Second Peel ministry
Peel came to power for a second time after the Conservative victory in the General Election caused the Whig government of Lord Melbourne to resign.Henry Goulburn was Chancellor of the Exchequer, the future Prime Minister Lord Aberdeen Foreign Secretary and Sir James Graham Home Secretary.William Gladstone, who was yet to join the Liberal Party, became a member of the cabinet for the first time in 1843 when he was appointed President of the Board of Trade.His future rival Benjamin Disraeli was overlooked by Peel and was a sharp critic of the government.The government was brought down by Peel's decision in 1846 to support the repeal of the Corn Laws, leading to a split in the Tory party and the formation of a Whig government under Lord John Russell.
Robert Richard ScanlanQueen VictoriaSir Robert PeelConservative PartyLord John RussellHouse of CommonsThe Viscount MelbourneThe Marquess of LansdowneHouse of Lords1841 general electionSecond Melbourne ministryFirst Russell ministryUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland1846 vote of no confidence in the government of Robert PeelConservativeGeneral ElectionWhig governmentLord MelbourneHenry GoulburnChancellor of the ExchequerLord AberdeenForeign SecretarySir James GrahamHome SecretaryWilliam GladstoneLiberal PartyPresident of the Board of TradeBenjamin DisraeliCorn LawsPortrait of Sir Robert PeelJohn LinnellFirst Lord of the TreasuryLeader of the House of CommonsLord ChancellorThe Lord LyndhurstLord President of the CouncilThe Lord WharncliffeThe Duke of BuccleuchLord Privy SealThe Duke of BuckinghamThe Earl of HaddingtonThe Earl of AberdeenSecretary of State for War and the ColoniesLord StanleyFirst Lord of the AdmiraltyThe Earl of EllenboroughPresident of the Board of ControlThe Lord EllenboroughThe Lord FitzGeraldThe Earl of RiponFirst Commissioner of Woods and ForestsEarl of LincolnChancellor of the Duchy of LancasterThe Lord Granville SomersetSecretary at WarSir Henry HardingeSidney HerbertPaymaster GeneralSir Edward KnatchbullChief Secretary for IrelandMinister without PortfolioLeader of the House of LordsThe Duke of WellingtonLord WharnecliffeCabinetPrime MinisterParliamentary Secretary to the TreasurySir Thomas FremantleJohn YoungFinancial Secretary to the TreasurySir George ClerkEdward CardwellJunior Lords of the TreasuryJames Milnes GaskellHenry Bingham BaringAlexander PercevalAlexander PringleLord Arthur LennoxWilliam Forbes MackenzieWilliam CrippsHon. Swynfen CarnegieRalph NevilleThe Duke of Buckingham and ChandosSecretary of State for the Home DepartmentUnder-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentJohn Manners-SuttonSecretary of State for Foreign AffairsParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsThe Viscount CanningGeorge SmytheUnder-Secretary of State for War and the ColoniesGeorge William HopeThe Lord LytteltonFirst Secretary of the AdmiraltyHenry Lowry-CorryCivil Lord of the AdmiraltyHenry FitzroyJoint Secretaries of the Board of ControlJames Emerson TennentBingham BaringViscount JocelynViscount MahonLord Granville SomersetThe Earl of DalhousieVice-President of the Board of TradeLord EliotLord Lieutenant of IrelandThe Earl de GreyThe Lord HeytesburyMaster of the MintMaster-General of the OrdnanceSir George MurraySurveyor-General of the OrdnanceJonathan PeelClerk of the OrdnanceHenry George BolderoStorekeeper of the OrdnanceFrancis Robert BonhamSir Thomas HastingsPostmaster-GeneralViscount LowtherThe Earl of St GermansAttorney GeneralSir Frederick PollockSir William Webb FollettSir Frederic Thesiger