Following the split in the Tory Party

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 over the Corn Laws

Corn Laws

The Corn Laws were trade barriers designed to protect cereal producers in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland against competition from less expensive foreign imports between 1815 and 1846. The barriers were introduced by the Importation Act 1815 and repealed by the Importation Act 1846...

 in 1846 and the consequent end of Sir Robert Peel

Robert Peel

Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet was a British Conservative statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 December 1834 to 8 April 1835, and again from 30 August 1841 to 29 June 1846...

's second government

Conservative Government 1841-1846

Sir Robert Peel's second government came to power in 1841 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...

, the Whigs

British Whig Party

The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...

 came to power under Lord John Russell. Sir Charles Wood

Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax

Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax GCB PC , known as Sir Charles Wood, 3rd Bt between 1846 and 1866, was a British Whig politician and Member of Parliament. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1846 to 1852....

 became 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...

, Sir George Grey

Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet

Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet, PC was a British Whig politician. He held office under four Prime Ministers, Lord Melbourne, Lord John Russell, Lord Aberdeen, and Lord Palmerston, and notably served three times as Home Secretary.-Background and education:Grey was the only son of Sir George Grey, 1st...

 Home Secretary

Home Secretary

The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the Home Office of the United Kingdom, and one of the country's four Great Offices of State...

 and Lord Palmerston

Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, KG, GCB, PC , known popularly as Lord Palmerston, was a British statesman who served twice as Prime Minister in the mid-19th century...

 Foreign Secretary for the third time.

One of the major problems facing the government was the Great Irish Famine (1845-1849), which Russell failed to deal with effectively. Another problem was the maverick Foreign Secretary Lord Palmerston, who was eventually forced to resign in December 1851 after recognising the coup d'état

Coup d'état

A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either...

 of Louis Napoleon

Napoleon III of France

Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte was the President of the French Second Republic and as Napoleon III, the ruler of the Second French Empire. He was the nephew and heir of Napoleon I, christened as Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte...

 without first seeking royal approval. He was succeeded by Lord 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...

, the first of his three tenures as Foreign Secretary. Palmerston thereafter successfully devoted his energies to bringing down Russell's government, leading to the formation of a minority Conservative government

Conservative Government 1852

After the fall of Lord John Russell's Whig government in early 1852, the Tory leader Lord Derby formed a government. The Conservatives had been weakened by the defection of the Peelites, and many of the new Cabinet ministers were men of little experience. The government became known as the Who?...

 under Lord Derby

Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby

Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, KG, PC was an English statesman, three times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and to date the longest serving leader of the Conservative Party. He was known before 1834 as Edward Stanley, and from 1834 to 1851 as Lord Stanley...

 in February 1852.

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...	Lord John Russell John Russell, 1st Earl Russell John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, KG, GCMG, PC , known as Lord John Russell before 1861, was an English Whig and Liberal politician who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century....	30 June 1846 – 21 February 1852	The Government resigned 22 February 1851 and resumed 3 March 1851
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...	Sir Charles Wood, Bt Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax GCB PC , known as Sir Charles Wood, 3rd Bt between 1846 and 1866, was a British Whig politician and Member of Parliament. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1846 to 1852....	6 July 1846
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...	Henry Tufnell Henry Tufnell Henry Tufnell was a British Whig politician. He entered the House of Commons in 1837 as a member for Ipswich, having previously been defeated in the North Essex election in 1835, but lost that seat a year later. He was returned for Devonport in a by-election in 1840 and held that seat until 1854...	7 July 1846
	William Goodenough Hayter	July 1850
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...	John Parker	7 July 1846
	William Goodenough Hayter	22 May 1849
	George Cornewall Lewis	9 July 1850
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...	Viscount Ebrington Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue , known as Viscount Ebrington from 1841 to 1861, was a British peer and occasional politician.He entered the House of Commons in 1841 as a member for Plymouth...	6 July 1846 – 22 December 1847	the number of Junior Lordships was reduced from four to three in 1848
	Denis O'Conor Denis O'Conor He was MP for Roscommon from 1831 to 1847. He became a Junior Lord of the Treasury in Lord John Russell's government but died the next year.- References :...	6 July 1846 – 2 August 1847
	William Gibson-Craig	6 July 1846 – 21 February 1852
	Henry Rich	6 July 1846 – 21 February 1852
	Richard Bellew Richard Bellew Richard Montesquieu Bellew was an Irish politician.He took office as a Junior Lord of the Treasury in Lord John Russell's first government on the death of Denis O'Conor.- External links :...	2 August 1847 – 21 February 1852
	Earl of Shelburne Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne Henry Thomas Petty-Fitzmaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne KG , styled Lord Henry Petty-FitzMaurice until 1836 and Earl of Shelburne between 1836 and 1863, was a British politician.-Background and education:...	22 December 1847 – August 1848
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 Cottenham Charles Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham Charles Christopher Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham PC KC was a British lawyer, judge and politician. He was twice Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.-Background and education:...	6 July 1846
	in commission	19 June 1850
	The Lord Truro	15 July 1850
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...   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 Marquess of Lansdowne Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne KG, PC, FRS , known as Lord Henry Petty from 1784 to 1809 and then as The Earl of Kerry to 1818, was a British statesman...	6 July 1846
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 Earl of Minto Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto GCB, PC , styled as Viscount Melgund between 1813 and 1814, was a British diplomat and Whig politician.-Background and education:...	6 July 1846
Secretary of State for the Home Department	Sir George Grey, Bt Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet, PC was a British Whig politician. He held office under four Prime Ministers, Lord Melbourne, Lord John Russell, Lord Aberdeen, and Lord Palmerston, and notably served three times as Home Secretary.-Background and education:Grey was the only son of Sir George Grey, 1st...	6 July 1846
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...	Sir William Somerville, Bt William Somerville, 1st Baron Athlumney William Meredyth Somerville, 1st Baron Athlumney PC , known as Sir William Somerville, Bt, between 1831 and 1863, was a British Liberal politician.-Background and education:...	5 July 1846
	Sir Denis Le Marchant, Bt Sir Denis Le Marchant, 1st Baronet Sir Denis Le Marchant, 1st Baronet , was a British barrister, civil servant, writer and Whig politician.-Background and education:...	22 July 1847
	George Cornewall Lewis	15 May 1848
	Edward Pleydell-Bouverie Edward Pleydell-Bouverie Edward Pleydell-Bouverie PC, FRS , styled The Honourable from 1828, was a British Liberal politician. He was a member of Lord Palmerston's first administration as Paymaster-General and Vice-President of the Board of Trade in 1855 and as President of the Poor Law Board between 1855 and...	9 July 1850
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	The Viscount Palmerston	6 July 1846
	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...	26 December 1851
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs |The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has been a junior position in the British government since 1782, subordinate to both the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and since 1945 also to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs...	Edward Stanley Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley Edward John Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley PC , known as The Lord Eddisbury between 1848 and 1850, was a British politician.-Background:...	6 July 1846
	Austen Henry Layard Austen Henry Layard Sir Austen Henry Layard GCB, PC was a British traveller, archaeologist, cuneiformist, art historian, draughtsman, collector, author, politician and diplomat, best known as the excavator of Nimrud.-Family:...	12 February 1852
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Secretary of State for War and the Colonies The Secretary of State for War and the Colonies was a British cabinet level position responsible for the army and the British colonies . The Department was created in 1801...	The Earl Grey Henry Grey, 3rd Earl Grey Henry George Grey, 3rd Earl Grey , known as Viscount Howick from 1807 until 1845, was an English statesman.-Background:Grey was the eldest son of Prime Minister Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, by his wife the Hon...	6 July 1846
Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies The Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies was a junior Ministerial post in the United Kingdom government, subordinate to the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies....	Benjamin Hawes Benjamin Hawes Sir Benjamin Hawes was a British Whig politician. He was born in 1797 to Benjamin Hawes and educated at a private school in Putney. He was a grandson of William Hawes, founder of the Royal Humane Society...	6 July 1846
	Frederick Peel Frederick Peel Sir Frederick Peel was a British Liberal Party politician.The second son of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel, and was educated at Harrow and at Trinity College, Cambridge, becoming a barrister in 1849....	1 November 1851
President of the Board of Control President of the Board of Control The President of the Board of Control was a British government official in the late 18th and early 19th century responsible for overseeing the British East India Company and generally serving as the chief official in London responsible for Indian affairs. The position was frequently a cabinet...	Sir John Hobhouse, Bt John Hobhouse, 1st Baron Broughton John Cam Hobhouse, 1st Baron Broughton GCB, PC, FRS , known as Sir John Hobhouse, Bt, from 1831 to 1851, was a British politician and memoirist.-Background and education:...	8 July 1846
	Fox Maule	5 February 1852
Joint Secretaries to the Board of Control Secretary to the Board of Control The Secretary to the Board of Control was a British government office in the late 18th and early 19th century, supporting the President of the Board of Control, who was responsible for overseeing the British East India Company and generally serving as the chief official in London responsible for...	George Byng George Byng, 2nd Earl of Strafford George Stevens Byng, 2nd Earl of Strafford, PC , styled Viscount Enfield between 1847 and 1860, was a British peer and Whig politician.-Background, education and military career:...	6 July 1846 – 30 November 1847
	Thomas Wyse Thomas Wyse Sir Thomas Wyse KCB , an Irish politician and diplomat, belonged to a family claiming descent from a Devon man, Andrew Wyse, who is said to have crossed over to Ireland during the reign of Henry II and obtained lands near Waterford, of which city thirty-three members of the family are said to have...	6 July 1846 – 26 January 1849
	George Cornewall Lewis	30 November 1847 – 16 May 1848
	James Wilson James Wilson (UK politician) James Wilson was a Scottish businessman, economist and Liberal politician. He founded The Economist and the Standard Chartered Bank.-Early life:...	16 May 1848 – 21 February 1852
	John Elliot	26 January 1849 – 21 February 1852
First Lord of the Admiralty	The Earl of Auckland George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, GCB, PC was a British Whig politician and colonial administrator. He was thrice First Lord of the Admiralty and also served as Governor-General of India between 1836 and 1842....	7 July 1846
	Sir Francis Baring, Bt Francis Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook PC , known as Sir Francis Baring, Bt, from 1848 to 1866, was a British Whig politician who served in the governments of Lord Melbourne and Lord John Russell....	15 January 1849
First Secretary of the Admiralty First Secretary of the Admiralty The office of Secretary to the Admiralty or First Secretary to the Admiralty was formerly an important position within the Admiralty of the United Kingdom, which was responsible for the government of the Royal Navy....	Henry George Ward Henry George Ward Sir Henry George Ward GCMG was an English diplomat and politician. The son of politician and, in his retirement, writer Robert Ward and his first wife Catherine Julia Maling, and the cousin of William Ward and William George Ward, he entered the diplomatic service in 1816...	13 July 1846
	John Parker	21 May 1849
Civil Lord of the Admiralty	William Cowper William Cowper-Temple, 1st Baron Mount Temple William Francis Cowper-Temple, 1st Baron Mount Temple PC , known as William Cowper before 1869 and as William Cowper-Temple between 1869 and 1880, was a British Liberal Party politician and statesman....	7 July 1846
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...	Henry Labouchere Henry Labouchere, 1st Baron Taunton Henry Labouchere, 1st Baron Taunton PC was a prominent British Whig and Liberal Party politician of the mid-19th century.-Background and education:...	6 July 1846
	Sir William Somerville, Bt William Somerville, 1st Baron Athlumney William Meredyth Somerville, 1st Baron Athlumney PC , known as Sir William Somerville, Bt, between 1831 and 1863, was a British Liberal politician.-Background and education:...	22 July 1847
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 of Bessborough John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough PC , known as Viscount Duncannon from 1793 to 1844, was a British Whig politician...	8 July 1846
	The Earl of Clarendon George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon KG, GCB, PC , was an English diplomat and statesman.-Background and education:...	22 May 1847
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...	The Lord Campbell John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell PC, KC was a British Liberal politician, lawyer, and man of letters.-Background and education:...	6 July 1846
	The Earl of Carlisle	6 March 1850
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...	Thomas Babington Macaulay Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay PC was a British poet, historian and Whig politician. He wrote extensively as an essayist and reviewer, and on British history...	7 July 1846
	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...	8 May 1848	entered the Cabinet October 1851
	The Lord Stanley of Alderley Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley Edward John Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley PC , known as The Lord Eddisbury between 1848 and 1850, was a British politician.-Background:...	12 February 1852
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...	The Marquess of Clanricarde Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde Ulick John de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde KP, PC , styled Lord Dunkellin until 1808 and known as The Earl of Clanricarde between 1808 and 1825, was a British Whig politician.-Background and education:...	7 July 1846
President of the Board of Trade	The Earl of Clarendon George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon KG, GCB, PC , was an English diplomat and statesman.-Background and education:...	6 July 1846
	Henry Labouchere Henry Labouchere, 1st Baron Taunton Henry Labouchere, 1st Baron Taunton PC was a prominent British Whig and Liberal Party politician of the mid-19th century.-Background and education:...	22 July 1847
Vice-President of the Board of Trade Vice-President of the Board of Trade The office of Vice-President of the Board of Trade was a junior ministerial position in the government of the United Kingdom. The office was created in 1786 and abolished in 1867. From 1848 onwards the office was held concurrently with that of Paymaster-General...	Thomas Milner Gibson Thomas Milner Gibson Thomas Milner Gibson PC was a British politician.-Background and education:Thomas Milner Gibson came of a Suffolk family, but was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, where his father was serving as an officer in the army...	8 July 1846
	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...	8 May 1848
	The Lord Stanley of Alderley Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley Edward John Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley PC , known as The Lord Eddisbury between 1848 and 1850, was a British politician.-Background:...	11 February 1852
First Commissioner of Woods and Forests First Commissioner of Woods and Forests The Commissioners of Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues were established in the United Kingdom in 1810 by merging the former offices of Surveyor General of Woods, Forests, Parks, and Chases and Surveyor General of the Land Revenues of the Crown into a three-man commission...	Viscount Morpeth	7 July 1846	succeeded as 7th Earl of Carlisle 7 October 1848
	Lord Seymour Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset Sir Edward Adolphus Seymour , 12th Duke of Somerset, etc. KG, PC , styled Baron Seymour until 1855, was a British Whig aristocrat and politician, who served in various cabinet positions in the mid-19th century...	17 April 1849	office abolished 1 August 1851
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...	Lord Seymour Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset Sir Edward Adolphus Seymour , 12th Duke of Somerset, etc. KG, PC , styled Baron Seymour until 1855, was a British Whig aristocrat and politician, who served in various cabinet positions in the mid-19th century...	1 August 1851	entered the Cabinet October 1851
Master-General of the Ordnance Master-General of the Ordnance The Master-General of the Ordnance was a very senior British military position before 1855, when the Board of Ordnance was abolished.-Responsibilities:...	The Marquess of Anglesey Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey Field Marshal Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, KG, GCB, GCH, PC , styled Lord Paget between 1784 and 1812 and known as The Earl of Uxbridge between 1812 and 1815, was a British military leader and politician, now chiefly remembered for leading the charge of the heavy cavalry against...	8 July 1846
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...	Charles Richard Fox Charles Richard Fox General Charles Richard Fox was a British army general, and later a politician.Fox was born at Brompton, the illegitimate son of Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland, through a liaison with Lady Webster, whom Lord Holland would later marry.After some service in the Royal Navy, Fox entered...	8 July 1846
Clerk of the Ordnance Clerk of the Ordnance The Clerk 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. He was responsible for the correspondence and for the financial bookkeeping of the Board...	George Anson	8 July 1846
Storekeeper of the Ordnance Storekeeper of the Ordnance The Principal Storekeeper of the Ordnance was a subordinate of the Master-General of the Ordnance and a member of the English Board of Ordnance from its constitution in 1597. He was responsible for the care and maintenance of ordnance stores. The office was abolished in 1855.-Storekeepers of the...	Sir Thomas Hastings Thomas Hastings (admiral) Admiral Sir Thomas Hastings, KCB DL was a British artist, innovator, instructor, and distinguished officer of the Royal Navy. He was renowned as an expert gunner, and some believe him to be the first officer to take a truly scientific approach to gunnery.He was born on July 3, 1790, the fourth...	25 July 1845	continued in office
President of the Poor Law Board	Charles Buller Charles Buller Charles Buller , was a British barrister, politician and reformer.-Background and education:Born in Calcutta, British India, Buller was the son of Charles Buller , a member of a well-known Cornish family, and Barbara Isabella Kirkpatrick, daughter of General William Kirkpatrick, considered an...	23 July 1847
	Matthew Talbot Baines Matthew Talbot Baines Matthew Talbot Baines QC, DL was a British lawyer and Liberal politician. He most notably served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in Lord Palmerston's 1855 to 1858 administration.-Background and education:...	1 January 1849
Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor Law Board	Viscount Ebrington Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue , known as Viscount Ebrington from 1841 to 1861, was a British peer and occasional politician.He entered the House of Commons in 1841 as a member for Plymouth...	23 July 1847
	Ralph William Grey Ralph William Grey Ralph William Grey was a British Whig politician.At the 1847 general election he was elected unopposed as the Member of Parliament for Tynemouth and North Shields, but in 1852 he narrowly lost the seat to his Conservative opponent,...	28 January 1851
Secretary at War Secretary at War The Secretary at War was a political position in the English and later British government, with some responsibility over the administration and organization of the Army, but not over military policy. The Secretary at War ran the War Office. It was occasionally a cabinet level position, although...	Fox Maule	6 July 1846
	Robert Vernon Smith Robert Vernon Smith, 1st Baron Lyveden Robert Vernon, 1st Baron Lyveden PC , known as Robert Vernon Smith until 1859, was a British Liberal Party politician.-Background and education:...	6 February 1852
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 Thomas Wilde	7 July 1846
	Sir John Jervis John Jervis (politician) Sir John Jervis was an English lawyer, law reformer and Attorney General in the administration of Lord John Russell...	17 July 1846
	Sir John Romilly	11 July 1850
	Sir Alexander Cockburn, Bt Sir Alexander Cockburn, 12th Baronet Sir Alexander James Edmund Cockburn, 12th Baronet Q.C. was a Scottish lawyer, politician and judge. A notorious womaniser and socialite, as Lord Chief Justice he heard some of the leading causes célèbres of the 19th century.-Life:Cockburn was born in Alţâna, in what is now Romania and was then...	28 March 1851
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...	John Jervis John Jervis (politician) Sir John Jervis was an English lawyer, law reformer and Attorney General in the administration of Lord John Russell...	7 July 1846
	Sir David Dundas David Dundas David Dundas is the name of:*Lord David Dundas, pop singer of the 1970s*Sir David Dundas, 1st Baronet, military officer of the 18th and 19th centuries in England...	18 July 1846
	Sir John Romilly	4 April 1848
	Sir Alexander Cockburn, Bt Sir Alexander Cockburn, 12th Baronet Sir Alexander James Edmund Cockburn, 12th Baronet Q.C. was a Scottish lawyer, politician and judge. A notorious womaniser and socialite, as Lord Chief Justice he heard some of the leading causes célèbres of the 19th century.-Life:Cockburn was born in Alţâna, in what is now Romania and was then...	11 July 1850
	Sir William Page Wood	28 March 1851
Judge Advocate General	Charles Buller Charles Buller Charles Buller , was a British barrister, politician and reformer.-Background and education:Born in Calcutta, British India, Buller was the son of Charles Buller , a member of a well-known Cornish family, and Barbara Isabella Kirkpatrick, daughter of General William Kirkpatrick, considered an...	8 July 1846
	William Goodenough Hayter	22 December 1847
	Sir David Dundas David Dundas David Dundas is the name of:*Lord David Dundas, pop singer of the 1970s*Sir David Dundas, 1st Baronet, military officer of the 18th and 19th centuries in England...	26 May 1849
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...	Andrew Rutherfurd Andrew Rutherfurd Andrew Rutherfurd , Lord Rutherfurd of Crosshill FRSE was a Scottish advocate, judge and politician....	6 July 1846
	James Moncreiff James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff FRSE , was a Scottish lawyer and politician.The son of Sir James Wellwood Moncreiff, 9th Baronet, a Scottish judge, he was educated at Edinburgh University and was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1833.He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland in...	7 April 1851
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...	Thomas Maitland Thomas Maitland, Lord Dundrennan Thomas Maitland, Lord Dundrennan was a Scottish lawyer and judge. He was Solicitor General for Scotland between 1840 and 1841 and again between 1846 and 1850. He was also Member of Parliament for Kirkcudbrightshire between 1845 and 1850...	6 July 1846
	James Moncreiff James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff FRSE , was a Scottish lawyer and politician.The son of Sir James Wellwood Moncreiff, 9th Baronet, a Scottish judge, he was educated at Edinburgh University and was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1833.He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland in...	7 February 1850
	John Cowan	18 April 1851
	George Deas	28 June 1851
Attorney General for Ireland	Richard Moore Richard Moore (Irish lawyer) Richard Moore PC was an Irish lawyer and judge.Moore was Attorney-General for Ireland during part of Lord John Russell's Whig Government 1846-1852, holding that office from 16 July 1846 to 21 December 1847. He was then appointed as a judge of the Irish Queen's Bench and remained a judge until his...	16 July 1846
	James Henry Monahan James Henry Monahan James Henry Monahan was one of the outstanding Irish judges of his time, and one of the first Roman Catholics to achieve judicial eminence.-Background and education:...	21 December 1847
	John Hatchell John Hatchell John Hatchell PC was a lawyer and politician. He was called to the Irish Bar in 1809 and became King's Counsel in 1833. He was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland in 1847, and Attorney-General for Ireland in 1850. He was elected Member of Parliament for Windsor in 1850....	23 September 1850
Solicitor General for Ireland	James Henry Monahan James Henry Monahan James Henry Monahan was one of the outstanding Irish judges of his time, and one of the first Roman Catholics to achieve judicial eminence.-Background and education:...	16 July 1846
	John Hatchell John Hatchell John Hatchell PC was a lawyer and politician. He was called to the Irish Bar in 1809 and became King's Counsel in 1833. He was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland in 1847, and Attorney-General for Ireland in 1850. He was elected Member of Parliament for Windsor in 1850....	24 December 1847
	Henry George Hughes Henry George Hughes Henry George Hughes was an Irish judge, politician, and third Baron of the Court of Exchequer. In 1850 he was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland. He was elected Member of Parliament for Longford in 1856....	26 September 1850
Lord Steward of the Household	The Earl Fortescue	8 July 1846
	The Marquess of Westminster Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster KG, PC , styled Viscount Belgrave from 1802 to 1831 and Earl Belgrave from 1831 to 1845, was an English politician, landowner, property developer and benefactor....	22 March 1850
Lord Chamberlain of the Household	The Earl Spencer Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer Vice-Admiral Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer KG, CB, PC , styled The Honourable Frederick Spencer until 1845, was a British naval commander, courtier and Whig politician. He initially served in the Royal Navy and fought in the Napoleonic Wars and the Greek War of Independence, eventually rising...	8 July 1846
	The Marquess of Breadalbane John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane KT, PC, FRS , styled Lord Glenorchy until 1831 and as Earl of Ormelie from 1831 to 1834, was a Scottish nobleman and Liberal politician.-Background and education:...	5 September 1848
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 Edward Howard Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Glossop Edward George Fitzalan-Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Glossop PC , styled Lord Edward Howard between 1842 and 1869, was a British Liberal politician...	8 July 1846
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 Norfolk	11 July 1846
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...	Lord Robert Grosvenor Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury PC , styled Lord Robert Grosvenor from 1831 to 1857, was a British courtier and Whig politician. He served as Comptroller of the Household between 1830 and 1834 and as Treasurer of the Household between 1846 and 1847...	3 August 1846
	Lord Marcus Hill Marcus Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys Arthur Marcus Cecil Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys , known as Lord Marcus Hill until 1860, was a British Whig politician.-Background:...	23 July 1847
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...	Lord Marcus Hill Marcus Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys Arthur Marcus Cecil Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys , known as Lord Marcus Hill until 1860, was a British Whig politician.-Background:...	6 July 1846
	William Lascelles	23 July 1847
	Earl of Mulgrave George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby George Augustus Constantine Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby, GCB, GCMG, PC , styled Viscount Normanby between 1831 and 1838 and Earl of Mulgrave between 1838 and 1863, was a British Liberal politician and colonial governor.-Background:Normanby was born in London, the son of Constantine Phipps, 1st...	23 July 1851
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 Lord Foley Thomas Foley, 4th Baron Foley Thomas Henry Foley, 4th Baron Foley was a British peer and Liberal politician. He held office in every Whig/Liberal government between 1833 and 1869.- Family and estate :...	24 July 1846
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 Viscount Falkland Lucius Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland Lucius Bentinck Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland GCH, PC was a British colonial administrator and Liberal politician.-Background:Falkland was the son of Charles John Cary, 9th Viscount Falkland, and his wife Christiana...	24 July 1846
	The Marquess of Donegal George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall George Hamilton Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall KP, GCH, PC , styled Viscount Chichester until 1799 and Earl of Belfast between 1799 and 1844, was an Anglo-Irish landowner, courtier and politician...	11 February 1848
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 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...	9 July 1846
	The Earl of Bessborough John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough PC , known as Viscount Duncannon from 1793 to 1844, was a British Whig politician...	16 May 1848
Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal	Lord Alfred Paget Lord Alfred Paget Lord Alfred Henry Paget was a British soldier, courtier and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1837 and 1865.-Biography:...	7 July 1846
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 Sutherland Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard was born Lady Harriet Howard, daughter of the 6th Earl of Carlisle and his wife Lady Georgiana Cavendish, who was a daughter of the famous Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. On 18 May 1823 Harriet married Earl Gower, eldest son of the 2nd Marquess of Stafford, and...	4 July 1846
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 Earl of Morley Edmund Parker, 2nd Earl of Morley Edmund Parker, 2nd Earl of Morley , known as Viscount Boringdon from 1815 to 1840, was a British peer and Whig politician....	24 July 1846 – 21 February 1852
	The Earl of Ducie Henry Reynolds-Moreton, 2nd Earl of Ducie Henry George Francis Reynolds-Moreton, 2nd Earl of Ducie , styled the Hon. Henry Reynolds-Moreton from 1808 to 1837 and the Lord Moreton from 1837 to 1840, was a British Whig politician, agriculturalist and cattle breeder.Ducie was the son of Thomas Reynolds-Moreton, 1st Earl of Ducie, and his wife...	24 July 1846 – 1 December 1847
	The Lord Waterpark Henry Cavendish, 3rd Baron Waterpark Henry Manners Cavendish, 3rd Baron Waterpark , was a British Whig politician.Waterpark was the son of Richard Cavendish, 2nd Baron Waterpark, and his wife Juliana . He succeeded his father in the barony in 1830 but as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to an automatic seat in the...	24 July 1846 – 21 February 1852
	The Lord Camoys Thomas Stonor, 3rd Baron Camoys Thomas Stonor, 3rd Baron Camoys was a British MP and member of the peerage.Thomas Stonor sat as a Member of Parliament for Oxford from 1832–1833 and was High Sheriff of Oxfordshire for 1836....	4 August 1846 – 21 February 1852
	The Earl of Morton George Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton George Sholto Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton , known as George Douglas until 1827, was a Scottish Tory politician....	10 September 1841 – 26 June 1849
	The Marquess of Ormonde John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde, KP was an Irish politician and peer.He was the son of James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde and Grace Louisa Staples. He married Frances Jane Paget, daughter of General Hon...	10 September 1841 – 21 February 1852
	The Lord Elphinstone John Elphinstone, 13th Lord Elphinstone John Elphinstone, 13th Lord Elphinstone and 1st Baron Elphinstone GCB GCH PC was a Scottish soldier, politician and colonial administrator. He was twice elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom as a Scottish Representative peer, serving once from 14 January 1833 to 29 December 1834 and then...	1 December 1847 – 21 February 1852
	Lord Dufferin and Clandeboye Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, KP, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC was a British public servant and prominent member of Victorian society...	26 June 1849 – 21 February 1852