Whig government, 1830–1834

The Whig government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in November 1830 and ended in November 1834 consisted of two ministries: the Grey ministry (from 1830 to July 1834) and then the first Melbourne ministry.

Lord Grey led the Government from 1830 to 1834. He was succeeded by Lord Melbourne upon his resignation.
Melbourne led the Government following the resignation of his predecessor in July 1834. He was dismissed in November.

History

The first wholly Whig government since 1783 came to power after the Duke of Wellington's Tory government lost a vote of no confidence on 15 November 1830. The government, led by the Earl Grey, passed the Great Reform Act in 1832, which brought about parliamentary reform, and enacted the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, bringing about the abolition of slavery in most of the British Empire.

However, King William IV dismissed Grey's successor Lord Melbourne in 1834 and asked Sir Robert Peel to form a government. Peel was out of the country at the time, so the Duke of Wellington formed a caretaker government.

Cabinets

The Earl Grey's Cabinet, November 1830 – July 1834
OfficeNameTerm
First Lord of the Treasury
Leader of the House of Lords		The Earl GreyNovember 1830 – July 1834
Lord ChancellorThe Lord BroughamNovember 1830 – July 1834
Lord President of the CouncilThe Marquess of LansdowneNovember 1830 – July 1834
Lord Privy SealThe Lord DurhamNovember 1830 – April 1833
The Earl of RiponApril 1833 – June 1834
The Earl of CarlisleJune 1834 – July 1834
Home SecretaryThe Viscount MelbourneNovember 1830 – July 1834
Foreign SecretaryThe Viscount PalmerstonNovember 1830 – July 1834
Secretary of State for War and the ColoniesThe Viscount GoderichNovember 1830 – April 1833
Edward Smith-StanleyApril 1833 – June 1834
Thomas Spring RiceJune 1834 – July 1834
First Lord of the AdmiraltySir James GrahamNovember 1830 – June 1834
The Lord AucklandJune – July 1834
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Leader of the House of Commons		Viscount AlthorpNovember 1830 – July 1834
President of the Board of ControlCharles GrantNovember 1830 – July 1834
Chief Secretary for IrelandEdward Smith-StanleyJune 1831 – March 1833
Postmaster-GeneralThe Duke of RichmondDecember 1830 – July 1834
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterThe Lord HollandNovember 1830 – July 1834
Paymaster of the ForcesLord John RussellJune 1831 – July 1834
Secretary at WarEdward ElliceJune – July 1834
Minister without PortfolioThe Earl of CarlisleNovember 1830 – June 1834

The Viscount Melbourne's Cabinet, July 1834 – November 1834
OfficeNameTerm
First Lord of the Treasury
Leader of the House of Lords		The Viscount MelbourneJuly–November 1834
Lord ChancellorThe Lord BroughamJuly–November 1834
Lord President of the CouncilThe Marquess of LansdowneJuly–November 1834
Lord Privy SealEarl of MulgraveJuly–November 1834
Home SecretaryViscount DuncannonJuly–November 1834
Foreign SecretaryThe Viscount PalmerstonJuly–November 1834
Secretary of State for War and the ColoniesThomas Spring RiceJuly–November 1834
First Lord of the AdmiraltyThe Lord AucklandJuly–November 1834
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Leader of the House of Commons		Viscount AlthorpJuly–November 1834
President of the Board of Trade
Treasurer of the Navy		Charles Poulett ThomsonJuly–November 1834
President of the Board of ControlCharles GrantJuly–November 1834
Master of the MintJames AbercrombyJuly–November 1834
First Commissioner of Woods and ForestsSir John Hobhouse, BtJuly–November 1834
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterThe Lord HollandJuly–November 1834
Paymaster of the ForcesLord John RussellJuly–November 1834
Secretary at WarEdward ElliceJuly–November 1834

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		 The Earl Grey 22 November 1830 –
 9 July 1834[lower-alpha 1]
The Viscount Melbourne 16 July 1834 –
 14 November 1834
Chancellor of the Exchequer Viscount Althorp[lower-alpha 2] 22 November 1830
Financial Secretary to the Treasury Thomas Spring-Rice 26 November 1830
Francis Baring 6 June 1834
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Edward Ellice 26 November 1830
Charles Wood 10 August 1832
Junior Lords of the Treasury The Lord Nugent 22 November 1830 –
 22 November 1832
Robert Vernon Smith 22 November 1830 –
 14 November 1834
Francis Baring 22 November 1830 –
 6 June 1834
Hon. George Ponsonby 22 November 1830 –
 14 November 1834
Thomas Francis Kennedy 22 November 1832 –
 9 April 1834
Robert Graham 9 April 1834 –
 14 November 1834
George Byng 20 June 1834 –
 14 November 1834
Lord Chancellor The Lord Brougham and Vaux 22 November 1830
Lord President of the Council The Marquess of Lansdowne 22 November 1830
Lord Privy Seal The Lord Durham[lower-alpha 3] 22 November 1830
The Earl of Ripon 3 April 1833
The Earl of Carlisle 5 June 1834
The Earl of Mulgrave 30 July 1834
Secretary of State for the Home Department The Viscount Melbourne 22 November 1830
Viscount Duncannon 19 July 1834
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department Hon. George Lamb 22 November 1830
Viscount Howick 13 January 1834
Edward Stanley 23 July 1834
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs The Viscount Palmerston 22 November 1830
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Sir George Shee 26 November 1830
Viscount Fordwich 13 November 1834
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies The Viscount Goderich 22 November 1830
Hon. Edward Smith-Stanley 3 April 1833
Thomas Spring Rice 5 June 1834
Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Viscount Howick 23 November 1830
Sir John Shaw-Lefevre 13 January 1834
Sir George Grey 16 July 1834
First Lord of the Admiralty Sir James Graham 22 November 1830
The Lord Auckland 7 June 1834
First Secretary to the Admiralty Hon. George Elliot 29 November 1830
Civil Lord of the Admiralty Henry Labouchere 8 June 1832
President of the Board of Control Charles Grant 1 December 1830
Secretary to the Board of Control Viscount Sandon 18 December 1830
Thomas Hyde Villiers 18 May 1831
Thomas Babington Macaulay 19 December 1832
Robert Gordon[lower-alpha 4] 26 December 1833 –
 14 November 1834
James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie[lower-alpha 4] 22 April 1834 –
 14 November 1834
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Lord Holland 25 November 1830
Chief Secretary for Ireland Hon. Edward Smith-Stanley[lower-alpha 5] 29 November 1830
Sir John Hobhouse 29 March 1833
Edward Littleton 18 May 1833
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland The Marquess of Anglesey 4 December 1830
The Marquess Wellesley 12 September 1833
Master of the Mint The Lord Auckland 14 December 1830
James Abercromby 13 June 1834
Paymaster of the Forces Lord John Russell[lower-alpha 6] 16 December 1830
Minister without Portfolio The Earl of Carlisle 22 November 1830 –
 5 June 1834
Postmaster-General The Duke of Richmond 11 December 1830
The Marquess Conyngham 5 July 1834
President of the Board of Trade The Lord Auckland 22 November 1830
Charles Poulett Thomson 5 June 1834
Vice-President of the Board of Trade Charles Poulett Thomson 22 November 1830
Henry Labouchere 5 June 1834
Secretary at War Charles Williams-Wynn 30 November 1830
Sir Henry Parnell 4 April 1831
Sir John Hobhouse 1 February 1832
Edward Ellice[lower-alpha 7] 6 April 1833
First Commissioner of Woods and Forests George Agar-Ellis 2 December 1830
Viscount Duncannon 7 February 1831
Sir John Hobhouse 22 July 1834
Treasurer of the Navy Charles Poulett Thomson 30 November 1830
Master-General of the Ordnance Sir James Kempt 11 December 1830
Treasurer of the Ordnance Thomas Creevey 31 January 1831
Surveyor-General of the Ordnance William Leader Maberly 12 January 1831
Charles Richard Fox 30 November 1832
Clerk of the Ordnance Charles Tennyson 30 December 1830
Thomas Francis Kennedy 8 February 1832
William Leader Maberly 30 November 1832
Andrew Leith Hay 19 June 1834
Storekeeper of the Ordnance Henry Duncan 30 December 1830
Attorney General Sir Thomas Denman 24 November 1830
Sir William Horne 26 November 1832
Sir John Campbell 1 March 1834
Solicitor General Sir William Horne 24 November 1830
Sir John Campbell 26 November 1832
Sir Charles Pepys 25 February 1834
Sir Robert Rolfe 6 November 1834
Judge Advocate General Sir Robert Grant 24 November 1830
Robert Cutlar Fergusson 19 June 1834
Lord Advocate Francis Jeffrey 3 December 1830
John Murray 17 May 1834
Solicitor General for Scotland Henry Cockburn 3 December 1830
Andrew Skene 5 November 1834
Attorney General for Ireland Edward Pennefather 23 December 1830
Francis Blackburne 11 January 1831
Solicitor General for Ireland Philip Cecil Crampton 23 December 1830
Michael O'Loghlen 21 October 1834
Lord Steward of the Household The Marquess Wellesley 23 November 1830
The Duke of Argyll 11 September 1833
Lord Chamberlain of the Household The Duke of Devonshire 22 November 1830
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Earl of Belfast 24 July 1830
Master of the Horse The Earl of Albemarle 24 November 1830
Treasurer of the Household Sir William Henry Fremantle 27 May 1826 –
 Continued in office
Comptroller of the Household Lord Robert Grosvenor 23 November 1830
Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners[lower-alpha 8] The 3rd Lord Foley 8 December 1830
The 4th Lord Foley 1 May 1833
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Marquess of Clanricarde 1 December 1830
The Earl of Gosford 16 July 1834
Master of the Buckhounds The Viscount Anson[lower-alpha 9] 24 November 1830
Notes
  1. The Government resigned 8 May 1832 and resumed 17 May 1832.
  2. Aso Leader of the House of Commons until 1834.
  3. Created Earl of Durham 23 March 1833.
  4. Joint Secretary from 22 April 1834.
  5. Entered the Cabinet 16 June 1831.
  6. Entered the Cabinet 16 June 1831; also Leader of the House of Commons 1834.
  7. entered the Cabinet 20 June 1834.
  8. Office renamed Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms 17 March 1834.
  9. Created Earl of Lichfield 15 September 1831.

References
  • C. Cook and B. Keith, British Historical Facts 1830–1900
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