The Ultimate First Melbourne Ministry - American History Information Guide and Reference

The Cabinet


OFFICE	NAME	TERM

First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords	The Viscount Melbourne	July–November 1834

Lord Chancellor	The Lord Brougham	July–November 1834
Lord President of the Council	The Marquess of Lansdowne	July–November 1834
Lord Privy Seal	Earl of Mulgrave	July–November 1834
Home Secretary	Viscount Duncannon	July–November 1834
Foreign Secretary	The Viscount Palmerston	July–November 1834
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies	Thomas Spring Rice	July–November 1834
First Lord of the Admiralty	The Lord Auckland	July–November 1834
Chancellor of the Exchequer Leader of the House of Commons	Viscount Althorp	July–November 1834
President of the Board of Trade Treasurer of the Navy	Charles Poulett Thomson	July–November 1834
President of the Board of Control	Charles Grant	July–November 1834
Master of the Mint	James Abercromby	July–November 1834
First Commissioner of Woods and Forests	Sir John Hobhouse, Bt	July–November 1834
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Lord Holland	July–November 1834
Paymaster of the Forces	Lord John Russell	July–November 1834
Secretary at War	Edward Ellice	July–November 1834