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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1885-1886, 1886-1892, 1895-1902.
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1885-1886, 1886-1892, 1895-1902.

Download high resolution version (500x618, 57 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (500x618, 57 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... The Most Honourable Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC (3 February 1830–22 August 1903), known as Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and as Viscount Cranborne from 1865 until 1868, was a British statesman and Prime Minister. ... The Prime Minister is in practice the most important political office in the United Kingdom. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

The Ministry

OFFICE NAME TERM
Foreign Secretary
Leader of the House of Lords
The Lord Salisbury July 1885–February 1886
First Lord of the Treasury The Earl of Iddesleigh July 1885–February 1886
Lord Chancellor The Lord Halsbury July 1885–February 1886
Lord President of the Council The Viscount Cranbrook July 1885–February 1886
Lord Privy Seal The Earl of Harrowby July 1885–February 1886
Home Secretary Sir Richard Cross July 1885–February 1886
Secretary of State for the Colonies Sir Frederick Stanley July 1885–February 1886
Secretary of State for War William Henry Smith July 1885–January 1886
  The Viscount Cranbrook January 1886–February 1886
Secretary of State for India Lord Randolph Churchill July 1885–February 1886
First Lord of the Admiralty Lord George Hamilton July 1885–February 1886
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Leader of the House of Commons
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Bt July 1885–February 1886
President of the Board of Trade The Duke of Richmond July 1885–August 1885
  Edward Stanhope August 1885–February 1886
Chief Secretary for Ireland William Henry Smith January 1886–February 1886
Postmaster-General The Lord John Manners July 1885–February 1886
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland The Earl of Carnarvon July 1885–January 1886
  in commission January 1886–February 1886
Lord Chancellor of Ireland The Lord Ashbourne July 1885–February 1886
Secretary for Scotland The Duke of Richmond July 1885–February 1886
Vice President of the Council Edward Stanhope July 1885–August 1885
  not a cabinet post August 1885–February 1886


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Notes
Changes
  • August, 1885: The Duke of Richmond becomes Secretary for Scotland. Edward Stanhope succeeds him at the Board of Trade. Stanhope's successor as Vice President of the Council is not in the Cabinet.
  • January, 1886: The Lord-Lieutenantship of Ireland is put into commission. William Henry Smith becomes Chief Secretary for Ireland. Lord Cranbrook succeeds him as Secretary for War, while remaining Lord President.
Preceded by
Second Gladstone Ministry
British ministries
1885–1886
Succeeded by
Third Gladstone Ministry

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The Clarendon Ministry was forged out of the royalist camp of Charles II, who was returned to the throne (the English Restoration) in 1660. ... The Cabal was a group of high councillors who held power in England from 1668 to approximately 1674. ... Henry Coventry served as both Northern and Southern Secretary until Joseph Williamson entered government in the former position. ... In April 1679, Englands government was reformed to place the Ministry under the control of the Privy Council. ... Leaders of the Ministry Lord Nottingham was Lord Chancellor until 1682, when Lord Guilford assumed the same position; however, the latter had not yet acceded to the peerage, and was therefore forced to assume the position of Lord Keeper. ... The Godolphin Ministry was Charles IIs last ministry. ... The First Whig Junto controlled the government of England from 1694 to 1699. ... Upon Queen Annes accession to the English throne in 1702, she appointed Lord Godolphin as First Lord of the Treasury and the Duke of Marlborough as Master-General of the Ordnance (among other numerous appointments). ... Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend was appointed Secretary of State for the Northern Department by George I on September 1714. ... Robert Walpole and Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend were removed from their positions in the government (the latter was demoted to Lord Lieutenant of Ireland), and were replaced by James Stanhope, 1st Viscount Stanhope of Mahon and Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, who cooperatively led the First Stanhope/Sunderland... The Ministry Categories: British ministries ... Robert Walpoles Cabinet For several months in 1721, Lord Carteret concurrently held the positions of Northern Secretary and Lord President of the Council. ... The Ministry Categories: British ministries ... The Ministry Henry Pelham, who had been Paymaster of the Forces, became First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1743; he would continue to exercise those offices well into the next decade, as head of the First and Second Pelham Ministry. ... Categories: | | ... The Caretaker Ministry was the government of Great Britain for a short time in 1757, during the Seven Years War. ... The Ministry Categories: British ministries ... William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, Prime Minister of Great Britain 1783 & 1807-1809. ... The Initial Ministry Changes March, 1784 - The Duke of Rutland becomes Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, remaining also Lord Privy Seal. ... The Initial Ministry Changes January, 1805 - Lord Mulgrave succeeds Lord Harrowby as Foreign Secretary. ... William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1806-1807. ... William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... King William IV had dismissed the Whig government of Lord Melbourne on 14 November 1834 and asked Sir Robert Peel to form a government. ... Sir Robert Peel, Bt, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1834-1835, 1841-1846. ... The Ministry Viscount Duncannon served concurrently as Lord Privy Seal and First Commissioner of Woods and Forests. ... The Ministry Viscount Duncannon served concurrently as Lord Privy Seal and First Commissioner of Woods and Forests between August of 1839 and January of 1840. ... Sir Robert Peel, Bt, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1834-1835, 1841-1846. ... John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1846-1852, 1865-1866. ... Who can refer to: WHO, World Health Organization The Who, a British rock band The Guess Who, a Canadian rock band who (pronoun), an English language interrogative pronoun. ... George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1852–1855. ... Lord Palmerston first formed a government by popular demand in 1855, after the resignation of the coalition government of Lord Aberdeen. ... Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1852, 1858-1859, 1866-1868. ... Lord Derby became Prime Minister for the third time after the fall of Lord Russells Liberal government in 1866. ... Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1852, 1858-1859, 1866-1868. ... Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1868, 1874- 1880. ... William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1868-1874, 1880-1885, 1886, 1892-1894. ... Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1868, 1874- 1880. ... William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1868-1874, 1880-1885, 1886, 1892-1894. ... William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1868-1874, 1880-1885, 1886, 1892-1894. ... Principal source: C. Cook and B. Keith, British Historical Facts 1830-1900 Categories: British ministries ... William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1868-1874, 1880-1885, 1886, 1892-1894. ... ... Source: C. Cook and B. Keith, British Historical Facts 1830-1900 ... With the fall of Arthur Balfours Conservative government in the United Kingdom in December 1905, the Liberals under Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman were called in to form a government. ... Asquiths British coalition government of 1915 came about in the aftermath of the Gallipoli disaster, when it was felt it was necessary to bring the Conservatives into the government to shore it up. ... The Coalition Government of David Lloyd George came to power in the United Kingdom in December 1916, replacing the earlier wartime coalition under H.H. Asquith, which had been held responsible for reverses during the Great War. ... Members of the Cabinet are shown in bold face. ... Members of the Cabinet are in bold face. ... Members of the Cabinet are in bold face. ... Members of the Cabinet are in bold face. ... Ramsay MacDonald, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1924, 1929–1931 & 1931–1935. ... The National Government was composed of members of the following parties: National Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Party Liberal National Party Members of the Cabinet are in bold face. ... The Ministry Anthony Eden served as Minister without Portfolio, with specific responsibility for League of Nations Affairs (and was often referred to as Minister for League of Nations Affairs) for approximately six months; during this time, he enjoyed equal status with the Foreign Secretary (Sir Samuel Hoare) and sat in... Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1937-1940. ... Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1937-1940 The Chamberlain War Ministry was formed on September 3, 1939 by Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, who reconstructed his existing government so as to prosecute the Second World War. ... Members of the Cabinet are in bold face. ... The Caretaker Government 1945 was a United Kingdom Ministry, which held office from 23 May 1945 until 26 July 1945, during the latter stages of the Second World War. ... Members of the Cabinet are in bold face. ... Members of the Cabinet are in bold face. ... Members of the Cabinet are in bold face. ... Members of the Cabinet are in bold face. ... Members of the Cabinet are in bold face. ... The Ministry Category: ‪British ministries‬ ... The Ministry Categories: British ministries ... The Ministry Categories: British ministries ... Tony Blair is currently serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for a third successive parliamentary term. ... Source: C. Cook and B. Keith, British Historical Facts 1830-1900 ...


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