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Encyclopedia > First Melbourne Ministry

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne Image source: http://rurikovichi. ... William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne Image source: http://rurikovichi. ... William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (March 15, 1779-November 24, 1848) was home secretary (1830-1834) and prime minister (1834 and 1835-1841) of Britain, and mentor of Queen Victoria. ... In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. ...

The Cabinet

OFFICE NAME TERM
First Lord of the Treasury
Leader of the House of Lords
The Viscount Melbourne July–November 1834
Lord Chancellor The Lord Brougham July–November 1834
Lord President of the Council The Marquess of Lansdowne July–November 1834
Lord Privy Seal Earl of Mulgrave July–November 1834
Home Secretary Viscount Duncannon July–November 1834
Foreign Secretary The Viscount Palmerston July–November 1834
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Thomas Spring Rice July–November 1834
First Lord of the Admiralty The Lord Auckland July–November 1834
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Leader of the House of Commons
Viscount Althorp July–November 1834
President of the Board of Trade
Treasurer of the Navy
Charles Poulett Thomson July–November 1834
President of the Board of Control Charles Grant July–November 1834
Master of the Mint James Abercromby July–November 1834
First Commissioner of Woods and Forests Sir John Hobhouse, Bt July–November 1834
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Lord Holland July–November 1834
Paymaster of the Forces Lord John Russell July–November 1834
Secretary at War Edward Ellice July–November 1834


The First Lord of the Treasury is the head of the commission exercising the ancient office of Lord High Treasurer in the United Kingdom, usually but not always the Prime Minister. ... Leader of the House of Lords is a function in the British government that is always held in combination with a formal Cabinet position, most often Lord President of the Council, Lord Privy Seal or Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. ... William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (March 15, 1779-November 24, 1848) was home secretary (1830-1834) and prime minister (1834 and 1835-1841) of Britain, and mentor of Queen Victoria. ... The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor and in former times Chancellor of England, is one of the most senior and important functionaries in the government of the United Kingdom. ... Lord Henry Peter Brougham Baron Brougham & Vaux sitting as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (September 19, 1778 - May 7, 1868) was Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. ... The Office of Lord President of the Council is a British cabinet position, the holder of which acts as Presiding officer of the Privy Council. ... Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (1780-1863), Son of the 1st Marquess by his second marriage, was born on 2 July 1780 and educated at Edinburgh University and at Trinity College, Cambridge. ... The Lord Privy Seal or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal is one of the traditional sinecure offices in the British Cabinet. ... Constantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby (May 15, 1797 - July 28, 1863) was a politician and author of the United Kingdom. ... The Secretary of State for the Home Department (the Home Secretary) is the chief United Kingdom government minister responsible for law and order in England and Wales; his or her remit includes policing, the criminal justice system, the prison service, internal security, and matters of citizenship and immigration. ... John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough also known as Lord Duncannon (31 August 1781 - 16 May 1849) was an English politician. ... The position of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was created in the United Kingdoms governmental reorganization of 1782, in which the Northern and Southern Departments became the Home and Foreign Offices. ... Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (October 20, 1784 - October 18, 1865) was a British Prime Minister and Liberal politician. ... The Secretary of State for War and the Colonies was a British cabinet level position responsible for the army and the British colonies (other than India). ... Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle (1790-7 February 1866), English statesman, son of S. E. Rice and Catherine Spring, came of a Limerick family, whose ancestor was Sir Stephen Rice (1637-1715), chief baron of the Irish exchequer and a leading Jacobite. ... The First Lord of the Admiralty was a British government position in charge of the Admiralty. ... George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, 2nd Baron Auckland (1784 – January 1, 1849), served as a politician in the United Kingdom and as Governor-General of India. ... The Right Honourable Gordon Brown, PC, MP, current Chancellor of the Exchequer The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the ancient title held by the British cabinet minister whose responsibilities are akin to the posts of Minister for Finance or Secretary of the Treasury in other jurisdictions. ... The Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons. ... John Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer (1782-1845), known during his fathers lifetime by his courtesy title Viscount Althorp, was an English statesman. ... The President of the Board of Trade the title of a cabinet position in the United Kingdom government. ... A notable office in British government between the 16th and early 19th centuries, the Treasurer of the Navy was responsible for the financial maintenance of the Royal Navy. ... Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham (1799 - September 19, 1841) was the first Governor of the united Province of Canada. ... The President of the Board of Control was a British government official in the late 18th and early 19th century responsible for overseeing the British East India Company and generally serving as the chief official in London responsible for Indian affairs. ... This article is about the Scottish politician. ... Master of the Mint was an important office in the British government between the 16th and 19th centuries. ... The Commission of Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues was established in the United Kingdom in 1810 by merging the former offices of Surveyor General of Woods, Forests, Parks, and Chases and Surveyor General of the Land Revenue of the Crown into a three-man commission. ... The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is, in modern times, a sinecure office in the British government. ... Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland (21 November 1773 - 22 October 1840), was an English politician and a major figure in Whig politics in the early 19th century. ... The Paymaster of the Forces was a British government position. ... John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (August 18, 1792 - May 28, 1878), known as Lord John Russell before 1861, was a Whig politician who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century. ... The Secretary at War was a position with some responsibility over the administration of the British military. ... There have been two British politicians named Edward Ellice: Edward Ellice (1783-1863) - merchant and politician, and a prime mover behind the Reform Bill of 1832, Edward Ellice (1810-1880) - son of the above, also a Whig politician. ...

Preceded by:
Grey Ministry
British ministries
1834
Succeeded by:
First Peel Ministry


These tables shall encompass the ministries of the United Kingdom & Great Britain. ...


See also

  • Whig Government 1830-1834, for a complete list of officeholders in the government.

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Lalor, Cyclopaedia of Political Science, V.2, Entry 316, MINISTRY: Library of Economics and Liberty (2215 words)
At first it was a small committee, chosen by the king from the parliament, then called the "great council," and was possessed of much power, a part of which was the right to inquire into all offenses against the state, and to commit offenders for trial before the proper courts of law.
Parliament is sometimes dissolved and the ministry dismissed by the sovereign, and an appeal made to the country, to which a response is given in the political complexion of the succeeding house of commons.
The ministry of Lord Melbourne, immediately after their recall, assembled in council and adopted certain resolutions of a very stringent and positive character in opposition to the proposition of resignation of the ladies of the queen's household on any change of ministry.
Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net (380 words)
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