List of Principal Ministers in 19th Century Cabinets
1. Chancellor of the Exchequer
- -1801 Wm. Pitt the Younger
- 1801-04 H. Addington
- 1804-06 Wm. Pitt the Younger
- 1806-07 Lord H. Petty
- 1807-12 Spencer Perceval
- 1812-23 Nicholas Vansittart (Lord Bexley)
- 1823-27 F. J. Robinson
- 1827 April-Aug. G. Canning
- 1827 Aug.-Dec. J. C. Herries
- 1828-30 H. Goulburn
- 1830-34 Viscount Althorp
- 1834-35 Sir R. Peel
- 1835-39 T. Spring Rice
- 1839-41 Sir F. T. Baring
- 1841-46 H. Goulburn
- 1846-52 Sir C. Wood
- 1852 B. Disraeli
- 1852-55 W. E. Gladstone
- 1855-58 Sir G. Cornewall Lewis
- 1858-59 B. Disraeli
- 1859-66 W. E. Gladstone
- 1866-68 B. Disraeli
- 1868 G. Ward Hunt
- 1868-73 R. Lowe
- 1873-74 W. E. Gladstone
- 1874-80 Sir Stafford Northcote
- 1880-82 W. E. Gladstone
- 1882-85 H. C. E. Childers
- 1885-86 Sir M. Hicks Beach
- 1886 Sir W. V. Harcourt
- 1886-87 Lord R. Churchill
- 1887-92 G. J. Goschen
- 1892-95 Sir W. V. Harcourt
- 1895-1902 Sir M. Hicks Beach
2. Lord Chancellor
- -1801 Lord Loughborough
- 1801-06 Lord Eldon
- 1806-07 Lord Erskine
- 1807-27 Lord Eldon (Earl of Eldon)
- 1827-30 Lord Lyndhurst
- 1830-34 Lord Brougham
- 1834-35 Lord Lyndhurst
- (April 1835-June 1836) (in commission)
- 1836-41 Lord Cottenham
- 1841-46 Lord Lyndhurst
- 1846-50 Lord Cottenham
- 1850-52 Lord Truro
- 1852 Lord St. Leonards
- 1852-58 Lord Cranworth
- 1858-59 Lord Chelmsford
- 1859-61 Lord Campbell
- 1861-65 Lord Westbury
- 1865-66 Lord Cranworth
- 1866-68 Lord Chelmsford
- 1868-72 Lord Hatherly
- 1872-74 Lord Selborne
- 1874-80 Lord Cairns (Earl Cairns)
- 1880-85 Lord Selborne (Earl of Selborne)
- 1885-86 Lord Halsbury
- 1886 Lord Herschell
- 1886-92 Lord Halsbury
- 1892-95 Lord Herschell
- 1895-1905 Earl of Halsbury
3. Home Secretary
- -1801 Duke of Portland
- 1801-03 Lord Pelham
- 1803-04 C. P. Yorke
- 1804-06 Lord Hawkesbury
- 1806-07 Earl Spencer
- 1807-09 Lord Hawkesbury (2nd Earl of Liverpool)
- 1809-12 R. Ryder
- 1812-22 Viscount Sidmouth (H. Addington)
- 1822-27 R. Peel
- 1827 April-July W. Sturges Bourne
- 1827 July-Dec. Marquess of Lansdowne
- 1828-30 R. Peel (Sir R. Peel)
- 1830-34 Viscount Melbourne
- 1834 July-Dec. Viscount Duncannon
- 1834-35 H. Goulburn
- 1835-39 Lord J. Russell
- 1839-41 Lord Normanby
- 1841-46 Sir J. Graham
- 1846-52 Sir G. Grey
- 1852 Spencer H. Walpole
- 1852-55 Viscount Palmerston
- 1855-58 Sir G. Grey
- 1858-59 Spencer H. Walpole
- 1859 Feb.-June T. H. Sotheron-Estcourt
- 1859-61 Sir G. Cornewall Lewis
- 1861-66 Sir G. Grey
- 1866-67 Spencer H. Walpole
- 1867-68 G. Gathorne Hardy
- 1868-73 H. A. Bruce (Lord Aberdare)
- 1873-74 R. Lowe
- 1874-80 R. A. Cross
- 1880-85 Sir W. V. Harcourt
- 1885-86 Sir R. A. Cross
- 1886 H. C. E. Childers
- 1886-92 Henry Matthews
- 1892-95 H. H. Asquith
- 1895-1902 Sir M. W. Ridley
4. Foreign Secretary
- -1801 Lord Grenville
- 1801-04 Lord Hawkesbury
- 1804-05 Lord Harrowby
- 1805-06 Lord Mulgrave
- 1806 Charles James Fox
- 1806-07 Viscount Howick (C. Grey)
- 1807-09 G. Canning
- 1809 Earl Bathurst
- 1809-12 Marquis of Wellesley
- 1812-22 Viscount Castlereagh (Marquis of Londonderry)
- 1822-27 G. Canning
- 1827-28 Viscount Dudley and Ward (Earl of Dudley)
- 1828-30 Earl of Aberdeen
- 1830-34 Viscount Palmerston
- 1834-35 Duke of Wellington
- 1835-41 Viscount Palmerston
- 1841-46 Earl of Aberdeen
- 1846-51 Viscount Palmerston
- 1851-52 Earl Granville
- 1852 Earl of Malmesbury
- 1852-53 Lord J. Russell
- 1853-58 Earl of Clarendon
- 1858-59 Earl of Malmesbury
- 1859-65 Lord J. Russell (Earl Russell)
- 1865-66 Earl of Clarendon
- 1866-68 Lord Stanley
- 1868-70 Earl of Clarendon
- 1870-74 Earl Granville
- 1874-78 Earl of Derby
- 1878-80 Marquess of Salisbury
- 1880-85 Earl Granville
- 1885-86 Marquess of Salisbury
- 1886 Earl of Rosebery
- 1886-87 Earl of Iddesleigh
- 1887-92 Marquess of Salisbury
- 1892-94 Earl of Rosebery
- 1894-95 Earl of Kimberley
- 1895-1900 Marquess of Salisbury
- 1900-02 Marquess of Lansdowne
5. Secretary for War (and the Colonies, until 1854)
- -1801 H. Dundas
- 1801-04 Lord Hobart
- 1804-05 Earl Camden
- 1805-06 Viscount Castlereagh
- 1806-07 W. Windham
- 1807-09 Viscount Castlereagh
- 1809-12 Earl of Liverpool
- 1812-27 Earl Bathurst
- 1827 April-Aug. Viscount Goderich (F. J. Robinson)
- 1827-28 W. Huskisson
- 1828-30 Sir G. Murray
- 1830-33 Viscount Goderich
- 1833-34 E. G. Stanley (Lord Stanley)
- 1834 May-July T. Spring Rice
- 1834-35 Earl of Aberdeen
- 1835-39 C. Grant (Lord Glenelg)
- 1839-41 Lord J. Russell
- 1841-45 Viscount Stanley
- 1845-46 W. E. Gladstone
- 1846-52 Earl Grey
- 1852 Sir J. Pakington
- 1852-55 Duke of Newcastle
- 1855-58 Lord Panmure
- 1858-59 Gen. Peel
- 1859-61 S. Herbert (Lord Herbert of Lea)
- 1861-63 Sir G. Cornewall Lewis
- 1863-66 Earl de Grey
- 1866 Feb.-June Marquis of Hartington
- 1866-67 Gen. Peel
- 1867-68 Sir J. Pakington
- 1868-74 E. Cardwell
- 1874-78 G. Gathorne Hardy
- 1878-80 F. A. Stanley
- 1880-82 H. C. E. Childers
- 1882-85 Lord Hartington
- 1885-86 W. H. Smith
- 1886 H. Campbell-Bannerman
- 1886-87 W. H. Smith
- 1887-92 Hon. E. Stanhope
- 1892-95 H. Campbell-Bannerman
- 1895-1900 Marquess of Lansdowne
- 1900-02 Hon. St John Brodrick
6. First Lord of the Admiralty
- -1801 Earl Spencer
- 1801-04 Earl St. Vincent
- 1804-05 Viscount Melville (H. Dundas)
- 1805-06 Lord Barham
- 1806 C. Grey (Viscount Howick)
- 1806-07 T. Grenville
- 1807-10 Lord Mulgrave
- 1810-12 C. P. Yorke
- 1812-27 2nd Viscount Melville (R. S. Dundas)
- (April 1827-Sept. 1828) Duke of Clarence, as Lord High Admiral
- 1828-30 2nd Viscount Melville
- 1830-34 Sir J. Graham
- 1834 May-Nov. Lord Auckland
- 1834-35 Earl de Grey
- 1835 April-Sept. Lord Auckland
- 1835-41 Earl of Minto
- 1841-45 Earl of Haddington
- 1845-46 Lord Ellenborough
- 1846-49 Earl of Auckland
- 1849-52 F. T. Baring
- 1852 Duke of Northumberland
- 1852-55 Sir J. Graham
- 1855-58 Sir C. Wood
- 1858-59 Sir J. Pakington
- 1859-66 Duke of Somerset
- 1866-67 Sir J. Pakington
- 1867-68 H. Lowry-Curry
- 1868-71 H. C. E. Childers
- 1871-74 G. J. Goschen
- 1874-77 G. Ward Hunt
- 1877-80 W. H. Smith
- 1880-85 Earl of Northbrook
- 1885-86 Lord G. Hamilton
- 1886 Marquess of Ripon
- 1886-92 Lord G. Hamilton
- 1892-95 Earl Spencer
- 1895-1900 G. J. Goschen
- 1900-05 2nd Earl of Selborne
7. President of the Board of Control (Secretary for India after 1858)
- -1802 (not in Cabinet)
- 1802-06 Viscount Castlereagh
- 1806 T. Grenville
- 1806-09 (not in Cabinet)
- 1809 Earl of Harrowby
- 1809-12 R. S. Dundas (2nd Viscount Melville)
- 1812-16 Earl of Buckinghamshire
- 1816-21 G. Canning
- 1821-22 C. B. Bathurst
- 1822-27 C. W. W. Wynn
- 1828 Jan.-Sept. 2nd Viscount Melville
- 1828-30 Lord Ellenborough
- 1830-34 C. Grant
- 1834-35 Lord Ellenborough
- 1835-41 Sir J. C. Hobhouse
- 1841 Sept.-Oct. Lord Ellenborough
- 1841-43 Lord Fitzgerald (W. Vesey Fitzgerald)
- 1843-46 Earl of Ripon
- 1846-52 Sir J. C. Hobhouse (Lord Broughton)
- 1852 Jan.-Feb. Foxe Maule
- 1852 Feb.-Dec. J. C. Herries
- 1852-55 Sir C. Wood
- 1855-58 R. V. Smith
- 1858 Feb.-May Earl of Ellenborough
- 1858-59 Lord Stanley
- 1859-66 Sir C. Wood (Viscount Halifax)
- 1866 Feb.-June Earl de Grey
- 1866-67 Viscount Cranborne
- 1867-68 Sir Stafford Northcote
- 1868-74 Duke of Argyll
- 1874-78 Marquess of Salisbury
- 1878-80 G. Gathorne Hardy (Viscount Cranbrook)
- 1880-82 Marquis of Hartington
- 1882-85 Earl of Kimberley
- 1885-86 Lord R. Churchill
- 1886 Earl of Kimberley
- 1886-92 Viscount (R. A.) Cross
- 1892-94 Earl of Kimberley
- 1894-95 H. H. Fowler
- 1895-1903 Lord G. Hamilton
8. President of the Board of Trade
- -1804 Lord Hawkesbury (1st Earl of Liverpool)
- 1804-06 Duke of Montrose
- 1806-07 (not in Cabinet)
- 1807-12 Earl Bathurst
- 1812-17 (not in Cabinet)
- 1818-23 F. J. Robinson
- 1823-27 W. Huskisson
- 1827-28 C. Grant
- 1828-30 W. Vesey Fitzgerald
- 1830-34 Lord Auckland (not in Cabinet)
- 1834 May-July J. Abercromby
- 1834 July-Nov. C. E. Poulett Thompson
- 1834-35 A. Baring
- 1835-39 C. E. Poulett Thompson
- 1839-41 H. Labouchere
- 1841-43 Earl of Ripon
- 1843-45 W. E. Gladstone
- 1845-46 (not in Cabinet)
- 1846-47 Earl of Clarendon
- 1847-52 H. Labouchere
- 1852 J. W. Henley
- 1852-55 (not in Cabinet)
- 1855-58 Lord Stanley of Alderley
- 1858-59 J. W. Henley
- 1859 Feb.-June Earl of Donoughmore
- 1859-66 T. Milner-Gibson
- 1866-67 Sir Stafford Northcote
- 1867-68 Duke of Richmond
- 1868-70 J. Bright
- 1870-74 Chichester Fortescue
- ?1874-78 C. E. Adderley (not in Cabinet)
- 1878-80 Viscount Sandon
- 1880-85 J. Chamberlain
- 1885 June-Aug. Duke of Richmond
- 1885-86 E. Stanhope
- 1886 A. J. Mundella
- 1886-88 Lord Stanley (Sir F. A. Stanley)
- 1888-92 Sir M. Hicks Beach
- 1892-94 A. J. Mundella
- 1894-95 J. Bryce
- 1895-1900 C. T. Ritchie
- 1900-05 G. W. Balfour
9. Secretary for the Colonies
- 1854-55 Sir G. Grey
- 1855 Feb. S. Herbert
- 1855 Feb.-July Lord J. Russell
- 1855 July-Oct. Sir W. Molesworth
- 1855-58 H. Labouchere
- 1858 Feb.-May Lord Stanley
- 1858-59 Sir E. Bulwer-Lytton
- 1859-64 Duke of Newcastle
- 1864-66 E. Cardwell
- 1866-67 Earl of Carnarvon
- 1867-68 Duke of Buckingham
- 1868-70 Earl Granville
- 1870-74 Earl of Kimberley
- 1874-78 Earl of Carnarvon
- 1878-80 Sir M. Hicks Beach
- 1880-82 Earl of Kimberley
- 1882-85 Earl of Derby
- 1885-86 Sir F. A. Stanley
- 1886 Earl Granville
- 1886-87 Hon. E. Stanhope
- 1887-92 Lord Knutsford
- 1892-95 Marquess of Ripon
- 1895-1902 J. Chamberlain
10. Chief Secretary for Ireland
- 1846-47 H. Labouchere
- 1847-59 (not in Cabinet)
- 1859-61 E. Cardwell
- 1861-66 (not in Cabinet)
- 1866-68 Lord Naas (Earl of Mayo)
- 1868-70 C. S. Fortescue
- 1870-74 Lord Hartington
- 1874-78 Sir M. Hicks Beach
- 1878-80 J. Lowther (not in Cabinet)
- 1880-82 W. E. Forster
- 1882 April Lord F. Cavendish (not in Cabinet)
- 1882-84 G. O. Trevelyan (not in Cabinet)
- 1884-85 H. Campbell-Bannerman (not in Cabinet)
- 1885-86 Sir W. Hart Dyke (not in Cabinet)
- 1886 Jan.-Feb. W. H. Smith
- 1886 Feb.-Aug. J. Morley
- 1886-87 Sir M. Hicks Beach
- 1887-91 A. J. Balfour
- 1891-92 W. L. Jackson
- 1892-95 J. Morley
- 1895-1900 (not in Cabinet)
- 1900-02 G. Wyndham
11. Postmaster General
- 1830-33 Duke of Richmond
- 1833-46 (not in Cabinet)
- 1846-52 Marquis of Clanricarde
- 1852 Earl of Hardwicke
- 1852-55 (not in Cabinet)
- 1855 Feb.-July Viscount Canning
- 1855-58 Duke of Argyll
- 1858-59 (not in Cabinet)
- 1859-60 Earl of Elgin
- 1860-66 Lord Stanley of Alderley
- 1866-68 (not in Cabinet)
- 1868-70 Marquis of Hartington
- 1870-74 W. Monsell (not in Cabinet)
- 1874-80 Lord J. Manners
- ?1880-85 C. J. Shaw-Lefevre
- 1885-86 Lord J. Manners
- 1886-92 (not in Cabinet)
- 1892-95 A. Morley
- ?1895-1900 Duke of Norfolk (not in Cabinet)
- 1900-02 Marquess of Londonderry
12. President of the Poor Law Board (Local Government Board after 1871)
- 1859 June-July T. Milner-Gibson
- 1859-66 C. P. Villiers
- 1866-67 G. Gathorne Hardy
- 1867-68 (not in Cabinet)
- 1868-71 G. J. Goschen
- 1871-74 J. Stansfeld
- 1874-80 G. Sclater-Booth (not in Cabinet)
- 1880-82 J. G. Dodson
- 1882-85 Sir C. Dilke
- 1885-86 (not in Cabinet)
- 1886 Feb.-April J. Chamberlain
- 1886 April-Aug. J. Stansfeld
- 1886-92 C. T. Ritchie
- 1892-94 H. H. Fowler
- 1894-95 G. J. Shaw-Lefevre
- 1895-1900 H. Chaplin
- 1900-05 W. Long
13. Secretary for Scotland
- 1886 Feb.-Aug. G. O. Trevelyan
- 1886-87 A. J. Balfour
- 1887-92 Marquess of Lothian
- 1892-95 Sir G. O. Trevelyan
- 1895-1905 Lord Balfour of Burleigh
