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Conservative Government 1886-1892
The Marquess of Salisbury formed his second ministry, in an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party, following the 1886 general election and his reappointment as the British prime minister by Queen Victoria. Cabinet August 1886 to January 1887 January 1887 to August 1892 In 1887 a Liberal Unionist, George Goschen, joined the ministry as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Changes *February 1888 Sir Michael Hicks Beach succeeds Lord Stanley of Preston as President of the Board of Trade. *September 1889 Henry Chaplin enters the Cabinet as President of the Board of Agriculture. *October 1891Arthur Balfour succeeds the late William Henry Smith as First Lord of the Treasury and Leader of the House of Commons. William Jackson succeeds him as Chief Secretary for Ireland. List of ministers Notes References * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Salisbury 2 British ministries Government A government is the system or group of people gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Premiership Of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess Of Salisbury
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (; 3 February 183022 August 1903) was a British statesman and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times for a total of over thirteen years. He was also Foreign Secretary for much of his tenure, and during his last two years of office he was Lord Privy Seal, Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal. He avoided alignments or alliances, maintaining the policy of "splendid isolation". Lord Robert Cecil, also known as Lord Salisbury, was first elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons in 1854 and served as Secretary of State for India in Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, Lord Derby's Conservative government 1866–1867. In 1874, under Benjamin Disraeli, Disraeli, Salisbury returned as Secretary of State for India, and, in 1878, was appointed foreign secretary, and played a leading part in the Congress of Berlin. After Disrae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
