Rosebery government
The Rosebery government was formed on March 5, 1894 in Great Britain by Prime Minister Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery and replaced the fourth Gladstone government . She was in office until June 21, 1895 and was then replaced by the third Salisbury government.
Cabinet formation and election of the House of Commons in 1895
After the previous Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone resigned on March 3, 1894 after the rejection of his draft law for the self-government of Ireland ( Home Rule Bill 1893 ) , the previous Foreign Minister Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, was his successor. His Liberal Party , however, had no majority in the lower house ( House of Commons ) , but placed after the elections of July 1892 272 MPs, while the Conservative Party under former prime minister Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury asked 268 members of the House . Since 336 members were required for a majority in the 670-seat House of Commons, Gladstone and his successor Rosebery formed minority governments, which were initially supported by the 85 members of the Irish Parliamentary Party under Justin McCarthy . The fourth strongest force in the House of Commons were the Liberal Unionists under Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire , which had 77 MPs.
After the general election in 1895 , a coalition of Conservative Party and Liberal Unionists was formed. Both parties won 1,894,772 votes and 411 of the 670 seats. The Liberal Party under the previous Prime Minister Earl of Rosebery won 1,765,266 votes, due to the prevailing majority vote only 177 seats. The third strongest force was the Irish Parliamentary Party under Justin McCarthy, with 152,959 votes and 82 seats.
Cabinet members 1894 to 1895
Cabinet ministers are shown in bold .
| Office | Surname | Term of office | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| prime minister | Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | at the same time President of the Privy Council and Leader of the House of Lords |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Sir William Vernon Harcourt | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | also Leader of the House of Commons |
| Parliamentary secretary in the Treasury | TE Ellis | March 10, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | also Junior Lord in the Treasury |
| Finance Secretary in the Treasury | Sir John Tomlinson Hibbert | March 5, 1894 | |
| Junior Lord in the Treasury | TE Ellis | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Richard Causton | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | ||
| William Alexander McArthur | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | ||
| Lord Chancellor | Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| President of the Privy Council | Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | at the same time Prime Minister and Leader of the House of Lords |
| Lord Seal Keeper | Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Interior minister | Herbert Henry Asquith | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of the Interior | George WE Russell | March 12, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Foreign minister | John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley | March 11, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Parliamentary Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Sir Edward Gray | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Minister of War | Henry Campbell-Bannerman | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Undersecretary of State in the War Ministry | William Mansfield, 1st Viscount Sandhurst | March 5, 1894 - January 5, 1895 | |
| Robert Collier, 2nd Baron Monkswell | January 5, 1895 - June 21, 1895 | ||
| Finance Secretary in the War Department | William Woodall | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Colonial minister | George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Colonial Affairs | Sydney Buxton | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Minister for India | Henry Fowler | March 10, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of India | Donald Mackay, 11th Lord Reay | March 11, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Parliamentary and Finance Secretary of the Admiralty | Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Civil Lord of the Admiralty | Edmund Robertson | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Minister of Education | Arthur Dyke Acland | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | John Morley | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | Robert Crewe-Milnes, 2nd Baron Houghton | August 18, 1892 | |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | James Bryce | March 5, 1894 - May 28, 1894 | |
| Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth | May 28, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | ||
| Local minister | George Shaw-Lefevre | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Post Minister | Arnold Morley | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Minister for Scotland | George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Minister of Commerce | AJ Mundella | March 5, 1894 - May 28, 1894 | |
| James Bryce | May 28, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce | Thomas Burt | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Minister for Public Works | Herbert Gladstone | March 10, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Herbert Gardner | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Paymaster General | Charles Seale-Hayne | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Attorney General for England and Wales | Sir Charles Russell | March 5, 1894 - May 3, 1894 | |
| Sir John Rigby | May 3, 1894 - October 24, 1894 | ||
| Sir Robert Threshie Reid | October 24, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | ||
| Solicitor General for England and Wales | Sir John Rigby | March 5, 1894 - May 3, 1894 | |
| Sir Robert Threshie Reid | May 3, 1894 - October 24, 1894 | ||
| Sir Frank Lockwood | 28 October 1894 | ||
| Judge Advocate General | Sir Francis Jeune | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Lord Advocate | John Balfour | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | Thomas Shaw | March 22, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Attorney General for Ireland | Hugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermot | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Solicitor General for Ireland | Charles Hemphill | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Lord Steward of the Household | Gavin Campbell, 1st Marquess of Breadalbane | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Lord Chamberlain of the Household | Robert Wynn-Carington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Charles Spencer | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Master of the Horse | Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork | March 19, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Treasurer of the Household | Arthur Brand | March 13, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Comptroller of the Household | George Leveson-Gower | March 19, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Captain of the Honorable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms | Edwyn Scudamore-Stanhope, 10th Earl of Chesterfield | March 13, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | William Edwardes, 4th Baron Kensington | March 13, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Master of the Buckhounds | Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Mistress of the Robes | vacant | - | |
| Lords-in-Waiting | John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | |
| Francis Stonor, 4th Baron Camoys | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | ||
| John Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell | March 5, 1894 - May 1, 1894 | ||
| Robert Collier, 2nd Baron Monkswell | March 5, 1894 - February 4, 1895 | ||
| Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | ||
| Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | ||
| Francis Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig | March 5, 1894 - October 18, 1894 | ||
| Cecil Foljambe, 1st Baron Hawkesbury | March 5, 1894 - June 21, 1895 | ||
| Sidney Hobart-Hampden-Mercer-Henderson, 7th Earl of Buckinghamshire | January 17, 1895 - June 21, 1895 | ||
| Granville Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl Granville | February 4, 1895 - June 21, 1895 |
Web links
- UK Governments (rulers.org)