In the 1892 general election, the Conservative Party, led by Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, won the most seats but not an overall majority. As a result, William Ewart Gladstone's Liberal Party formed a minority government that relied upon Irish Nationalist support. On 3 March 1894, Gladstone resigned over the rejection of his Home Rule Bill and Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery succeeded him. __TOC__
Cabinets
Fourth Gladstone ministry
Portfolio Minister Term Cabinet ministers Prime MinisterFirst Lord of the TreasuryLord Privy SealLeader of the House of Commons William Ewart Gladstone MP 1892–94 Lord Chancellor Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell 1892–95 Lord President of the CouncilSecretary of State for IndiaLeader of the House of Lords John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley 1892–94 Home Secretary H. H. Asquith MP 1892–95 Foreign Secretary Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery 1892–94 Secretary of State for the Colonies George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon 1892–95 Secretary of State for War Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman MP 1892–95 Chancellor of the ExchequerSecond Lord of the Treasury Sir William Harcourt MP 1892–95 First Lord of the Admiralty John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer 1892–95 President of the Board of Trade A. J. Mundella MP 1892–94 Postmaster General Arnold Morley MP 1892–95 President of the Local Government Board Henry Fowler MP 1892–94 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster James Bryce MP 1892–94 First Commissioner of Works George Shaw-Lefevre MP 1892–94 Chief Secretary for Ireland John Morley MP 1892–95 Secretary for Scotland Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet MP 1892–95 Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education Arthur Dyke Acland MP 1892–95
Rosebery ministry
Portfolio Minister Term Cabinet ministers Prime MinisterFirst Lord of the TreasuryLord President of the CouncilLeader of the House of Lords Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery 1894–95 Lord Chancellor Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell 1892–95 Lord Privy Seal Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth 1894–95 Home Secretary H. H. Asquith MP 1892–95 Foreign secretary John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley 1894–95 Secretary of State for the Colonies George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon 1892–95 Secretary of State for War Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman MP 1892–95 Secretary of State for India Henry Fowler MP 1894–95 Chancellor of the ExchequerSecond Lord of the TreasuryLeader of the House of Commons Sir William Harcourt MP 1892–95 First Lord of the Admiralty John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer 1892–95 President of the Board of Trade A. J. Mundella MP 1892–94 James Bryce MP 1894–95 Postmaster General Arnold Morley MP 1892–95 President of the Local Government Board George Shaw-Lefevre MP 1894–95 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster James Bryce MP 1892–94 Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth 1894–95 Chief Secretary for Ireland John Morley MP 1892–95 Secretary for Scotland Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet MP 1892–95 Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education Arthur Dyke Acland MP 1892–95
Changes May 1894 – James Bryce succeeds A. J. Mundella at the Board of Trade. Lord Tweedmouth succeeds Bryce at the Duchy of Lancaster, remaining also Lord Privy Seal.
List of ministers Cabinet members are listed in bold face. Office Name Date Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury William Ewart Gladstone 15 August 18922 March 1894 Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery 5 March 189421 June 1895 Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir William Vernon Harcourt 18 August 1892 Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Edward Marjoribanks 18 August 1892 T. E. Ellis 10 March 1894 Financial Secretary to the Treasury Sir John Tomlinson Hibbert 18 August 1892 Junior Lords of the Treasury T. E. Ellis 22 August 189221 June 1895 Richard Causton 22 August 189221 June 1895 William Alexander McArthur 22 August 189221 June 1895 Lord Chancellor Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell 18 August 1892 Lord President of the Council John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley 18 August 1892 Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery 10 March 1894 Lord Privy Seal William Ewart Gladstone 20 August 1892 Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth 10 March 1894 Secretary of State for the Home Department H. H. Asquith 18 August 1892 Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department Herbert Gladstone 19 August 1892 George W. E. Russell 12 March 1894 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery 18 August 1892 John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley 11 March 1894 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Sir Edward Grey, 3rd Baronet 19 August 1892 Secretary of State for War Henry Campbell-Bannerman 18 August 1892 Under-Secretary of State for War William Mansfield, 2nd Baron Sandhurst 22 August 1892 Robert Collier, 2nd Baron Monkswell 5 January 1895 Financial Secretary to the War Office William Woodall 22 August 1892 Secretary of State for the Colonies George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon 18 August 1892 Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies Sydney Buxton 18 August 1892 Secretary of State for India John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley 18 August 1892 Henry Fowler 10 March 1894 Under-Secretary of State for India George W. E. Russell 19 August 1892 Donald Mackay, 11th Lord Reay 11 March 1894 First Lord of the Admiralty John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer 19 August 1892 Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth 19 August 1892 Civil Lord of the Admiralty Edmund Robertson 25 August 1892 Vice-President of the Committee on Education Arthur Dyke Acland 25 August 1892 Chief Secretary for Ireland John Morley 22 August 1892 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Robert Offley Ashburton Milnes, 2nd Baron Houghton 18 August 1892 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster James Bryce 18 August 1892 The Lord Tweedmouth 28 May 1894 President of the Local Government Board Henry Fowler 18 August 1892 George Shaw-Lefevre 1894 Postmaster-General Arnold Morley 18 August 1892 Secretary for Scotland Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet 18 August 1892 President of the Board of Trade A. J. Mundella 18 August 1892 James Bryce 28 May 1894 Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade Thomas Burt 18 August 1892 First Commissioner of Works George Shaw-Lefevre 18 August 1892 Herbert Gladstone 10 March 1894 President of the Board of Agriculture Herbert Gardner 25 August 1892 Paymaster General Charles Seale-Hayne 18 August 1892 Attorney General Sir Charles Russell 20 August 1892 Sir John Rigby 3 May 1894 Sir Robert Threshie Reid 24 October 1894 Solicitor General Sir John Rigby 20 August 1892 Sir Robert Threshie Reid 3 May 1894 Sir Frank Lockwood 28 October 1894 Judge Advocate General Sir Francis Jeune 31 December 1892 Lord Advocate John Balfour 20 August 1892 Solicitor General for Scotland Alexander Asher 20 August 1892 Thomas Shaw 22 March 1894 Attorney-General for Ireland Hugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermotAugust 1892 Solicitor-General for Ireland Charles HemphillAugust 1892 Lord Steward of the Household Gavin Campbell, 1st Marquess of Breadalbane 25 August 1892 Lord Chamberlain of the Household Charles Wynn-Carrington, 3rd Baron Carrington 25 August 1892 Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Charles Spencer 25 August 1892 Master of the Horse William Monson, 1st Viscount Oxenbridge 25 August 1892 Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork 19 March 1894 Treasurer of the Household Edwyn Scudamore-Stanhope, 10th Earl of Chesterfield 25 August 1892 Arthur Brand 13 March 1894 Comptroller of the Household George Leveson-Gower 25 August 1892 Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms George Venables-Vernon, 7th Baron Vernon 25 August 1892 Edwyn Scudamore-Stanhope, 10th Earl of Chesterfield 13 March 1894 Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard William Edwardes, 4th Baron Kensington 25 August 1892 Master of the Buckhounds Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale 25 August 1892 Mistress of the Robes Vacant— Lords-in-Waiting John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton 19 September 189221 June 1895 Francis Stonor, 4th Baron Camoys 19 September 189221 June 1895 John Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell 19 September 18921 May 1894 Robert Collier, 2nd Baron Monkswell 19 September 18924 February 1895 Frederick Glyn, 4th Baron Wolverton 19 September 189214 June 1893 Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair 26 November 189221 June 1895 Thomas Brassey, 1st Baron Brassey 14 June 189321 June 1895 Francis Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig 1 July 189318 October 1894 Cecil Foljambe, 1st Baron Hawkesbury 1 May 189421 June 1895 Sidney Hobart-Hampden-Mercer-Henderson, 7th Earl of Buckinghamshire 17 January 189521 June 1895 Granville Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl Granville 4 February 189521 June 1895
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