The Conservative government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in 1828 and ended in 1830 was led by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington in the House of Lords and Robert Peel in the House of Commons.
History
Formation The Duke of Wellington finally came to power after the abortive attempt at a Canningite-Whig coalition government came to an end with Viscount Goderich's resignation in January 1828. The government included several men from the previous administration, but four of the most important, Lords Dudley and Palmerston and Messrs Huskisson and Grant, resigned in May 1828.
Fate
The Duke oversaw the introduction of Catholic Emancipation, but remained resolutely opposed to parliamentary reform, and as a result lost a vote of no confidence on 15 November 1830. The Whigs under Lord Grey then formed the government which was to pass the Great Reform Act.
Cabinet
January 1828 – November 1830 OfficeNameTermFirst Lord of the TreasuryLeader of the House of LordsArthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of WellingtonJanuary 1828 – November 1830Lord ChancellorJohn Copley, 1st Baron LyndhurstJanuary 1828 – November 1830Lord President of the CouncilHenry Bathurst, 3rd Earl BathurstJanuary 1828 – November 1830Lord Privy SealEdward Law, 2nd Baron EllenboroughJanuary 1828 – June 1829James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of RosslynJune 1829 – November 1830Chancellor of the ExchequerHenry GoulburnJanuary 1828 – November 1830Home SecretaryLeader of the House of CommonsRobert PeelJanuary 1828 – November 1830Foreign SecretaryJohn Ward, 1st Earl of DudleyJanuary 1828 – June 1828George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of AberdeenJune 1828 – November 1830Secretary of State for War and the ColoniesWilliam HuskissonJanuary 1828 – May 1828Sir George MurrayMay 1828 – November 1830First Lord of the AdmiraltyRobert Dundas, 2nd Viscount MelvilleSeptember 1828 – November 1830Master-General of the OrdnanceHenry Paget, 1st Marquess of AngleseyJanuary 1828 – April 1828William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount BeresfordApril 1828 – November 1830President of the Board of Trade Charles GrantJanuary 1828 – June 1828William Vesey-FitzgeraldJune 1828 – February 1830John Charles HerriesFebruary 1830 – November 1830President of the Board of ControlCharles Williams-WynnJanuary 1828 – July 1828Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount MelvilleJuly 1828 – September 1828Edward Law, 2nd Baron EllenboroughSeptember 1828 – November 1830 Master of the MintJohn Charles HerriesJanuary 1828 – November 1830Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterGeorge Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of AberdeenJanuary 1828 – June 1828Charles ArbuthnotJune 1828 – November 1830First Commissioner of Woods and ForestsCharles ArbuthnotFebruary 1828 – June 1828William Lowther, Viscount LowtherJune 1828 – November 1830Paymaster of the ForcesWilliam Vesey-FitzgeraldJanuary 1828 – July 1828John CalcraftJuly 1828 – November 1830Secretary at WarHenry Temple, 3rd Viscount PalmerstonJanuary 1828 – May 1828Sir Henry HardingeMay 1828 – July 1830Lord Francis Leveson-GowerJuly 1830 – November 1830
Full 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 Lords Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington 22 January 1828 Chancellor of the Exchequer Henry Goulburn 22 January 1828 Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Joseph Planta Continued in office Financial Secretary to the Treasury George Robert Dawson 28 January 1828 Junior Lords of the Treasury Lord Granville Somerset 26 January 182824 November 1830 Francis Conyngham, Earl of Mount Charles 26 January 182824 April 1830 Edward Eliot, Baron Eliot 26 January 182824 November 1830 Edmund Alexander Macnaghten 26 January 182824 July 1830 George Bankes 24 April 183024 November 1830 William Yates Peel 24 July 183024 November 1830 Lord President of the Council Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst 26 January 1828 Lord Chancellor John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst Continued in office Secretary of State for the Home Department Leader of the House of Commons Robert Peel 26 January 1828 Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department Thomas Spring Rice Continued in office William Yates Peel 5 April 1828 Sir George Clerk, 6th Baronet 5 August 1830 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs John Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley Continued in office George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen 2 June 1828 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Charles Ellis, 6th Baron Howard de Walden Continued in office Cospatrick Douglas-Home, Lord Dunglass 28 June 1828 Secretary of State for War and the Colonies William Huskisson Continued in office Sir George Murray 30 May 1828 Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Lord Francis Leveson-Gower 26 January 1828 Horace Twiss 30 May 1828 President of the Board of Trade Charles Grant Continued in office William Vesey-Fitzgerald 11 June 1828 John Charles Herries 2 February 1830 Vice-President of the Board of Trade Thomas Frankland Lewis 5 February 1828 Thomas Peregrine Courtenay 30 May 1828 President of the Board of Control Charles Williams-Wynn Continued in office Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville 31 July 1828 Edward Law, 2nd Baron Ellenborough 24 September 1828 Secretary to the Board of Control Thomas Peregrine Courtenay Continued in office George Bankes 2 May 1828 John Stuart-Wortley 16 February 1830 Lord High Admiral The Duke of Clarence Continued in office First Lord of the Admiralty Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville 17 September 1828 First Secretary to the Admiralty John Wilson Croker Continued in office Civil Lords of the Admiralty Sir George Clerk, 6th Baronet 19 September 182831 July 1830 George Pratt, Earl of Brecknock 19 September 182815 July 1829 Francis Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh 15 July 182925 November 1830 Charles Ross 31 July 183025 November 1830 Lord Privy Seal Edward Law, 2nd Baron Ellenborough 26 January 1828 James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn 10 June 1829 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen 26 January 1828 Charles Arbuthnot 2 June 1828 Master-General of the Ordnance Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey Continued in office William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford 28 April 1828 Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance Sir William Henry Clinton Continued in office Lord Edward Somerset 8 July 1829 Treasurer of the Ordnance William Holmes Continued in office Surveyor-General of the Ordnance Sir Herbert Taylor 24 March 1828 Sir Henry Fane 3 April 1829 Clerk of the Ordnance Sir George Clerk, 6th Baronet Continued in office Spencer Perceval 4 August 1828 Clerk of the Deliveries of the Ordnance Edmund Phipps Continued in office Storekeeper of the Ordnance Mark Singleton Continued in office Frederick William Trench 4 June 1829 Treasurer of the Navy William Vesey-Fitzgerald 25 February 1828 Secretary at War Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston Continued in office Sir Henry Hardinge 31 May 1828 Lord Francis Leveson-Gower 30 July 1830 Master of the Mint John Charles Herries 12 February 1828 Chief Secretary for Ireland William Lamb Continued in office Lord Francis Leveson-Gower 21 June 1828 Sir Henry Hardinge 30 July 1830 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey 1 March 1828 Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland 6 March 1829 Paymaster of the Forces William Vesey-Fitzgerald Continued in office John Calcraft 15 July 1828 Postmaster General William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester Continued in office First Commissioner of Woods and Forests Charles Arbuthnot 11 February 1828 William Lowther, Viscount Lowther 14 June 1828 Attorney General Sir Charles Wetherell 19 February 1828 Sir James Scarlett 27 April 1829 Solicitor General Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal Continued in office Sir Edward Burtenshaw Sugden 29 June 1829 Judge Advocate General Sir John Beckett, 2nd Baronet 2 February 1828 Lord Advocate Sir William Rae, 3rd Baronet Continued in office Solicitor General for Scotland John Hope Continued in office Attorney General for Ireland Henry Joy Continued in office Solicitor General for Ireland John Doherty Continued in office Lord Steward of the Household Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham Continued in office Lord Chamberlain of the Household James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose 18 February 1828 Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Sir Samuel Hulse Continued in office George Chichester, Earl of Belfast 24 July 1830 Master of the Horse George Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds Continued in office Treasurer of the Household Sir William Henry Fremantle Continued in office Comptroller of the Household Lord George Thomas Beresford Continued in office Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard George Parker, 4th Earl of Macclesfield Continued in office Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners Henry Devereux, 14th Viscount Hereford Continued in office Master of the Buckhounds William Wellesley-Pole, 1st Baron Maryborough Continued in office
Notes
References
Chris Cook and John Stevenson, British Historical Facts 1760–1830 Joseph Haydn and Horace Ockerby, The Book of Dignities