First Peel ministry facts for kids
Quick facts for kids First Peel ministry |
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Sir Robert Peel
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| Date formed | 10 December 1834 |
| Date dissolved | 8 April 1835 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | William IV |
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel |
| Status in legislature | Minority |
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| History | |
| Outgoing election | 1835 general election |
| Predecessor | Wellington caretaker ministry |
| Successor | Second Melbourne ministry |
Sir Robert Peel's first government succeeded the caretaker ministry of the Duke of Wellington. Peel was also Chancellor of the Exchequer while the Duke of Wellington served as Foreign Secretary. A young William Ewart Gladstone held office as a Junior Lord of the Treasury, his first governmental post in a ministerial career that would span for the next sixty years.
The Peel ministry was a minority government, and relied on Whig support. However, this the Whigs felt disinclined to give, joining with the Irish radicals to defeat the Conservatives at every turn. After a reign of only four months, the government felt obliged to resign, whereupon the Whig leader Lord Melbourne formed his second government.
Cabinet
December 1834 – April 1835
| Office | Name | Term |
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| First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer Leader of the House of Commons |
Sir Robert Peel | December 1834 – April 1835 |
| Lord Chancellor | The Lord Lyndhurst | December 1834 – April 1835 |
| Lord President of the Council | The Earl of Rosslyn | December 1834 – April 1835 |
| Lord Privy Seal | The Lord Wharncliffe | December 1834 – April 1835 |
| Home Secretary | Henry Goulburn | December 1834 – April 1835 |
| Foreign Secretary Leader of the House of Lords |
The Duke of Wellington | December 1834 – April 1835 |
| Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | The Earl of Aberdeen | December 1834 – April 1835 |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | The Earl de Grey | December 1834 – April 1835 |
| Master-General of the Ordnance | Sir George Murray | December 1834 – April 1835 |
| President of the Board of Trade Master of the Mint |
Alexander Baring | December 1834 – April 1835 |
| President of the Board of Control | The Lord Ellenborough | December 1834 – April 1835 |
| Paymaster of the Forces | Sir Edward Knatchbull | December 1834 – April 1835 |
| Secretary at War | John Charles Herries | December 1834 – April 1835 |
List of ministers
Members of the Cabinet are indicated by bold face.
| Office | Name | Date |
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| Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Leader of the House of Commons |
Sir Robert Peel | 10 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Sir Robert Peel | 10 December 1834 |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Sir Thomas Fremantle | 20 December 1834 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | Sir George Clerk | 19 December 1834 |
| Junior Lords of the Treasury | William Yates Peel | 26 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 |
| Earl of Lincoln | 26 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 | |
| Viscount Stormont | 26 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 | |
| Charles Ross | 26 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 | |
| William Ewart Gladstone | 26 December 1834 – 27 January 1835 | |
| John Iltyd Nicholl | 14 March 1835 – 8 April 1835 | |
| Lord Chancellor | The Lord Lyndhurst | 21 November 1834 |
| Lord President of the Council | The Earl of Rosslyn | 15 December 1834 |
| Lord Privy Seal | The Lord Wharncliffe | 15 December 1834 |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | Henry Goulburn | 15 December 1834 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | William Gregson | 3 January 1835 |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the House of Lords |
The Duke of Wellington | 17 November 1834 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Viscount Mahon | 17 December 1834 |
| Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | The Earl of Aberdeen | 20 December 1834 |
| Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | John Stuart-Wortley | 20 December 1834 |
| William Ewart Gladstone | 27 January 1835 | |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | The Earl de Grey | 22 December 1834 |
| First Secretary of the Admiralty | George Robert Dawson | 24 December 1834 |
| Civil Lord of the Admiralty | Lord Ashley | 22 December 1834 |
| President of the Board of Control | The Lord Ellenborough | 18 December 1834 |
| Secretary of the Board of Control | Winthrop Mackworth Praed | 20 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 |
| Sidney Herbert | 8 January 1835 – 8 April 1835 | |
| Master-General of the Ordnance | Sir George Murray | 18 December 1834 |
| Treasurer of the Ordnance | Thomas Creevey | Continued in office |
| Alexander Perceval | 12 January 1835 | |
| Surveyor-General of the Ordnance | Lord Edward Somerset | 22 December 1834 |
| Clerk of the Ordnance | Sir Edward Owen | 22 December 1834 |
| Storekeeper of the Ordnance | Francis Robert Bonham | 22 December 1834 |
| Paymaster of the Forces | Sir Edward Knatchbull | 23 December 1834 |
| President of the Board of Trade | Alexander Baring | 15 December 1834 |
| Vice-President of the Board of Trade | Viscount Lowther | 20 December 1834 |
| Secretary at War | J. C. Herries | 16 December 1834 |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | Sir Henry Hardinge | 16 December 1834 |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | The Earl of Haddington | 1 January 1835 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Charles Williams-Wynn | 26 December 1834 |
| Master of the Mint | Alexander Baring | 23 December 1834 |
| Treasurer of the Navy | Viscount Lowther | 22 December 1834 |
| Postmaster-General | The Lord Maryborough | 23 December 1834 |
| First Commissioner of Woods and Forests | Lord Granville Somerset | 23 December 1834 |
| Attorney General | Sir Frederick Pollock | 17 December 1834 |
| Solicitor General | Sir William Webb Follett | 20 December 1834 |
| Judge Advocate General | Sir John Beckett | 18 December 1834 |
| Lord Advocate | Sir William Rae | 19 December 1834 |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | Duncan McNeill | 7 January 1835 |
| Attorney General for Ireland | vacant | |
| Solicitor General for Ireland | Edward Pennefather | 27 January 1835 |
| Lord Steward of the Household | The Earl of Wilton | 2 January 1835 |
| Lord Chamberlain of the Household | The Earl of Jersey | 15 December 1834 |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Viscount Castlereagh | 29 December 1834 |
| Master of the Horse | The Duke of Dorset | 1 January 1835 |
| Treasurer of the Household | Sir William Henry Fremantle | 27 May 1826 – Continued in office |
| Comptroller of the Household | Henry Lowry-Corry | 29 December 1834 |
| Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms | Viscount Hereford | 29 December 1834 |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | The Earl of Courtown | 5 January 1835 |
| Master of the Buckhounds | The Earl of Chesterfield | 30 December 1834 |
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