThe Earl of Haddington6 September 1841
The Earl of Ellenborough8 January 1846
scope=row rowspan=2First Secretary of the AdmiraltySidney Herbert10 September 1841
Henry Lowry-Corry4 February 1845
scope=row rowspan=2Civil Lord of the AdmiraltyHenry Lowry-Corry6 September 1841
Henry Fitzroy10 February 1845
scope=row rowspan=3President of the Board of ControlThe Lord Ellenborough4 September 1841
The Lord Fitzgerald23 October 1841
The Earl of Ripon17 May 1843
scope=row rowspan=4Joint Secretaries of the Board of ControlJames Emerson Tennent8 September 18415 August 1845
Bingham Baring8 September 184117 February 1845
Viscount Jocelyn17 February 184527 June 1846
Viscount Mahon5 August 184527 June 1846
scope=row Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterLord Granville Somerset3 September 1841
scope=row rowspan=2Paymaster GeneralSir Edward Knatchbull8 September 1841
Bingham Baring1 March 1845
scope=row Minister without Portfolio
Leader of the House of Lords
The Duke of Wellington3 September 1841
scope=row rowspan=3President of the Board of TradeThe Earl of Ripon3 September 1841
William Gladstone15 May 1843
The Earl of Dalhousie5 February 1845
scope=row rowspan=3Vice-President of the Board of TradeWilliam Gladstone3 September 1841
The Earl of Dalhousie10 June 1843
Sir George Clerk5 February 1845
scope=row rowspan=3Secretary at WarSir Henry Hardinge4 September 1841
Sir Thomas Fremantle17 May 1844
Sidney Herbert4 February 1845
scope=row rowspan=2First Commissioner of Woods and ForestsEarl of Lincoln16 September 1841
The Viscount Canning2 March 1846
scope=row rowspan=3Chief Secretary for IrelandLord Eliot6 February 1841
Sir Thomas Fremantle1 February 1845
Earl of Lincoln14 February 1846
scope=row rowspan=2Lord Lieutenant of IrelandThe Earl de Grey11 September 1841
The Lord Heytesbury17 July 1844
scope=row rowspan=2Master of the MintWilliam Gladstone9 September 1841
Sir George Clerk12 February 1845
scope=row Master-General of the OrdnanceSir George Murray9 September 1841
scope=row Surveyor-General of the OrdnanceJonathan Peel9 September 1841
scope=row rowspan=2Clerk of the OrdnanceHenry George Boldero9 September 1841
Lord Arthur Lennox7 August 1845
scope=row rowspan=2Storekeeper of the OrdnanceFrancis Robert Bonham9 September 1841
Sir Thomas Hastings25 July 1845
scope=row rowspan=2Postmaster-GeneralViscount Lowther9 September 1841
The Earl of St Germans30 December 1845
scope=row rowspan=3Attorney GeneralSir Frederick Pollock6 September 1841
Sir William Webb Follett15 April 1844
Sir Frederic Thesiger29 June 1845
scope=row rowspan=3Solicitor GeneralSir William Webb Follett6 September 1841
Sir Frederic Thesiger29 June 1844
Sir Fitzroy Kelly17 July 1845
scope=row rowspan=2Judge Advocate GeneralJohn Iltyd Nicholl8 September 1841
James Stuart-Wortley24 January 1846
scope=row rowspan=2Lord AdvocateSir William Rae4 September 1841
Duncan McNeill26 October 1842
scope=row rowspan=2Solicitor General for ScotlandDuncan McNeill9 September 1841
Adam Anderson8 November 1842
scope=row rowspan=3Attorney General for IrelandFrancis Blackburne23 September 1841
Thomas Cusack-Smith10 November 1842
Richard Wilson Greene2 February 1846
scope=row rowspan=5Solicitor General for IrelandEdward Pennefather23 September 1841
Joseph Devonsher Jackson10 November 1841
Thomas Cusack-Smith21 September 1842
Richard Wilson Greene1 November 1842
Abraham Brewster2 February 1846
scope=row Lord Steward of the HouseholdThe Earl of Liverpool3 September 1841
scope=row Lord Chamberlain of the HouseholdThe Earl De La Warr8 September 1841
scope=row Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdLord Ernest Bruce7 September 1841
scope=row Master of the HorseThe Earl of Jersey4 September 1841
scope=row Treasurer of the HouseholdEarl Jermyn9 September 1841
scope=row Comptroller of the HouseholdGeorge Dawson-Damer9 September 1841
scope=row Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsThe Lord Forester8 September 1841
scope=row rowspan=2Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardThe Marquess of Lothian8 September 1841
The Earl of Beverley15 January 1842
scope=row Master of the BuckhoundsThe Earl of Rosslyn10 September 1841
scope=row Chief Equerry and Clerk MarshalLord Charles Wellesley10 September 1841
scope=row Mistress of the RobesDuchess of Buccleuch10 September 1841
scope=row rowspan=7Lords in WaitingMarquess of Ormonde10 September 184127 June 1846
The Earl of Warwick10 September 184127 June 1846
The Earl of Morton10 September 184127 June 1846
The Earl of Hardwicke10 September 184131 January 1846
The Lord Rivers10 September 184127 June 1846
The Viscount Hawarden15 September 184127 June 1846
The Lord Glenlyon31 January 184627 June 1846
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