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Encyclopedia > Ministry of All the Talents
William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1806-1807.

The Ministry of All the Talents was formed by William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville on his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on February 11, 1806 after the death of William Pitt the Younger. With the country at war, Grenville aimed to form the strongest possible government and so included most leading politicians from almost all groupings, although the followers of Pitt, led by George Canning, refused to join. The inclusion of Charles James Fox raised eyebrows as King George III had been previously heavily hostile to Fox, but the King's willingness to put aside past enmities for the sake of national unity encouraged many others to join or support the government as well. William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville (October 25, 1759 - January 12, 1834), was a British Whig statesman and Prime Minister. ... The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is, in practice, the political leader of the the United Kingdom. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1807 (MDCCCVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville (October 25, 1759 - January 12, 1834), was a British Whig statesman and Prime Minister. ... The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is, in practice, the political leader of the the United Kingdom. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... William Pitt the Younger (28 May 1759 – 23 January 1806) was a British politician of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. ... George Canning (11 April 1770-8 August 1827) was a British statesman and politician who served as Foreign Secretary and, briefly, Prime Minister. ... Charles James Fox Statue of Charles James Fox in Bloomsbury Square, erected 1816. ... George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ...


The Ministry of All the Talents had comparatively little success, failing to bring peace with France. It did, however, abolish the slave trade in 1807 before it broke up over the question of Catholic emancipation. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Year 1807 (MDCCCVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... Catholic Emancipation was a process in Great Britain and Ireland in the late 18th century and early 19th century which involved reducing and removing many of the restrictions on Roman Catholics which had been introduced by the Act of Uniformity, the Test Acts and the Penal Laws. ...


It was succeeded by the Second Portland Ministry, headed by William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland. William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, (April 14, 1738 - October 30, 1809) was a British Whig and Tory statesman and Prime Minister. ...


Members of the Cabinet, February 1806 – March 1807

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. ... Charles James Fox Statue of Charles James Fox in Bloomsbury Square, erected 1816. ... 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. ... 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. ... Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine (10 January 1750 - 17 November 1823), Lord Chancellor of England, was the third and youngest son of Henry David Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, and was born in Edinburgh. ... The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor and prior to the Union the Chancellor of England and the Lord Chancellor of Scotland, is a senior and important functionary in the government of the United Kingdom, and its predecessor states. ... William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam in Ireland, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam in Great Britain (30 May 1748 - 8 February 1833) was a British politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. ... 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. ... The Right Honourable Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, PC (30 May 1757–15 February 1844) was a British statesman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1804. ... The Lord Privy Seal or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal is one of the traditional sinecure offices in the British Cabinet. ... George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1 September 1758 - 10 November 1834) was a Whig politician of the late 18th and early 19th century. ... 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. ... William Windham (1780-1810) was an English statesman, born of an ancient Norfolk family. ... 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). ... The Right Honourable Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, KG, PC (13 March 1764–17 July 1845), known as Viscount Howick between 1806 and 1807, was a British Whig statesman and Prime Minister. ... The First Lord of the Admiralty was a British government position in charge of the Admiralty. ... 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 Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British cabinet minister responsible for all financial matters. ... Francis, 1st Marquess of Hastings (Earl of Moira) Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, (9 December 1754 - 28 November 1826) was a British politician and military officer who served as Governor-General of India from 1813 to 1823. ... The Master-General of the Ordnance (MGO) was an important British military position before 1855, when its duties were largely abolished. ... Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough (November 16, 1750 - December 13, 1818), English judge, was born at Great Salkeld, in Cumberland, of which place his father, Edmund Law (1703-1787), afterwards bishop of Carlisle, was at the time rector. ... The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales is the second-highest judge of the Courts of England and Wales, after the Lord Chancellor, and the presiding judge of Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal, and of the Queens Bench Division of the High Court. ...

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  • September, 1806 — On Fox's death, Lord Howick succeeded him as Foreign Secretary and Leader of the House of Commons. Thomas Grenville succeeded Howick at the Admiralty. Lord Fitzwilliam became Minister without Portfolio, and Lord Sidmouth succeeded him as Lord President. Lord Holland succeeded Sidmouth as Lord Privy Seal.
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Fox, Charles James. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (496 words)
This ministry fell in the same year, when George III brought his influence to bear in the House of Lords to secure defeat of Fox’s bill vesting the government of India in a commission nominated by Parliament.
He objected to the suppression of civil liberties in wartime and was the parliamentary spokesman of several reform movements, urging such measures as enlargement of the franchise, parliamentary reform, and political rights for Roman Catholics and dissenters.
At Pitt’s death he became (1806) for a few months foreign secretary in the “ministry of all the talents.” Abolition of the slave trade, which he proposed and urged, was passed in 1807, soon after his death.
Ministry of All the Talents - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (345 words)
The Ministry of All the Talents was formed by William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville on his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on February 11, 1806 after the death of William Pitt the Younger.
The Ministry of All the Talents had comparatively little success, failing to bring peace with France.
It was succeeded by the Second Portland Ministry, headed by William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland.
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