Gladstone II cabinet
The Gladstone II cabinet was formed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 1880 by Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone of the Liberal Party and replaced the Disraeli II cabinet . The Second Gladstone Government remained in office until June 23, 1885, when the Salisbury I cabinet was replaced.
Cabinet members
The cabinet had the following members:
Office | Official | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
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Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury |
William Ewart Gladstone | April 23, 1880 | June 23, 1885 |
Lord Chancellor | Roundell Palmer, 1st Baron Selborne | April 28, 1880 | June 23, 1885 |
President of the Privy Council |
John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford |
April 28, 1880 March 19, 1883 |
March 19, 1883 June 23, 1885 |
Lord Seal Keeper |
George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery |
April 28, 1880 May 2, 1881 March 5, 1885 |
May 2, 1881 March 5, 1885 June 23, 1885 |
Interior minister | William Vernon Harcourt | April 28, 1880 | June 23, 1885 |
Foreign minister | Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville | April 28, 1880 | June 23, 1885 |
Colonial minister |
John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby |
April 28, 1880 December 16, 1882 |
December 16, 1882 June 23, 1885 |
Minister of War |
Hugh Childers Spencer Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington |
April 28, 1880 December 16, 1882 |
December 16, 1882 June 23, 1885 |
Minister for India | Spencer Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley |
April 28, 1880 December 16, 1882 |
December 16, 1882 June 23, 1885 |
First Lord of the Admiralty | Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook | April 28, 1880 | June 23, 1885 |
Chancellor of the Exchequer | William Ewart Gladstone Hugh Childers |
April 28, 1880 December 16, 1882 |
December 16, 1882 June 23, 1885 |
Minister of Commerce | Joseph Chamberlain | April 28, 1880 | June 23, 1885 |
Local minister |
John Dodson Charles Dilke, 2nd Baronet |
May 3, 1880 December 28, 1882 |
December 8, 1882 June 23, 1885 |
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster |
John Bright John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley John Dodson George Otto Trevelyan |
April 28, 1880 July 25, 1882 December 28, 1882 October 29, 1884 |
July 25, 1882 December 28, 1882 October 29, 1884 June 23, 1885 |
Chief Secretary for Ireland | William Edward Forster | April 30, 1880 | May 4, 1882 |
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland | John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer | May 4, 1882 | June 23, 1885 |
Minister for Public Works | Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery | February 13, 1885 | June 23, 1885 |
Post Minister | George Shaw-Lefevre | March 5, 1885 | June 23, 1885 |
Web links
- 2 Cabinet Gladstone II
- UK Governments (rulers.org)