First Salisbury ministry

The Marquess of Salisbury formed a caretaker government in June 1885,[1][2][3] upon his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by Queen Victoria, succeeding William Ewart Gladstone. His ministry lasted for over seven months.[3]

First Salisbury ministry
Caretaker government of the United Kingdom
1885–1886
Salisbury (1882)
Date formed23 June 1885 (1885-06-23)
Date dissolved28 January 1886 (1886-01-28)
People and organisations
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterLord Salisbury
Total no. of members70 appointments
Member partyConservative Party
Status in legislature
Minority
dependent on IPP support
Opposition partyLiberal Party
Opposition leaders
History
Outgoing election1885 general election
Legislature term(s)
PredecessorSecond Gladstone ministry
SuccessorThird Gladstone ministry

Cabinet

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
 The Marquess of Salisbury*23 June 1885 (1885-06-23)6 February 1886 (1886-02-06)Conservative
First Lord of the Treasury The Earl of Iddesleigh29 June 1885 (1885-06-29)1 February 1886 (1886-02-01)Conservative
Lord Chancellor The Lord Halsbury24 June 1885 (1885-06-24)28 January 1886 (1886-01-28)Conservative
Lord President of the Council The Viscount Cranbrook24 June 1885 (1885-06-24)6 February 1886 (1886-02-06)Conservative
Lord Privy Seal The Earl of Harrowby24 June 1885 (1885-06-24)28 January 1886 (1886-01-28)Conservative
Secretary of State for the Home Department Sir Richard Cross24 June 1885 (1885-06-24)1 February 1886 (1886-02-01)Conservative
Secretary of State for the Colonies Frederick Stanley24 June 1885 (1885-06-24)28 January 1886 (1886-01-28)Conservative
Secretary of State for War William Henry Smith24 June 1885 (1885-06-24)21 January 1886 (1886-01-21)Conservative
 The Viscount Cranbrook21 January 1886 (1886-01-21)6 February 1886 (1886-02-06)Conservative
Secretary of State for India Lord Randolph Churchill24 June 1885 (1885-06-24)28 January 1886 (1886-01-28)Conservative
First Lord of the Admiralty Lord George Hamilton1885 (1885)1886 (1886)Conservative
 Sir Michael Hicks Beach24 June 1885 (1885-06-24)28 January 1886 (1886-01-28)Conservative
President of the Board of Trade The Duke of Richmond24 June 1885 (1885-06-24)19 August 1885 (1885-08-19)Conservative
 Edward Stanhope19 August 1885 (1885-08-19)28 January 1886 (1886-01-28)Conservative
Chief Secretary for Ireland William Henry Smith23 January 1886 (1886-01-23)28 January 1886 (1886-01-28)Conservative
Postmaster General Lord John Manners1885 (1885)1886 (1886)Conservative
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland The Earl of Carnarvon27 June 1885 (1885-06-27)28 January 1886 (1886-01-28)Conservative
Lord Chancellor of Ireland The Lord Ashbourne1885 (1885)February 1886 (1886-02)Conservative
Secretary for Scotland The Duke of Richmond17 August 1885 (1885-08-17)28 January 1886 (1886-01-28)Conservative
Vice-President of the Council Edward Stanhope24 June 1885 (1885-06-24)17 September 1885 (1885-09-17)Conservative

Changes
  • August 1885 – The Duke of Richmond becomes Secretary for Scotland. Edward Stanhope succeeds him at the Board of Trade; his successor as Vice-President of the Council is not in the Cabinet.
  • January 1886 –
    • The Lord-Lieutenantship of Ireland goes into commission.
    • William Henry Smith becomes Chief Secretary for Ireland. Lord Cranbrook succeeds him as Secretary for War, while remaining Lord President.

List of ministers

Cabinet members are listed in bold face.

OfficeNameDate
Prime Minister[note 1] The Marquess of Salisbury23 June 1885 –
28 January 1886
Leader of the House of Lords
First Lord of the Treasury The Earl of Iddesleigh24 June 1885
Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Michael Hicks Beach24 June 1885
Leader of the House of Commons
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Aretas Akers-Douglas24 June 1885
Financial Secretary to the Treasury Sir Henry Holland24 June 1885
Sir Matthew White Ridley1885
William Jackson1886
Junior Lords of the Treasury Charles Dalrymple29 June 1885 –
28 January 1886
Sidney Herbert29 June 1885 –
28 January 1886
William Walrond29 June 1885 –
28 January 1886
Lord Chancellor The Lord Halsbury24 June 1885
Lord President of the Council The Viscount Cranbrook24 June 1885
Lord Privy Seal The Earl of Harrowby24 June 1885
Secretary of State for the Home Department Sir R. A. Cross24 June 1885
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department Charles Stuart-Wortley30 June 1885
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs The Marquess of Salisbury24 June 1885
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Robert Bourke25 June 1885
Secretary of State for War William Henry Smith24 June 1885
Under-Secretary of State for War Viscount Bury26 June 1885
Financial Secretary to the War Office Henry Northcote26 June 1885
Surveyor-General of the Ordnance Guy Dawnay27 June 1885
Secretary of State for the Colonies Frederick Stanley24 June 1885
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies The Earl of Dunraven24 June 1885
Secretary of State for India Lord Randolph Churchill24 June 1885
Under-Secretary of State for India The Lord Harris25 June 1885
First Lord of the Admiralty Lord George Hamilton24 June 1885
Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty Charles Ritchie1 July 1885
Civil Lord of the Admiralty Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett1 July 1885
Vice-President of the Committee on Education Edward Stanhope24 June 1885
Sir Henry Holland17 September 1885
Chief Secretary for Ireland Sir William Hart Dyke25 June 1885
William Henry Smith23 January 1886
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland The Earl of Carnarvon27 June 1885
Lord Chancellor of Ireland The Lord Ashbourne27 June 1885
Postmaster General Lord John Manners24 June 1885
Secretary for Scotland The Duke of Richmond17 August 1885
President of the Board of Trade The Duke of Richmond24 June 1885
Edward Stanhope19 August 1885
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade Baron Henry de Worms24 June 1885
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Henry Chaplin24 June 1885
President of the Local Government Board Arthur Balfour24 June 1885
Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board The Earl Brownlow24 June 1885
Paymaster General The Earl Beauchamp24 June 1885
First Commissioner of Works David Robert Plunket24 June 1885
Attorney General Sir Richard Webster27 July 1885
Solicitor General John Eldon Gorst2 July 1885
Judge Advocate General William Thackeray Marriott13 July 1885
Lord Advocate John Macdonald2 July 1885
Solicitor General for Scotland James Robertson2 July 1885
Attorney-General for Ireland Hugh Holmes3 July 1885
Solicitor-General for Ireland John Munroe3 July 1885
John George Gibson1885
Lord Steward of the Household The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe27 June 1885
Lord Chamberlain of the Household The Earl of Lathom27 June 1885
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Viscount Lewisham27 June 1885
Master of the Horse The Earl of Bradford1 July 1885
Treasurer of the Household Viscount Folkestone27 June 1885
Comptroller of the Household Lord Arthur Hill27 June 1885
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms The Earl of Coventry6 July 1885
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Viscount Barrington27 June 1885
Master of the Buckhounds The Marquess of Waterford27 June 1885
Mistress of the Robes The Duchess of Buccleuch27 June 1885
Lords in Waiting The Lord de Ros27 June 1885 –
28 January 1886
The Earl of Kintore27 June 1885 –
28 January 1886
The Viscount Hawarden27 June 1885 –
28 January 1886
The Lord Henniker27 June 1885 –
28 January 1886
The Earl of Hopetoun27 June 1885 –
28 January 1886
The Lord Elphinstone27 June 1885 –
28 January 1886
The Lord Boston6 July 1885 –
28 January 1886
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.

Citations
  1. Yu 1939, p. 12.
  2. Shannon 1996, p. 142.
  3. "Robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury". gov.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

References
Preceded by
Second Gladstone ministry		 Government of the United Kingdom
1885–1886		 Succeeded by
Third Gladstone ministry
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