Broad Bottom ministry
The Broad Bottom ministry was the factional coalition government of Great Britain between 1744 and 1754.[1] It was led by the two Pelham brothers in Parliament, Prime Minister Henry Pelham in the House of Commons and the Duke of Newcastle in the House of Lords.Early in 1746 the King wished a change of prime minister, and Pelham lost power, but only briefly.On returning to office he put in place a strengthened broad coalition of Whigs.The second Broad Bottom administration lasted from Pelham's resumption of power until his death in 1754.
broad bottom governmentCarteret ministryHenry PelhamPrime Minister of Great BritainThomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of NewcastleSecretary of Statecoalition governmentGreat BritainParliamentHouse of Commonsthe Duke of NewcastleHouse of Lordsthe Kingonly brieflyFirst Lord of the TreasuryChancellor of the ExchequerLord ChancellorThe Lord HardwickeLord President of the CouncilThe Earl of HarringtonThe Duke of DorsetThe Earl GranvilleLord Privy SealThe Lord GowerSecretary of State for the Southern DepartmentThe Duke of BedfordThe Earl of HoldernessSecretary of State for the Northern DepartmentThe Earl of ChesterfieldMaster-General of the OrdnanceThe Duke of MontaguFirst Lord of the AdmiraltyThe Earl of SandwichThe Lord AnsonKeeper of the Great Seal of ScotlandThe Duke of ArgyllSecretary of State for ScotlandThe Marquess of TweeddaleLord Chamberlain of the HouseholdThe Duke of GraftonMaster of the HorseThe Duke of RichmondMarquess of Hartington1747 British general electionHenry FoxSecretary at WarWilliam PittPaymaster of the ForcesColley, LindaHaydn, JosephGovernment of Great BritainShort-lived ministryFirst Newcastle ministryBritish governmentsGodolphin–MarlboroughHarleyTownshendStanhope–Sunderland IStanhope–Sunderland IIWalpole–TownshendWalpoleCarteretShort-livedNewcastle IPitt–Devonshire1757 CaretakerPitt–Newcastle (Newcastle II)GrenvilleRockingham IChathamGraftonRockingham IIShelburneFox–North (Portland I)Pitt IUK (GB and Ire)AddingtonPitt IIAll the TalentsPortland IIPercevalLiverpoolCanningGoderichWellington–PeelMelbourne IWellington CaretakerPeel IMelbourne IIPeel IIRussell IWho? Who? (Derby–Disraeli I)AberdeenPalmerston IDerby–Disraeli IIPalmerston IIRussell IIDerby–Disraeli III (Disraeli I)Gladstone IDisraeli IIGladstone IISalisbury IGladstone IIISalisbury IIGladstone IVRoseberySalisbury III and IVBalfourCampbell-BannermanAsquith I–IIIAsquith CoalitionLloyd George I and IIUK (GB and NI)Baldwin IMacDonald IBaldwin IIMacDonald IINational Government INational Government IINational Government IIINational Government IVChamberlain WarChurchill WarChurchill CaretakerAttlee I and IIChurchill III