First Pitt ministry

William Pitt the Younger led the government of the Kingdom of Great Britain from 1783 to 1801.

First Pitt ministry
1783–1801
Date formed19 December 1783 (1783-12-19)
Date dissolved14 March 1801 (1801-03-14)
People and organisations
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterWilliam Pitt the Younger
Total no. of members38 appointments
Member parties
Status in legislature
Opposition party
Opposition leaders
History
Election(s)
Outgoing election1801 co-option
Legislature term(s)
PredecessorFox–North coalition
SuccessorAddington ministry

In 1800, the Acts of Union between Great Britain and Ireland were accepted by their respective parliaments, creating the new United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (UK), which would be governed by the former Parliament of Great Britain (now the UK Parliament). Pitt governed this new state for the first month of its existence, until differences with King George III over Catholic emancipation caused him to resign.

Cabinet

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
*19 December 1783 (1783-12-19)14 March 1801 (1801-03-14) Tory
Lord Chancellor23 December 1783 (1783-12-23)June 1792 (1792-06) Tory
28 January 1793 (1793-01-28)14 April 1801 (1801-04-14) Independent
Lord President of the Council19 December 1783 (1783-12-19)1 December 1784 (1784-12-01) Tory
1 December 1784 (1784-12-01)18 April 1794 (1794-04-18) Tory
1 July 1794 (1794-07-01)17 December 1794 (1794-12-17) Whig
17 December 1794 (1794-12-17)1 September 1796 (1796-09-01) Tory
21 September 1796 (1796-09-21)30 July 1801 (1801-07-30) Independent
Lord Privy Seal23 December 1783 (1783-12-23)27 November 1784 (1784-11-27) Independent
The Earl Gower
27 November 1784 (1784-11-27)1794 (1794) Tory
1794 (1794)16 July 1794 (1794-07-16) Whig
The Earl of Chatham
16 July 1794 (1794-07-16)14 February 1798 (1798-02-14) Independent
14 February 1798 (1798-02-14)5 February 1806 (1806-02-05) Tory
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs19 December 1783 (1783-12-19)23 December 1783 (1783-12-23) Tory
23 December 1783 (1783-12-23)May 1791 (1791-05) Tory
8 June 1791 (1791-06-08)20 February 1801 (1801-02-20) Tory
20 February 1801 (1801-02-20)14 May 1804 (1804-05-14) Tory
Secretary of State for War11 July 1794 (1794-07-11)17 March 1801 (1801-03-17) Tory
Secretary at War1794 (1794)1801 (1801) Whig
Secretary of State for the Home Department
The Earl Temple
19 December 1783 (1783-12-19)23 December 1783 (1783-12-23) Tory
23 December 1783 (1783-12-23)5 June 1789 (1789-06-05) Whig
The Lord Grenville
5 June 1789 (1789-06-05)8 June 1791 (1791-06-08) Tory
Henry Dundas
8 June 1791 (1791-06-08)11 July 1794 (1794-07-11) Tory
11 July 1794 (1794-07-11)30 July 1801 (1801-07-30) Whig
First Lord of the Admiralty1783 (1783)1788 (1788) Independent
The Earl of Chatham
1788 (1788)1794 (1794) Independent
The Earl Spencer
1794 (1794)1801 (1801) Whig
1801 (1801)1804 (1804) Whig
Master-General of the Ordnance1784 (1784)1795 (1795) Tory
1795 (1795)1801 (1801) Independent
President of the Board of Trade23 August 1786 (1786-08-23)7 June 1804 (1804-06-07) Tory
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland3 May 1783 (1783-05-03)12 February 1784 (1784-02-12) Independent
The Duke of Rutland
12 February 1784 (1784-02-12)27 October 1787 (1787-10-27) Independent
27 October 1787 (1787-10-27)24 October 1789 (1789-10-24) Tory
The Earl of Westmorland
24 October 1789 (1789-10-24)13 December 1794 (1794-12-13) Tory
The Earl Fitzwilliam
13 December 1794 (1794-12-13)13 March 1795 (1795-03-13) Whig
The Earl Camden
13 March 1795 (1795-03-13)14 June 1798 (1798-06-14) Tory
The Marquess Cornwallis
14 June 1798 (1798-06-14)27 April 1801 (1801-04-27) Independent

Changes

  • March 1784  The Duke of Rutland becomes Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, remaining also Lord Privy Seal.
  • December 1784  Lord Gower (Lord Stafford from 1786) succeeds Rutland as Lord Privy Seal (Rutland remains Viceroy of Ireland). Lord Camden succeeds Gower as Lord President.
  • November 1787  Lord Buckingham succeeds Rutland as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
  • July 1788  Lord Chatham, Pitt's elder brother, succeeds Lord Howe as First Lord of the Admiralty.
  • June 1789  William Grenville (Lord Grenville from 1790) succeeds Lord Sydney as Home Secretary.
  • October 1789  Lord Westmorland succeeds Buckingham as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
  • June 1791 
  • June 1792  Lord Thurlow resigns as Lord Chancellor. The Great Seal goes into commission.
  • January 1793  Lord Loughborough becomes Lord Chancellor.
  • July 1794 
  • December 1794 
    • Chatham succeeds Spencer as Lord Privy Seal.
    • Spencer succeeds Chatham as First Lord of the Admiralty.
    • Fitzwilliam succeeds Westmorland as Viceroy of Ireland.
    • Lord Mansfield succeeds Fitzwilliam as Lord President.
  • February 1795  Lord Cornwallis succeeds the Duke of Richmond as Master-General of the Ordnance.
  • March 1795  Camden succeeds Fitzwilliam as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
  • September 1796  Chatham succeeds Mansfield as Lord President. Chatham remains Lord Privy Seal.
  • February 1798  Westmorland succeeds Chatham as Lord Privy Seal. Chatham remains Lord President.
  • June 1798  Cornwallis succeeds Camden as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, remaining also Master-General of the Ordnance.
  • February 1801  Grenville, Spencer, and Windham resign from the Cabinet. The first two are succeeded by Lord Hawkesbury and Lord St Vincent, while Windham's successor is not in the Cabinet.

Notes

References

  • Cook, Chris; Stevenson, John (1980). British Historical Facts: 1760–1830. Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 978-0-333-21512-8.
  • Porritt, Edward (1909). "The Evolution of the Non-partisan Speaker". The Unreformed House of Commons. CUP Archive. p. 461.
  • Wakeman, Henry Offley (1909). Charles James Fox (3rd ed.). London: Gibbings. OL 7116684M.
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