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

The Ministry


OFFICE	NAME	TERM

First Lord of the Treasury	The Viscount Melbourne	April 1835–August 1839

Lord Chancellor	In Commission	April 1835–January 1836
	The Lord Cottenham	January 1836–August 1839
Lord President of the Council	The Marquess of Lansdowne	April 1835–August 1839
Lord Privy Seal	Viscount Duncannon	April 1835–August 1839
Home Secretary	The Lord John Russell	April 1835–August 1839
Foreign Secretary	The Viscount Palmerston	April 1835–August 1839
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies	The Lord Glenelg	April 1835–February 1839
	The Marquess of Normanby	February–August 1839
First Lord of the Admiralty	The Lord Auckland	April–September 1835
	The Earl of Minto	September 1835–August 1839
Chancellor of the Exchequer	Thomas Spring Rice	April 1835–August 1839
President of the Board of Trade	Charles Poulett Thomson	April 1835–August 1839
President of the Board of Control	Sir John Cam Hobhouse	April 1835–August 1839
First Commissioner of Woods and Forests	Viscount Duncannon	April 1835–August 1839
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Lord Holland	April 1835–August 1839
Secretary at War	Viscount Howick	April 1835–August 1839

Viscount Duncannon served concurrently as Lord Privy Seal and First Commissioner of Woods and Forests.
See here for a more detailed list, including those not in the Cabinet.

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