After ardently campaigning against the foreign policy of Lord Beaconsfield's Conservative Government

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...

, William Gladstone led the Liberal Party

Liberal Party (UK)

The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...

 to victory in the United Kingdom General Election of 1880

United Kingdom general election, 1880

-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...

. The nominal leader of the Party, Lord Hartington, resigned in Gladstone's favour and Gladstone. became Prime Minister for the second time. He pursued a policy of Parliamentary reform, but his government became wildly unpopular after the murder of General Gordon

Charles George Gordon

Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB , known as "Chinese" Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British army officer and administrator....

 in 1885. Gladstone was held responsible, and resigned, leaving the way free for the Conservatives under Lord Salisbury to form a government

Conservative Government 1885-1886

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

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Office	Name	Date	Notes
Prime Minister Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and... , First Lord of the Treasury First Lord of the Treasury The First Lord of the Treasury is the head of the commission exercising the ancient office of Lord High Treasurer in the United Kingdom, and is now always also the Prime Minister...   and Leader of the House of Commons Leader of the House of Commons The Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons...	William Ewart Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS was a British Liberal statesman. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times , more than any other person. Gladstone was also Britain's oldest Prime Minister, 84 years old when he resigned for the last time...	23 April 1880 – 9 June 1885
Chancellor of the Exchequer Chancellor of the Exchequer The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all economic and financial matters. Often simply called the Chancellor, the office-holder controls HM Treasury and plays a role akin to the posts of Minister of Finance or Secretary of the...	William Ewart Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS was a British Liberal statesman. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times , more than any other person. Gladstone was also Britain's oldest Prime Minister, 84 years old when he resigned for the last time...	28 April 1880
	Hugh Childers Hugh Childers Hugh Culling Eardley Childers was a British and Australian Liberal statesman of the nineteenth century. He is perhaps best known for his reform efforts at the Admiralty and the War Office...	16 December 1882
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury is a junior ministerial position in the British Government. The holder is usually the Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons. However, the office is no longer attached to the Treasury...	Lord Richard Grosvenor Richard Grosvenor, 1st Baron Stalbridge Richard de Aquila Grosvenor, 1st Baron Stalbridge PC , styled Lord Richard Grosvenor between 1845 and 1886, was a British politician and businessman. Initially a Liberal, he served under William Ewart Gladstone as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household between 1872 and 1874 and as Parliamentary...	28 April 1880
Financial Secretary to the Treasury Financial Secretary to the Treasury Financial Secretary to the Treasury is a junior Ministerial post in the British Treasury. It is the 4th most significant Ministerial role within the Treasury after the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and the Paymaster General...	Lord Frederick Cavendish Lord Frederick Cavendish Lord Frederick Charles Cavendish was an English Liberal politician and protégé of the Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone...	28 April 1880
	Leonard Courtney Leonard Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith Leonard Henry Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith PC was a British politician, academic and man of letters...	8 May 1882
	John Tomlinson Hibbert John Tomlinson Hibbert Sir John Tomlinson Hibbert KCB, PC, JP, DL, DCL , known as J. T. Hibbert, was a British barrister and Liberal politician.-Background and education:...	12 December 1884
Junior Lords of the Treasury Lord of the Treasury In the United Kingdom, there are at least six Lords of the Treasury who serve concurrently. Traditionally, this board consists of the First Lord of the Treasury, the Second Lord of the Treasury, and four or more junior lords .Strictly they are commissioners for exercising the office of Lord...	Sir Arthur Hayter Arthur Hayter, 1st Baron Haversham Arthur Divett Hayter, 1st Baron Haversham PC , known as Sir Arthur Hayter, Bt, from 1878 to 1906, was a British Liberal politician...	5 May 1880 – 26 June 1882
	John Holms John Holms John Holms JP, DL , was a Scottish businessman and Liberal politician.-Background:Holms was the son of James Holms of Sancel Bank, Paisley, and his wife Janet Love, daughter of James Love, of Paisley. His brother William Holms was MP for Paisley.-Career:Holms was a partner in W. Holms Bros,...	5 May 1880 – 26 June 1882
	Charles Cecil Cotes Charles Cecil Cotes Charles Cecil Cotes was a British Liberal politician.Cotes entered Parliament for Shrewsbury at the 1874 general election, and held the seat until 1885...	5 May 1880 – 9 June 1885
	Herbert Gladstone Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone Herbert John Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone GCB, GCMG, GBE, PC, JP was a British Liberal statesman. The youngest son of William Ewart Gladstone, he was Home Secretary from 1905 to 1910 and Governor-General of the Union of South Africa from 1910 to 1914.-Background and education:Gladstone was...	24 August 1881 – 9 June 1885
	Robert Duff Robert Duff (politician) Sir Robert William Duff, GCMG, PC was a Scottish Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1861 to 1893 and was Governor of New South Wales from 1893 to 1895.-Early life:...	26 June 1882 – 9 June 1885
Lord Chancellor Lord Chancellor The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor, is a senior and important functionary in the government of the United Kingdom. He is the second highest ranking of the Great Officers of State, ranking only after the Lord High Steward. The Lord Chancellor is appointed by the Sovereign...	The Lord Selborne Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne PC , was a British lawyer and politician. He served twice as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.-Background and education:...	28 April 1880	created Earl of Selborne 30 December 1882
Lord President of the Council Lord President of the Council The Lord President of the Council is the fourth of the Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord High Treasurer and above the Lord Privy Seal. The Lord President usually attends each meeting of the Privy Council, presenting business for the monarch's approval...	The Earl Spencer John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer KG, PC , known as Viscount Althorp from 1845 to 1857 , was a British Liberal Party politician under and close friend of British prime minister William Ewart Gladstone...	28 April 1880
	The Lord Carlingford Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford Chichester Samuel Parkinson-Fortescue, 2nd Baron Clermont and 1st Baron Carlingford KP, PC , known as Chichester Fortescue until 1863 and as Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue between 1863 and 1874, Lord Carlingford from 1874 to 1887 and Lord Clermont after 1887, was a British statesman and Liberal...	19 March 1883
Lord Privy Seal Lord Privy Seal The Lord Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord President of the Council and above the Lord Great Chamberlain. The office is one of the traditional sinecure offices of state...	The Duke of Argyll George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll KG, KT, PC, FRS, FRSE , styled Marquess of Lorne until 1847, was a Scottish peer, Liberal politician as well as a writer on science, religion, and the politics of the 19th century.-Background:Argyll was born at Ardencaple Castle, Dunbartonshire, the...	28 April 1880
	The Lord Carlingford Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford Chichester Samuel Parkinson-Fortescue, 2nd Baron Clermont and 1st Baron Carlingford KP, PC , known as Chichester Fortescue until 1863 and as Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue between 1863 and 1874, Lord Carlingford from 1874 to 1887 and Lord Clermont after 1887, was a British statesman and Liberal...	2 May 1881
	The Earl of Rosebery Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, KG, PC was a British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister. Between the death of his father, in 1851, and the death of his grandfather, the 4th Earl, in 1868, he was known by the courtesy title of Lord Dalmeny.Rosebery was a Liberal Imperialist who...	5 March 1885
Secretary of State for the Home Department	Sir William Vernon Harcourt William Vernon Harcourt (politician) Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt was a British lawyer, journalist and Liberal statesman. He served as Member of Parliament for various constituencies and held the offices of Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer under William Ewart Gladstone before becoming Leader of...	28 April 1880
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department -Non-permanent and parliamentary under-secretaries, 1782-present:*April 1782: Evan Nepean*April 1782: Thomas Orde*July 1782: Henry Strachey*April 1783: George North*February 1784: Hon. John Townshend*June 1789: Scrope Bernard*July 1794: The Hon...	Arthur Wellesley Peel Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel PC , was a British Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1895...	28 April 1880
	Leonard Courtney Leonard Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith Leonard Henry Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith PC was a British politician, academic and man of letters...	1 January 1881
	The Earl of Rosebery Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, KG, PC was a British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister. Between the death of his father, in 1851, and the death of his grandfather, the 4th Earl, in 1868, he was known by the courtesy title of Lord Dalmeny.Rosebery was a Liberal Imperialist who...	8 August 1881
	John Tomlinson Hibbert John Tomlinson Hibbert Sir John Tomlinson Hibbert KCB, PC, JP, DL, DCL , known as J. T. Hibbert, was a British barrister and Liberal politician.-Background and education:...	7 June 1883
	Henry Fowler Henry Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton Henry Hartley Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton PC , was a British solicitor and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 until 1908 when he was raised to the peerage...	12 December 1884
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs  and Leader of the House of Lords Leader of the House of Lords The Leader of the House of Lords is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Lords. The role is always held in combination with a formal Cabinet position, usually one of the sinecure offices of Lord President of the Council,...	The Earl Granville Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville Granville George Leveson Gower, 2nd Earl Granville KG, PC FRS , styled Lord Leveson until 1846, was a British Liberal statesman...	28 April 1880
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	Sir Charles Dilke Sir Charles Dilke, 2nd Baronet Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 2nd Baronet PC was an English Liberal and reformist politician. Touted as a future prime minister, his aspirations to higher political office were effectively terminated in 1885, after a notorious and well-publicised divorce case.-Background and education:Dilke was the...	28 April 1880
	Lord Edmond FitzMaurice Edmond Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Baron FitzMaurice Edmond George Petty-Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron Fitzmaurice PC , styled Lord Edmond FitzMaurice from 1863 to 1906, was a British Liberal politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1883 to 1885 and again from 1905 to 1908, when he entered the cabinet as Chancellor of the...	1 January 1883
Secretary of State for War Secretary of State for War The position of Secretary of State for War, commonly called War Secretary, was a British cabinet-level position, first held by Henry Dundas . In 1801 the post became that of Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. The position was re-instated in 1854...	Hugh Childers Hugh Childers Hugh Culling Eardley Childers was a British and Australian Liberal statesman of the nineteenth century. He is perhaps best known for his reform efforts at the Admiralty and the War Office...	28 April 1880
	Marquess of Hartington Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire KG, GCVO, PC, PC , styled Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1834 and 1858 and Marquess of Hartington between 1858 and 1891, was a British statesman...	16 December 1882
Under-Secretary of State for War Under-Secretary of State for War The position of Under-Secretary of State for War was a British government position, first applied to Evan Nepean . In 1801 the offices for War and the Colonies were merged and the post became that of Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies...	The Earl of Morley Albert Parker, 3rd Earl of Morley Albert Edmund Parker, 3rd Earl of Morley PC, DL, JP , styled Viscount Boringdon until 1864, was a British peer and Liberal, later Liberal Unionist politician.-Background and education:...	1 May 1880
Financial Secretary to the War Office Financial Secretary to the War Office Financial Secretary to the War Office was an office of the British government, the financial secretary of the War Office department.The post was combined with that of Under-Secretary of State for War from 17 April 1947....	Henry Campbell-Bannerman Henry Campbell-Bannerman Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman GCB was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1905 to 1908 and Leader of the Liberal Party from 1899 to 1908. He also served as Secretary of State for War twice, in the Cabinets of Gladstone and Rosebery...	28 April 1880
	Sir Arthur Hayter Arthur Hayter, 1st Baron Haversham Arthur Divett Hayter, 1st Baron Haversham PC , known as Sir Arthur Hayter, Bt, from 1878 to 1906, was a British Liberal politician...	13 May 1882
Surveyor-General of the Ordnance Surveyor-General of the Ordnance The Surveyor-General of the Ordnance was a subordinate of the Master-General of the Ordnance and a member of the Board of Ordnance from its constitution in 1597. Appointments to the post were made by the crown under Letters Patent. His duties were to examine the ordnance received to see that it was...	Sir John Miller Adye John Miller Adye General Sir John Miller Adye GCB was a British general.-Military career:Born the son of Major James P. Adye, he was born at Sevenoaks, Kent, on 1 November 1819...	1 June 1880
	Henry Robert Brand Henry Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden Henry Robert Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden, GCMG was Governor of New South Wales from 1895 to 1899.-Background:Hampden was the son of Henry Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden...	17 January 1882
Secretary of State for the Colonies Secretary of State for the Colonies The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet minister in charge of managing the United Kingdom's various colonial dependencies....	The Earl of Kimberley John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley KG , PC , known as the Lord Wodehouse from 1846 to 1866, was a British Liberal politician...	28 April 1880
	The Earl of Derby Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby KG, PC, FRS , known as Lord Stanley from 1844 to 1869, was a British statesman...	16 December 1882
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies The Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies was a junior Ministerial post in the United Kingdom government, subordinate to the Secretary of State for the Colonies and, from 1948, also to a Minister of State....	Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff GCSI, CIE, PC FRS , known as M. E. Grant Duff before 1887 and as Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff thereafter, was a Scottish politician, administrator and author...	29 August 1880
	Leonard Courtney Leonard Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith Leonard Henry Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith PC was a British politician, academic and man of letters...	6 August 1881
	Evelyn Ashley Evelyn Ashley Evelyn Melbourne Ashley PC , was British barrister and Liberal politician. He was private secretary to Lord Palmerston and later published a biography of him...	12 May 1882
Secretary of State for India Secretary of State for India The Secretary of State for India, or India Secretary, was the British Cabinet minister responsible for the government of India and the political head of the India Office...	Marquess of Hartington Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire KG, GCVO, PC, PC , styled Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1834 and 1858 and Marquess of Hartington between 1858 and 1891, was a British statesman...	28 April 1880
	The Earl of Kimberley John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley KG , PC , known as the Lord Wodehouse from 1846 to 1866, was a British Liberal politician...	16 December 1882
Under-Secretary of State for India Under-Secretary of State for India This is a list of Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State and Permanent Under-Secretaries of State at the India Office during the period of British rule between 1866 and 1948, and for Burma from 1858-1948....	The Marquess of Lansdowne Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC was a British politician and Irish peer who served successively as the fifth Governor General of Canada, Viceroy of India, Secretary of State for War, and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs...	29 April 1880
	Viscount Enfield George Byng, 3rd Earl of Strafford George Henry Charles Byng, 3rd Earl of Strafford , styled Viscount Enfield between 1860 and 1886, was a British Liberal politician.-Background and education:...	1 September 1880
	John Kynaston Cross John Kynaston Cross John Kynaston Cross , was a British cotton spinner and Liberal Party politician.-Background:Cross was the second of the thirteen children of John Cross and his wife Hannah, daughter of Richard Kynaston...	16 January 1883
First Lord of the Admiralty	The Earl of Northbrook Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook Thomas George Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook PC, GCSI, FRS , was a British Liberal politician and statesman...	28 April 1880
Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty	George Shaw-Lefevre George Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley George John Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley PC, DL was a British Liberal Party politician. In a ministerial career that spanned thirty years, he was twice First Commissioner of Works and also served as Postmaster General and President of the Local Government Board.-Background and...	28 April 1880
	George Trevelyan Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet Sir George Otto Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet OM, PC was a British statesman and author. In a ministerial career stretching almost 30 years, he was most notably twice Secretary of State for Scotland under William Ewart Gladstone and the Earl of Rosebery...	29 November 1880
	Henry Campbell-Bannerman Henry Campbell-Bannerman Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman GCB was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1905 to 1908 and Leader of the Liberal Party from 1899 to 1908. He also served as Secretary of State for War twice, in the Cabinets of Gladstone and Rosebery...	10 May 1882
	Sir Thomas Brassey Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey GCB, JP, DL, TD , was a British Liberal Party politician, Governor of Victoria and founder of The Naval Annual.-Background and education:...	23 October 1884
Civil Lord of the Admiralty	Thomas Brassey Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey GCB, JP, DL, TD , was a British Liberal Party politician, Governor of Victoria and founder of The Naval Annual.-Background and education:...	12 May 1880
	George Wightwick Rendel George Wightwick Rendel George Wightwick Rendel was a British engineer, and naval architect. He was closely associated with the Tyneside industrialist and armaments manufacturer, William George Armstrong.-Family:...	22 July 1882
Chief Secretary for Ireland Chief Secretary for Ireland The Chief Secretary for Ireland was a key political office in the British administration in Ireland. Nominally subordinate to the Lord Lieutenant, from the late 18th century until the end of British rule he was effectively the government minister with responsibility for governing Ireland; usually...	William Edward Forster William Edward Forster William Edward Forster PC, FRS was an English industrialist, philanthropist and Liberal Party statesman.-Early life:...	30 April 1880
	Lord Frederick Cavendish Lord Frederick Cavendish Lord Frederick Charles Cavendish was an English Liberal politician and protégé of the Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone...	6 May 1882
	George Trevelyan Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet Sir George Otto Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet OM, PC was a British statesman and author. In a ministerial career stretching almost 30 years, he was most notably twice Secretary of State for Scotland under William Ewart Gladstone and the Earl of Rosebery...	9 May 1882
	Henry Campbell-Bannerman Henry Campbell-Bannerman Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman GCB was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1905 to 1908 and Leader of the Liberal Party from 1899 to 1908. He also served as Secretary of State for War twice, in the Cabinets of Gladstone and Rosebery...	23 October 1884
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Lord Lieutenant of Ireland The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was the British King's representative and head of the Irish executive during the Lordship of Ireland , the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...	The Earl Cowper Francis Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper Francis Thomas de Grey Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper KG, PC, DL , known as Viscount Fordwich from 1837 to 1856, was a British Liberal politician...	4 May 1880
	The Earl Spencer John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer KG, PC , known as Viscount Althorp from 1845 to 1857 , was a British Liberal Party politician under and close friend of British prime minister William Ewart Gladstone...	4 May 1882
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is, in modern times, a ministerial office in the government of the United Kingdom that includes as part of its duties, the administration of the estates and rents of the Duchy of Lancaster...	John Bright John Bright John Bright , Quaker, was a British Radical and Liberal statesman, associated with Richard Cobden in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League. He was one of the greatest orators of his generation, and a strong critic of British foreign policy...	28 April 1880
	The Earl of Kimberley John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley KG , PC , known as the Lord Wodehouse from 1846 to 1866, was a British Liberal politician...	25 July 1882
	John George Dodson	28 December 1882
	George Trevelyan Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet Sir George Otto Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet OM, PC was a British statesman and author. In a ministerial career stretching almost 30 years, he was most notably twice Secretary of State for Scotland under William Ewart Gladstone and the Earl of Rosebery...	29 October 1884
President of the Local Government Board President of the Local Government Board The President of the Local Government Board was a ministerial post, frequently a Cabinet position, in the United Kingdom, established in 1871. The Local Government Board itself was established in 1871 and took over supervisory functions from the Board of Trade and the Home Office, including the...	John George Dodson	3 May 1880
	Sir Charles Dilke Sir Charles Dilke, 2nd Baronet Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 2nd Baronet PC was an English Liberal and reformist politician. Touted as a future prime minister, his aspirations to higher political office were effectively terminated in 1885, after a notorious and well-publicised divorce case.-Background and education:Dilke was the...	28 December 1882
Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board The Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board was, from 1871 – 1919, a junior ministerial post in the United Kingdom subordinate to the President of the Local Government Board...	John Tomlinson Hibbert John Tomlinson Hibbert Sir John Tomlinson Hibbert KCB, PC, JP, DL, DCL , known as J. T. Hibbert, was a British barrister and Liberal politician.-Background and education:...	3 May 1880
	George W. E. Russell	7 June 1883
Postmaster-General United Kingdom Postmaster General The Postmaster General of the United Kingdom is a defunct Cabinet-level ministerial position in HM Government. Aside from maintaining the postal system, the Telegraph Act of 1868 established the Postmaster General's right to exclusively maintain electric telegraphs...	Henry Fawcett Henry Fawcett Henry Fawcett PC was a blind British academic, statesman and economist.-Background and education:Fawcett was born in Salisbury, and educated at King's College School and the University of Cambridge: entering Peterhouse in 1852, he migrated to Trinity Hall the following year, and became a fellow...	3 May 1880
	George Shaw-Lefevre George Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley George John Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley PC, DL was a British Liberal Party politician. In a ministerial career that spanned thirty years, he was twice First Commissioner of Works and also served as Postmaster General and President of the Local Government Board.-Background and...	7 November 1884
President of the Board of Trade	Joseph Chamberlain Joseph Chamberlain Joseph Chamberlain was an influential British politician and statesman. Unlike most major politicians of the time, he was a self-made businessman and had not attended Oxford or Cambridge University....	3 May 1880
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade in the United Kingdom was a member of Parliament assigned to assist the Board of Trade and its President with administration and liaison with Parliament. It replaced the Vice-President of the Board of Trade....	Evelyn Ashley Evelyn Ashley Evelyn Melbourne Ashley PC , was British barrister and Liberal politician. He was private secretary to Lord Palmerston and later published a biography of him...	29 April 1880
	John Holms John Holms John Holms JP, DL , was a Scottish businessman and Liberal politician.-Background:Holms was the son of James Holms of Sancel Bank, Paisley, and his wife Janet Love, daughter of James Love, of Paisley. His brother William Holms was MP for Paisley.-Career:Holms was a partner in W. Holms Bros,...	15 May 1882
First Commissioner of Works First Commissioner of Works The First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings was a position within the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It took over some of the functions of the First Commissioner of Woods and Forests in 1851 when the portfolio of Crown holdings was divided into the public...	William Patrick Adam William Patrick Adam William Patrick Adam, CIE, DL was a British colonial administrator and Liberal politician. He was twice First Commissioner of Works under William Ewart Gladstone and also served briefly as Governor of Madras between 1880 and 1881.-Background and education:Adam was the son of Admiral Sir Charles...	3 May 1880
	George Shaw-Lefevre George Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley George John Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley PC, DL was a British Liberal Party politician. In a ministerial career that spanned thirty years, he was twice First Commissioner of Works and also served as Postmaster General and President of the Local Government Board.-Background and...	29 November 1881
	The Earl of Rosebery Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, KG, PC was a British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister. Between the death of his father, in 1851, and the death of his grandfather, the 4th Earl, in 1868, he was known by the courtesy title of Lord Dalmeny.Rosebery was a Liberal Imperialist who...	13 February 1885
Vice-President of the Committee on Education	A. J. Mundella	3 May 1880
Paymaster-General Paymaster-General HM Paymaster General is a ministerial position in the United Kingdom. The Paymaster General is in charge of the Office of HM Paymaster General , which held accounts at the Bank of England on behalf of Government departments and selected other public bodies...	The Lord Wolverton George Glyn, 2nd Baron Wolverton George Grenfell Glyn, 2nd Baron Wolverton PC , was a British Liberal politician. He held office in three of the Liberal administrations of William Ewart Gladstone.-Background:...	24 May 1880
Attorney General Attorney General for England and Wales Her Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales, usually known simply as the Attorney General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown. Along with the subordinate Solicitor General for England and Wales, the Attorney General serves as the chief legal adviser of the Crown and its government in...	Sir Henry James Henry James, 1st Baron James of Hereford Henry James, 1st Baron James of Hereford GCVO, PC, QC , known as Sir Henry James between 1873 and 1895, was an Anglo-Welsh lawyer and statesman. Initially a Liberal, he served under William Ewart Gladstone as Solicitor General in 1873 and as Attorney-General between 1873 and 1874 and 1880 and 1885...	3 May 1880
Solicitor General Solicitor General for England and Wales Her Majesty's Solicitor General for England and Wales, often known as the Solicitor General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Attorney General, whose duty is to advise the Crown and Cabinet on the law...	Sir Farrer Herschell Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell GCB, PC, QC was Lord Chancellor of Great Britain in 1886, and again from 1892 to 1895.-Early career:...	3 May 1880
Judge Advocate General	George Osborne Morgan George Osborne Morgan Sir George Osborne Morgan, 1st Baronet PC, QC, was a Welsh lawyer and Liberal politician.Born at Gothenburg, Sweden, he was educated at Friars School, Bangor, Shrewsbury School and Balliol College, Oxford, and was a scholar of Worcester College, Oxford from 1847.He became a barrister of Lincoln's...	7 May 1880
Lord Advocate Lord Advocate Her Majesty's Advocate , known as the Lord Advocate , is the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament...	John McLaren John McLaren John McLaren is the name of:*John McLaren , built Golden Gate Park*John McLaren, Lord McLaren , Scottish Liberal MP and judge*John McLaren , Australian cricketer...	5 May 1880
	John Balfour John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross John Blair Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross, PC, QC was a Scottish lawyer and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1899....	19 August 1881
Solicitor General for Scotland Solicitor General for Scotland Her Majesty's Solicitor General for Scotland is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Lord Advocate, whose duty is to advise the Crown and the Scottish Government on Scots Law...	John Balfour John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross John Blair Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross, PC, QC was a Scottish lawyer and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1899....	6 May 1880
	Alexander Asher Alexander Asher Alexander Asher was a Scottish politician.Educated at Edinburgh University, he was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1861 and was appointed an Advocate Depute in 1870....	19 August 1881
Attorney General for Ireland	Hugh Law Hugh Law Hugh Law PC , QC was an Irish lawyer, politician and Lord Chancellor of Ireland.Law was educated at Trinity College, Dublin where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1839. He became a barrister in 1840 and a Queen's Counsel in 1860...	10 May 1880
	William Moore Johnson Sir William Moore Johnson, 1st Baronet Rt Hon Sir William Moore Johnson, 1st Baronet KC was an Irish barrister and judge.He was the son of Rev. William Johnson, chancellor of the Diocese of Cloyne. He was educated at Dublin University, entered Lincoln's Inn in 1849, and was called to the Irish bar four years later...	17 November 1881
	Andrew Marshall Porter	3 January 1883
	John Naish John Naish John Naish PC, QC was an Irish lawyerEducated at Dublin University, Naish was called to the Irish Bar in 1865, becoming a QC in 1880. He was Solicitor-General for Ireland from January 1883 and Attorney-General for Ireland from December 1883...	19 December 1883
	Samuel Walker	1885
Solicitor General for Ireland	William Moore Johnson Sir William Moore Johnson, 1st Baronet Rt Hon Sir William Moore Johnson, 1st Baronet KC was an Irish barrister and judge.He was the son of Rev. William Johnson, chancellor of the Diocese of Cloyne. He was educated at Dublin University, entered Lincoln's Inn in 1849, and was called to the Irish bar four years later...	24 May 1880
	Andrew Marshall Porter	18 November 1881
	John Naish John Naish John Naish PC, QC was an Irish lawyerEducated at Dublin University, Naish was called to the Irish Bar in 1865, becoming a QC in 1880. He was Solicitor-General for Ireland from January 1883 and Attorney-General for Ireland from December 1883...	9 January 1883
	Samuel Walker	19 December 1883
	The Macdermot Hugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermot Hugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermot, Prince of Coolavin PC, JP, DL, QC , was an Irish lawyer.-Background:MacDermot was the eldest son of Charles Joseph MacDermot by his wife Arabella Mary, only child of Hyacinth O'Rorke, representative of the House of O'Rorke of Breffny...	1885
Lord Steward of the Household	The Earl Sydney John Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney John Robert Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney GCB, PC , known as The Viscount Sydney between 1831 and 1874, was a British Liberal politician...	3 May 1880
Lord Chamberlain of the Household	The Earl of Kenmare Valentine Browne, 4th Earl of Kenmare Valentine Augustus Browne, 4th Earl of Kenmare KP, PC , styled Viscount Castlerosse from 1853 to 1871, was a British courtier and Liberal politician...	3 May 1880
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Vice-Chamberlain of the Household The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household is usually a junior government whip in the British House of Commons and is an officer of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. He or she is the Deputy to the Lord Chamberlain of the Household. The Vice-Chamberlain's main role is to compile...	Lord Charles Bruce	3 May 1880
Master of the Horse Master of the Horse The Master of the Horse was a position of varying importance in several European nations.-Magister Equitum :...	The Duke of Westminster Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster KG, PC, JP , styled Viscount Belgrave between 1831 and 1845 and Earl Grosvenor between 1845 and 1869 and known as the 3rd Marquess of Westminster between 1869 and 1874, was an English landowner, politician and racehorse owner.He inherited the estate of...	3 May 1880
Treasurer of the Household Treasurer of the Household The position of Treasurer of the Household is theoretically held by a household official of the British monarch, under control of the Lord Steward's Department, but is, in fact, a political office held by one of the government's Deputy Chief Whips in the House of Commons...	The Earl of Breadalbane Gavin Campbell, 1st Marquess of Breadalbane Gavin Campbell, 1st Marquess of Breadalbane KG, PC, JP, DL , styled Lord Glenorchy between 1862 and 1871 and known as The Earl of Breadalbane and Holland between 1871 and 1885, was a Scottish nobleman and Liberal politician.-Background and education:Campbell was born at Fermoy, County Cork, the...	3 May 1880
Comptroller of the Household Comptroller of the Household The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local...	The Lord Kensington William Edwardes, 4th Baron Kensington William Edwardes, 4th Baron Kensington PC , also 1st Baron Kensington in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, styled The Honourable William Edwardes between 1852 and 1872, was a British landowner and Liberal politician...	3 May 1880
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms The Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms is a UK government post since 1945 held by the Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords. Prior to 17 March 1834, the Gentlemen-at-Arms were known as the Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners....	The Earl Fife Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife Alexander William George Duff, 1st Duke of Fife KG, KT, GCVO, PC, VD , styled Viscount Macduff between 1857 and 1879 and known as The Earl Fife between 1879 and 1889, was a British Peer who married Princess Louise of Wales, the third child and eldest daughter of King Edward VII and Alexandra of...	3 May 1880
	The Marquess of Huntly Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly PC, DL, JP , styled Lord Strathavon until 1853 and Earl of Aboyne between 1853 and 1863, was a Scottish Liberal politician...	21 January 1881
	The Lord Carrington Robert Wynn Carrington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire Charles Robert Wynn-Carrington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire KG, GCMG, PC, DL, JP , known as the Lord Carrington from 1868 to 1895 and as the Earl Carrington from 1895 to 1912, was a British Liberal politician and aristocrat.-Background and education:Born at Whitehall, London, Lincolnshire was the...	27 June 1881
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard is a UK government post usually held by the Government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords...	The Lord Monson William Monson, 1st Viscount Oxenbridge William John Monson, 1st Viscount Oxenbridge PC , known as The Lord Monson between 1862 and 1886, was a British Liberal politician. He served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard between 1880 and 1885 and in 1886 under William Ewart Gladstone.-Background:Monson was the son of William Monson, 6th...	3 May 1880
Master of the Buckhounds Master of the Buckhounds The Master of the Buckhounds was an officer in the Master of the Horse's department of the British Royal Household. The holder was also His/Her Majesty's Representative at Ascot. It was a political office, so the holder, who was always a nobleman, changed with every change of government. The office...	The Earl of Cork Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork Richard Edmund St Lawrence Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork KP, PC , styled Viscount Dungarvan between 1834 and 1856, was a British courtier and Liberal politician...	3 May 1880
Mistress of the Robes Mistress of the Robes The Mistress of the Robes is the senior lady of the British Royal Household. Formerly responsible for the Queen's clothes and jewellery, the post now has the responsibility for arranging the rota of attendance of the Ladies in Waiting on the Queen, along with various duties at State ceremonies...	The Duchess of Bedford Elizabeth Russell, Duchess of Bedford Elizabeth, Duchess of Bedford was born as Elizabeth Sackville-West, daughter of the 5th Earl De La Warr and the Countess De La Warr....	3 May 1880
	The Duchess of Roxburghe Anne Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe Anne Emily Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe VA OBE was born Anne Emily Spencer-Churchill, and was the daughter of the seventh Duke of Marlborough, who served in Conservative governments as Lord President of the Council and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland...	11 January 1883
Lords in Waiting Lord-in-Waiting Most Lords in Waiting are Government whips in the House of Lords who are members of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. As members of the Royal Household their duties are nominal, though they are occasionally required to meet visiting political and state leaders on visits...	The Lord Methuen Frederick Methuen, 2nd Baron Methuen Frederick Henry Paul Methuen, 2nd Baron Methuen , was a British peer and Liberal politician.Methuen was the son of Paul Methuen, 1st Baron Methuen, and his wife Jane Dorothea...	10 May 1880 – 9 June 1885
	The Earl of Zetland Lawrence Dundas, 1st Marquess of Zetland Lawrence Dundas, 1st Marquess of Zetland, KT, PC , known as Lawrence Dundas until 1873 and as the Earl of Zetland from 1873 to 1892, was a British Conservative politician and statesman. He was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland between 1889 and 1892.-Background, education and military service:Zetland was...	10 May 1880 – 14 September 1880
	The Earl of Listowel William Hare, 3rd Earl of Listowel William Hare, 3rd Earl of Listowel KP , known as Viscount Ennismore from 1837 to 1856, was an Anglo-Irish peer and Liberal politician.-Background:...	10 May 1880 – 14 September 1880
	The Lord Ribblesdale Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale , was a British Liberal politician.-Background:Born in Fontainebleau, France, Ribblesdale was the eldest son of Thomas Lister, 3rd Baron Ribblesdale, and his wife Emma daughter of William Mure, and succeeded his father in the barony in 1876.-Political...	10 May 1880 – 9 June 1885
	The Lord Sudeley Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 4th Baron Sudeley Charles Douglas Richard Hanbury-Tracy, 4th Baron Sudeley PC FRS , styled The Honourable Charles Hanbury-Tracy from 1858 to 1877, was a British Liberal politician...	10 May 1880 – 9 June 1885
	The Lord Wrottesley Arthur Wrottesley, 3rd Baron Wrottesley Arthur Wrottesley, 3rd Baron Wrottesley , was a British peer and Liberal politician.-Biography:Wrottesley was the son of John Wrottesley, 2nd Baron Wrottesley, President of the Royal Society, and his wife Sophia Elizabeth Giffard, daughter of Thomas Giffard...	10 May 1880 – 9 June 1885
	Viscount Enfield George Byng, 3rd Earl of Strafford George Henry Charles Byng, 3rd Earl of Strafford , styled Viscount Enfield between 1860 and 1886, was a British Liberal politician.-Background and education:...	20 May 1880 – 1 September 1880
	The Viscount Torrington George Byng, 7th Viscount Torrington George Byng, 7th Viscount Torrington , was a British colonial administrator and courtier.Torrington was the son of Vice-Admiral George Byng, 6th Viscount Torrington, and succeeded his father in the viscountcy in 1831 at the age of eighteen. In 1847 he was appointed Governor of Ceylon, a post he...	23 June 1859 – 27 April 1884	(permanent)
	The Earl of Dalhousie	14 September 1880 – 9 June 1885
	The Lord Sandhurst William Mansfield, 1st Viscount Sandhurst William Mansfield, 1st Viscount Sandhurst GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, PC was a British Liberal politician and colonial governor...	14 September 1880 – 9 June 1885
	The Lord Thurlow Thomas Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 5th Baron Thurlow Thomas John Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 5th Baron Thurlow, PC, DL , was a British Liberal politician who served as Paymaster-General in 1886.-Family:...	14 September 1880 – 9 June 1885
	The Viscount Bridport Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport (1814-1904) General Alexander Nelson Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, 4th Duke of Bronté GCB was a British soldier and courtier....	30 June 1884 – 18 February 1901	(permanent)
Extra Lord in Waiting	The Lord Sackville Mortimer Sackville-West, 1st Baron Sackville Mortimer Sackville-West, 1st Baron Sackville , was a British peer and court official.Sackville-West was the fourth son of George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr, and Elizabeth Sackville, 1st Baroness Buckhurst, younger daughter and co-heir of John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset...	1 October 1876 – 1 October 1888

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