The second Peel ministry was formed by Sir Robert Peel in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1841.
History
Peel came to power for a second time after the Conservative victory in the General Election caused the Whig government of Lord Melbourne to resign.
Henry Goulburn was Chancellor of the Exchequer, the future Prime Minister Lord Aberdeen Foreign Secretary and Sir James Graham Home Secretary. William Gladstone, who was yet to join the Liberal Party, became a member of the cabinet for the first time in 1843 when he was appointed President of the Board of Trade. His future rival Benjamin Disraeli was overlooked by Peel and was a sharp critic of the government.
The government was brought down by Peel's decision in 1846 to support the repeal of the Corn Laws, leading to a split in the Tory party and the formation of a Whig government under Lord John Russell.
Cabinet
September 1841 – July 1846
OfficeNameTermFirst Lord of the TreasuryLeader of the House of CommonsSir Robert PeelSeptember 1841 – July 1846Lord ChancellorJohn Copley, 1st Baron LyndhurstSeptember 1841 – July 1846Lord President of the CouncilJames Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron WharncliffeSeptember 1841 – December 1845 Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 5th Duke of BuccleuchDecember 1845 – July 1846Lord Privy SealRichard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and ChandosSeptember 1841 – February 1842 Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 5th Duke of BuccleuchFebruary 1842 – January 1846 Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of HaddingtonJanuary–July 1846Home SecretarySir James Graham, 2nd BaronetSeptember 1841 – July 1846Foreign SecretaryGeorge Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of AberdeenSeptember 1841 – July 1846Secretary of State for War and the ColoniesEdward Smith-Stanley, Baron StanleySeptember 1841 – December 1845 William GladstoneDecember 1845 – July 1846First Lord of the AdmiraltyThomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of HaddingtonSeptember 1841 – January 1846 Edward Law, 1st Earl of EllenboroughJanuary–July 1846Chancellor of the ExchequerHenry GoulburnSeptember 1841 – July 1846President of the Board of ControlEdward Law, 2nd Baron EllenboroughSeptember–October 1841 William Vesey-FitzGerald, 2nd Baron FitzGerald and VeseyOctober 1841 – May 1843 Frederick Robinson, 1st Earl of RiponMay 1843 – July 1846President of the Board of TradeFrederick Robinson, 1st Earl of RiponSeptember 1841 – May 1843 William GladstoneMay 1843 – January 1845First Commissioner of Woods and ForestsHenry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of LincolnFebruary 1845 – January 1846Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterLord Granville SomersetMay 1844 – July 1846Secretary at WarSir Henry HardingeSeptember 1841 – January 1845 Sidney HerbertJanuary 1845 – July 1846Paymaster GeneralSir Edward Knatchbull, 9th BaronetSeptember 1841 – January 1845Chief Secretary for IrelandHenry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of LincolnJanuary–July 1846Minister without PortfolioLeader of the House of LordsArthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of WellingtonSeptember 1841 – July 1846
Changes October 1841: Lord FitzGerald succeeds Lord Ellenborough as President of the Board of Control. February 1842: The Duke of Buccleuch succeeds the Duke of Buckingham as Lord Privy Seal. May 1843: Lord Ripon succeeds FitzGerald as President of the Board of Control. William Gladstone succeeds Ripon at the Board of Trade. May 1844: Lord Granville Somerset, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, enters the Cabinet. Sir Henry Hardinge leaves the cabinet. His successor as Secretary at War is not in the Cabinet. February 1845: William Gladstone resigns as President of the Board of Trade. His successor in that post is not in the Cabinet. The First Commissioner of Woods and Forests, Lord Lincoln, enters the Cabinet, while Sir Edward Knatchbull, the Paymaster, leaves it. May 1845: Sidney Herbert, the Secretary at War, enters the Cabinet. December 1845: Gladstone succeeds Lord Stanley as Secretary for War and the Colonies. January 1846: The Duke of Buccleuch succeeds Lord Wharnecliffe as Lord President. Lord Haddington succeeds Buccleuch as Lord Privy Seal. Ellenborough succeeds Haddington as First Lord of the Admiralty. Lincoln becomes Chief Secretary for Ireland. His successor as First Commissioner of Woods and Forests is not in the Cabinet.
List of ministers Members of the Cabinet are indicated by bold face.
Office Name Date Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons Sir Robert Peel 30 August 184129 June 1846 Chancellor of the Exchequer Henry Goulburn 4 September 1841 Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Sir Thomas Fremantle 8 September 1841 John Young 21 May 1844 Financial Secretary to the Treasury Sir George Clerk, 6th Baronet 8 September 1841 Edward Cardwell 4 February 1845 Junior Lords of the Treasury James Milnes Gaskell 6 September 184111 March 1846 Henry Bingham Baring 6 September 184127 June 1846 Alexander Perceval 6 September 184116 September 1841 Alexander Pringle 6 September 184126 April 1845 John Young 16 September 184121 May 1844 Lord Arthur Lennox 21 May 18448 August 1845 William Forbes Mackenzie 26 April 184511 March 1846 William Cripps 8 August 184527 June 1846 Swynfen Carnegie 11 March 184627 June 1846 Ralph Neville 11 March 184627 June 1846 Lord Chancellor John Singleton Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst 3 September 1841 Lord President of the Council James Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe 3 September 1841 Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch 21 January 1846 Lord Privy Seal Richard Temple-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos 3 September 1841 Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch 2 February 1842 Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington 21 January 1846 Secretary of State for the Home Department Sir James Graham, 2nd Baronet 3 September 1841 Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department John Manners-Sutton 3 September 1841 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen 3 September 1841 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Charles Canning, 2nd Viscount Canning 4 September 1841 George Smythe 27 January 1846 Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Edward Smith-Stanley, Baron Stanley 3 September 1841 William Gladstone 23 December 1845 Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies George William Hope 8 September 1841 George Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton 8 January 1846 First Lord of the Admiralty Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington 6 September 1841 Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough 8 January 1846 First Secretary of the Admiralty Sidney Herbert 10 September 1841 Henry Lowry-Corry 4 February 1845 Civil Lord of the Admiralty Henry Lowry-Corry 6 September 1841 Henry Fitzroy 10 February 1845 President of the Board of Control Edward Law, 2nd Baron Ellenborough 4 September 1841 William Vesey-FitzGerald, 2nd Baron FitzGerald and Vesey 23 October 1841 Frederick Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon 17 May 1843 Joint Secretaries of the Board of Control James Emerson Tennent 8 September 18415 August 1845 Bingham Baring 8 September 184117 February 1845 Robert Jocelyn, Viscount Jocelyn 17 February 184527 June 1846 Philip Stanhope, Viscount Mahon 5 August 184527 June 1846 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Lord Granville Somerset 3 September 1841 Paymaster General Sir Edward Knatchbull, 9th Baronet 8 September 1841 Bingham Baring 1 March 1845 Minister without Portfolio Leader of the House of Lords Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington 3 September 1841 President of the Board of Trade Frederick Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon 3 September 1841 William Gladstone 15 May 1843 James Broun-Ramsay, 10th Earl of Dalhousie 5 February 1845 Vice-President of the Board of Trade William Gladstone 3 September 1841 James Broun-Ramsay, 10th Earl of Dalhousie 10 June 1843 Sir George Clerk, 6th Baronet 5 February 1845 Secretary at War Sir Henry Hardinge 4 September 1841 Sir Thomas Fremantle 17 May 1844 Sidney Herbert 4 February 1845 First Commissioner of Woods and Forests Henry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of Lincoln 16 September 1841 Charles Canning, 2nd Viscount Canning 2 March 1846 Chief Secretary for Ireland Edward Eliot, Baron Eliot 6 February 1841 Sir Thomas Fremantle 1 February 1845 Henry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of Lincoln 14 February 1846 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Thomas Robinson, 2nd Earl de Grey 11 September 1841 William à Court, 1st Baron Heytesbury 17 July 1844 Master of the Mint William Gladstone 9 September 1841 Sir George Clerk, 6th Baronet 12 February 1845 Master-General of the Ordnance Sir George Murray 9 September 1841 Surveyor-General of the Ordnance Jonathan Peel 9 September 1841 Clerk of the Ordnance Henry George Boldero 9 September 1841 Lord Arthur Lennox 7 August 1845 Storekeeper of the Ordnance Francis Robert Bonham 9 September 1841 Sir Thomas Hastings 25 July 1845 Postmaster-General William Lowther, Viscount Lowther 9 September 1841 Edward Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans 30 December 1845 Attorney General Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet 6 September 1841 Sir William Webb Follett 15 April 1844 Sir Frederic Thesiger 29 June 1845 Solicitor General Sir William Webb Follett 6 September 1841 Sir Frederic Thesiger 29 June 1844 Sir Fitzroy Kelly 17 July 1845 Judge Advocate General John Iltyd Nicholl 8 September 1841 James Stuart-Wortley 24 January 1846 Lord Advocate Sir William Rae, 3rd Baronet 4 September 1841 Duncan McNeill 26 October 1842 Solicitor General for Scotland Duncan McNeill 9 September 1841 Adam Anderson 8 November 1842 Attorney General for Ireland Francis Blackburne 23 September 1841 Thomas Cusack-Smith 10 November 1842 Richard Wilson Greene 2 February 1846 Solicitor General for Ireland Edward Pennefather 23 September 1841 Joseph Devonsher Jackson 10 November 1841 Thomas Cusack-Smith 21 September 1842 Richard Wilson Greene 1 November 1842 Abraham Brewster 2 February 1846 Lord Steward of the Household Charles Jenkinson, 3rd Earl of Liverpool 3 September 1841 Lord Chamberlain of the Household George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr 8 September 1841 Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Lord Ernest Bruce 7 September 1841 Master of the Horse George Child-Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey 4 September 1841 Treasurer of the Household Frederick Hervey, Earl Jermyn 9 September 1841 Comptroller of the Household George Dawson-Damer 9 September 1841 Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms John Weld-Forester, 2nd Baron Forester 8 September 1841 Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard John Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian 8 September 1841 George Percy, Earl of Beverley 15 January 1842 Master of the Buckhounds James St Clair-Erskine, 3rd Earl of Rosslyn 10 September 1841 Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal Lord Charles Wellesley 10 September 1841 Mistress of the Robes Charlotte Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch 10 September 1841 Lords in Waiting John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde 10 September 184127 June 1846 Henry Greville, 3rd Earl of Warwick 10 September 184127 June 1846 George Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton 10 September 184127 June 1846 Charles Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke 10 September 184131 January 1846 George Pitt-Rivers, 4th Baron Rivers 10 September 184127 June 1846 Cornwallis Maude, 3rd Viscount Hawarden 15 September 184127 June 1846 George Murray, Baron Glenlyon 31 January 184627 June 1846
Notes
References C. Cook and B. Keith, British Historical Facts 1830–1900