The Conservative government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in 1858 and ended in 1859 was led by Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby in the House of Lords and Benjamin Disraeli in the House of Commons.
History After the collapse of Lord Palmerston's first government, the Conservative leader Lord Derby again formed a minority government, with Benjamin Disraeli as Chancellor of the Exchequer. The government oversaw the establishment of Crown rule in India, but was still not strong enough to retain power, falling in June 1859. Lord Palmerston then returned, forming his second ministry.
Cabinet
February 1858 – June 1859 OfficeNameTermFirst Lord of the TreasuryLeader of the House of LordsEdward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of DerbyFebruary 1858 – June 1859Lord ChancellorFrederic Thesiger, 1st Baron ChelmsfordFebruary 1858 – June 1859Lord President of the CouncilJames Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of SalisburyFebruary 1858 – June 1859Lord Privy SealCharles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of HardwickeFebruary 1858 – June 1859Home SecretarySpencer Horatio WalpoleFebruary 1858 – March 1859T.H.S. Sotheron EstcourtMarch–June 1859Foreign SecretaryJames Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of MalmesburyFebruary 1858 – June 1859Secretary of State for the ColoniesLord StanleyFebruary–June 1858Sir Edward Bulwer-LyttonJune 1858 – June 1859Secretary of State for WarGeneral Jonathan PeelFebruary 1858 – June 1859Secretary of State for IndiaLord StanleySeptember 1858 – June 1859First Lord of the AdmiraltySir John Pakington, BtFebruary 1858 – June 1859President of the Board of ControlEdward Law, 1st Earl of EllenboroughFebruary–June 1858Lord StanleyJune–September 1858 replaced by the India OfficeChancellor of the ExchequerLeader of the House of CommonsBenjamin DisraeliFebruary 1858 – June 1859President of the Board of TradeJ.W. HenleyFebruary 1858 – June 1859First Commissioner of WorksLord John MannersFebruary 1858 – June 1859
List of ministers Cabinet members are listed in bold face. Office Name Date Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Lords Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby 21 February 185811 June 1859 Chancellor of the Exchequer Leader of the House of Commons Benjamin Disraeli 26 February 1858 Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Sir William Jolliffe 2 March 1858 Financial Secretary to the Treasury George Alexander Hamilton 2 March 1858 Sir Stafford Northcote 21 January 1859 Junior Lords of the Treasury Lord Henry Lennox 1 March 185814 March 1859 Thomas Edward Taylor 1 March 185811 June 1859 Henry Whitmore 1 March 185811 June 1859 Peter Blackburn 15 March 185911 June 1859 Lord Chancellor Frederic Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford 26 February 1858 Lord President of the Council James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury 26 February 1858 Lord Privy Seal Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke 26 February 1858 Secretary of State for the Home Department Spencer Horatio Walpole 26 February 1858 Thomas H. Sotheron-Estcourt 3 March 1859 Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department Gathorne Hardy 26 February 1858 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury 26 February 1858 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs William Robert Seymour Vesey Fitzgerald 26 February 1858 Secretary of State for War Jonathan Peel 26 February 1858 Under-Secretary of State for War Charles Hardinge, 2nd Viscount Hardinge 8 March 1858 James St Clair-Erskine, 3rd Earl of Rosslyn 3 March 1859 Surveyor-General of the Ordnance vacant— Secretary of State for the Colonies Lord Stanley 26 February 1858 Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton 5 June 1858 Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon 26 February 1858 Secretary of State for India Lord Stanley 2 September 1858 Under-Secretary of State for India Henry James Baillie 30 September 1858 First Lord of the Admiralty Sir John Pakington 8 March 1858 First Secretary of the Admiralty Henry Thomas Lowry Corry 9 March 1858 Civil Lord of the Admiralty Lord Lovaine 8 March 1858 Frederick Lygon 9 March 1859 President of the Board of Control Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough 6 March 1858 Lord Stanley 5 June 1858 Joint Secretary to the Board of Control Henry James Baillie 6 March 1858 President of the Board of Trade Joseph Warner Henley 26 February 1858 Richard John Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of Donoughmore 3 March 1859 Vice-President of the Board of Trade Richard John Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of Donoughmore 6 April 1858 Lord Lovaine 3 March 1859 First Commissioner of Works Lord John Manners 26 February 1858 Vice-President of the Committee on Education Charles Bowyer Adderley 12 March 1858 President of the Board of Health Charles Bowyer Adderley 8 March 1858 Chief Secretary for Ireland Lord Naas 4 March 1858 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton 8 March 1858 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose 26 February 1858 Paymaster General Richard John Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of Donoughmore 6 April 1858 Lord Lovaine 3 March 1859 President of the Poor Law Board T.H.S. Sotheron Estcourt 6 March 1858 Earl of March 7 March 1859 Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor Law Board Frederick Winn Knight 12 March 1858 Postmaster-General Charles Edward Abbott, 2nd Baron Colchester 13 March 1858 Attorney General Sir Fitzroy Kelly 26 February 1858 Solicitor General Sir Hugh Cairns 26 February 1858 Judge Advocate General John Mowbray 13 March 1858 Lord Advocate John Inglis 1 March 1858 Charles Baillie 10 July 1858 David Mure 15 April 1859 Solicitor General for Scotland Charles Baillie 17 March 1858 David Mure 12 July 1858 George Patton 3 May 1859 Attorney General for Ireland James WhitesideFebruary 1858 Solicitor General for Ireland Henry George HughesFebruary 1858 Edmund Hayes 1859 Lord Steward of the Household Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter 26 February 1858 Lord Chamberlain of the Household George John Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr 26 February 1858 Master of the Horse Henry Charles Fitzroy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort 26 February 1858 Treasurer of the Household Lord Claud Hamilton 26 February 1858 Comptroller of the Household George Weld-Forester 26 February 1858 Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury 26 February 1858 Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard William Lennox Lascelles FitzGerald-de Ros, 23rd Baron de Ros 17 March 1858 Master of the Buckhounds John William Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich 26 February 1858 Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal Charles Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross 26 February 1858 Mistress of the Robes The Duchess of Manchester 26 February 1858 Lords in Waiting James Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam 26 February 185811 June 1859 George Holroyd, 2nd Earl of Sheffield 26 February 185811 June 1859 William Drummond, 7th Viscount Strathallan 26 February 185811 June 1859 Henry Hepburne-Scott, 7th Lord Polwarth 26 February 185811 June 1859 Edward Crofton, 2nd Baron Crofton 26 February 185811 June 1859 William Bateman-Hanbury, 2nd Baron Bateman 26 February 185811 June 1859 Richard Somerset, 2nd Baron Raglan 26 February 185811 June 1859
Notes
References British Historical Facts 1830–1900, by Chris Cook and Brendon Keith (The Macmillan Press 1975) pp. 21–22 SBN 333 13220 3