Second Salisbury ministry

The Marquess of Salisbury formed his second ministry in an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party, following the 1886 general election upon his reappointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by Queen Victoria.

Second Salisbury ministry
1886–1892
Salisbury (1892)
Date formed25 July 1886 (1886-07-25)
Date dissolved11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)
People and organisations
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterLord Salisbury
Total no. of members113 appointments
Member partiesConservative Party
Status in legislature
Minority
dependent on Liberal Unionist support
Opposition partyLiberal Party
Opposition leaders
History
Election(s)1886 general election
Outgoing election1892 general election
Legislature term(s)
PredecessorThird Gladstone ministry
SuccessorFourth Gladstone ministry

Cabinet

August 1886 to January 1887

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
 The Marquess of Salisbury*25 July 1886 (1886-07-25)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)Conservative
Lord Chancellor The Lord Halsbury3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)Conservative
Lord President of the Council The Viscount Cranbrook3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)18 August 1892 (1892-08-18)Conservative
Lord Privy Seal The Earl Cadogan3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)Conservative
Secretary of State for the Home Department Henry Matthews3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)15 August 1892 (1892-08-15)Conservative
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs The Earl of Iddesleigh3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)12 January 1887 (1887-01-12)Conservative
Secretary of State for the Colonies Edward Stanhope3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)Conservative
Secretary of State for War William Henry Smith3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)Conservative
Secretary of State for India The Viscount Cross3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)Conservative
First Lord of the Admiralty Lord George Hamilton1886 (1886)1892 (1892)Conservative
 Lord Randolph Churchill3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)Conservative
President of the Board of Trade The Lord Stanley of Preston3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)21 February 1888 (1888-02-21)Conservative
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Viscount Cranbrook3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)16 August 1886 (1886-08-16)Conservative
 The Duke of Rutland16 August 1886 (1886-08-16)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)Conservative
Chief Secretary for Ireland Sir Michael Hicks Beach5 August 1886 (1886-08-05)7 March 1887 (1887-03-07)Conservative
Secretary for Scotland Arthur Balfour5 August 1886 (1886-08-05)11 March 1887 (1887-03-11)Conservative

January 1887 to August 1892

In 1887, George Goschen of the Liberal Unionist Party joined the ministry as Chancellor of the Exchequer (Cook & Keith 1975, p. 51).

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
 The Marquess of Salisbury*25 July 1886 (1886-07-25)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)Conservative
 William Henry Smith14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)6 October 1891 (1891-10-06)Conservative
 Arthur Balfour6 October 1891 (1891-10-06)15 August 1892 (1892-08-15)Conservative
Lord Chancellor The Lord Halsbury3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)Conservative
Lord President of the Council The Viscount Cranbrook3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)18 August 1892 (1892-08-18)Conservative
Lord Privy Seal The Earl Cadogan3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)Conservative
Secretary of State for the Home Department Henry Matthews3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)15 August 1892 (1892-08-15)Conservative
Secretary of State for the Colonies The Lord Knutsford14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)Conservative
Secretary of State for War Edward Stanhope14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)Conservative
Secretary of State for India The Viscount Cross3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)Conservative
First Lord of the Admiralty Lord George Hamilton1886 (1886)1892 (1892)Conservative
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Goschen14 January 1887 (1887-01-14)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)Liberal Unionist
President of the Board of Trade The Lord Stanley of Preston3 August 1886 (1886-08-03)21 February 1888 (1888-02-21)Conservative
 Sir Michael Hicks Beach21 February 1888 (1888-02-21)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)Conservative
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Duke of Rutland16 August 1886 (1886-08-16)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)Conservative
Chief Secretary for Ireland Arthur Balfour7 March 1887 (1887-03-07)9 November 1891 (1891-11-09)Conservative
 William Jackson9 November 1891 (1891-11-09)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)Conservative
President of the Local Government Board Charles Ritchie1886 (1886)1892 (1892)Conservative
President of the Board of Agriculture Henry Chaplin9 September 1889 (1889-09-09)11 August 1892 (1892-08-11)Conservative
Minister without Portfolio Sir Michael Hicks Beach7 March 1887 (1887-03-07)20 February 1888 (1888-02-20)Conservative

Changes

  • February 1888  Sir Michael Hicks Beach succeeds Lord Stanley of Preston as President of the Board of Trade.
  • September 1889  Henry Chaplin enters the Cabinet as President of the Board of Agriculture.
  • October 1891  Arthur Balfour succeeds the late William Henry Smith as First Lord of the Treasury and Leader of the House of Commons. William Jackson succeeds him as Chief Secretary for Ireland.

List of ministers

Cabinet members are listed in bold face.

OfficeNameDate
Prime Minister[note 1] The Marquess of Salisbury25 July 1886 
11 August 1892
Leader of the House of Lords
First Lord of the Treasury The Marquess of Salisbury9 August 1886
William Henry Smith[note 2]17 January 1887
Arthur Balfour[note 2]October 1891
Chancellor of the Exchequer Lord Randolph Churchill[note 2]3 August 1886
George Goschen14 January 1887
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Aretas Akers-Douglas3 August 1886
Financial Secretary to the Treasury William Jackson3 August 1886
Sir John Eldon Gorst9 November 1891
Junior Lords of the Treasury Sidney Herbert9 August 1886 
11 August 1892
William Walrond[note 3]9 August 1886 
11 August 1892
Sir Herbert Maxwell9 August 1886 
11 August 1892
Lord Chancellor The Lord Halsbury3 August 1886
Lord President of the Council The Viscount Cranbrook3 August 1886
Lord Privy Seal The Earl Cadogan[note 4]3 August 1886
Secretary of State for the Home Department Henry Matthews3 August 1886
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department Charles Stuart-Wortley4 August 1886
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs The Earl of Iddesleigh3 August 1886
The Marquess of Salisbury14 January 1887
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Sir James Fergusson4 August 1886
James Lowther22 September 1891
Secretary of State for War William Henry Smith3 August 1886
Edward Stanhope14 January 1887
Under-Secretary of State for War The Lord Harris4 August 1886
The Earl Brownlow1 January 1890
Financial Secretary to the War Office St John Brodrick4 August 1886
Surveyor-General of the Ordnance[note 5] Sir Henry Northcote4 August 1886
Secretary of State for the Colonies Edward Stanhope3 August 1886
Sir Henry Holland[note 6]14 January 1887
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies The Earl of Dunraven3 August 1886
The Earl of Onslow16 February 1887
Baron Henry de Worms20 February 1888
Secretary of State for India The Viscount Cross3 August 1886
Under-Secretary of State for India Sir John Eldon Gorst4 August 1886
George Curzon9 November 1891
First Lord of the Admiralty Lord George Hamilton9 August 1886
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty Arthur Forwood9 August 1886
Civil Lord of the Admiralty Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett9 August 1886
President of the Board of Agriculture Henry Chaplin9 September 1889
Chief Secretary for Ireland Sir Michael Hicks Beach5 August 1886
Arthur Balfour7 March 1887
William Jackson9 November 1891
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland The Marquess of Londonderry3 August 1886
The Earl of Zetland30 July 1889
Lord Chancellor of Ireland The Lord Ashbourne3 August 1886
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Viscount Cranbrook3 August 1886
Lord John Manners[note 7]16 August 1886
President of the Local Government Board Charles Ritchie[note 4]3 August 1886
Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board Walter Long3 August 1886
Minister without Portfolio Sir Michael Hicks Beach7 March 1887 
20 February 1888
Secretary for Scotland Arthur Balfour[note 8]5 August 1886
The Marquess of Lothian11 March 1887
President of the Board of Trade Sir Frederick Stanley[note 9]3 August 1886
Sir Michael Hicks Beach21 February 1888
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade Baron Henry de Worms4 August 1886
The Earl of Onslow21 February 1888
The Lord Balfour of Burleigh1 January 1889
Vice-President of the Committee on Education Sir Henry Holland3 August 1886
Sir William Hart Dyke25 January 1887
Paymaster General The Earl Beauchamp19 August 1886
The Earl BrownlowMarch 1887
The Earl of Jersey1889
The Lord WindsorDecember 1890
Postmaster General Henry Cecil Raikes19 August 1886
Sir James Fergusson21 September 1891
First Commissioner of Works David Plunket5 August 1886
Attorney General Sir Richard Webster5 August 1886
Solicitor General Sir Edward Clarke6 August 1886
Judge Advocate General William Thackeray Marriott9 August 1886
Lord Advocate John Macdonald6 August 1886
James Robertson27 October 1888
vacant20 August 1891
Sir Charles Pearson1 October 1891
Solicitor General for Scotland James Robertson6 August 1886
Moir Tod Stormonth Darling27 October 1888
Sir Charles Pearson31 October 1890
Andrew Murray1 October 1891
Attorney-General for Ireland Hugh HolmesAugust 1886
John George Gibson1887
Peter O'Brien1888
Dodgson Hamilton Madden1890
Solicitor-General for Ireland John George GibsonAugust 1886
Dodgson Hamilton Madden1888
John Atkinson1890
Edward CarsonJune 1892
Lord Steward of the Household The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe16 August 1886
Lord Chamberlain of the Household The Earl of Lathom5 August 1886
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Viscount Lewisham5 August 1886
Lord Burghley24 November 1891
Master of the Horse The Duke of Portland9 August 1886
Treasurer of the Household Viscount Folkestone[note 10]5 August 1886
Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox20 November 1891
Comptroller of the Household Lord Arthur Hill5 August 1886
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms The Viscount Barrington5 August 1886
The Earl of Rosslyn24 November 1886
The Earl of Yarborough11 August 1890
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Earl of Kintore5 August 1886
The Earl of Limerick29 January 1889
Master of the Buckhounds The Earl of Coventry16 August 1886
Mistress of the Robes The Duchess of Buccleuch5 August 1886
Lords-in-Waiting The Earl of Onslow5 August 1886 
21 February 1887
The Earl of Limerick5 August 1886 
29 January 1889
The Lord Henniker5 August 1886 
11 August 1892
The Earl of Hopetoun5 August 1886 
12 August 1889
The Lord Elphinstone5 August 1886 
11 August 1892
The Lord de Ros5 August 1886 
11 August 1892
The Earl Waldegrave5 August 1886 
11 August 1892
The Lord Balfour of Burleigh21 February 1887 
18 March 1889
The Earl of Romney5 February 1889 
11 August 1892
The Viscount Torrington18 March 1889 
20 October 1889
The Lord Churchill12 August 1889 
11 August 1892
The Lord de Ramsey10 March 1890 
11 August 1892
Extra Lord in Waiting The Lord Sackville1 October 1876 
1 October 1888

Notes

  1. The position of Prime Minister was not a formal ministerial office.
  2. Also served as Leader of the House of Commons.
  3. Walrond inherited a baronetcy in 1889.
  4. Entered the Cabinet in April 1887.
  5. Office abolished in 1888.
  6. Holland was created Baron Knutsford on 23 February 1888.
  7. Manners succeeded as the 7th Duke of Rutland on 4 March 1888.
  8. Balfour entered the Cabinet in November 1886.
  9. Stanley was created Baron Stanley of Preston on 27 August 1886.
  10. Folkestone succeeded as the 5th Earl of Radnor on 11 March 1889.
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References

  • Tout, T. F. (1910). An advanced history of Great Britain from the earliest times to the death of Edward VII. New York: Longmans, Green. pp. 740–741. OL 13991885M.
  • Cook, Chris; Keith, Brendan (18 June 1975). British Historical Facts: 1830–1900 (1st ed.). Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 978-1-349-01348-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Preceded by
Third Gladstone ministry
Government of the United Kingdom
1886–1892
Succeeded by
Fourth Gladstone ministry
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