Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (7 June 1770 – 4 December 1828) was a British Tories (British political party), Tory statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1812 to 1827. Before becoming Prime Minister ...

was invited by the

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to form a government on 8 June 1812. This is a list of members of the

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in office under the leadership of Lord Liverpool from 1812 to 1827. He was appointed

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by the Prince Regent after the

assassination of Spencer Perceval On 11 May 1812, at about 5:15 pm, Spencer Perceval, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, prime minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, was shot dead in the lobby of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Hous ...

History

Cabinet

1812–1827

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John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon, (4 June 1751 – 13 January 1838) was a British barrister and politician. He served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain between 1801 and 1806 and again between 1807 and 1827. Early life Background Eldon ...

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Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby, PC, FSA (22 December 176226 December 1847) was a prominent British politician of the Pittite faction and the Tory party. Background and education Born in London, Ryder was the eldest son of Nathaniel Ryd ...

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* John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland –

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* Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth –

Secretary of State for the Home Department The secretary of state for the Home Department, more commonly known as the home secretary, is a senior minister of the Crown in the Government of the United Kingdom and the head of the Home Office. The position is a Great Office of State, maki ...

Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, (18 June 1769 – 12 August 1822), usually known as Lord Castlereagh, derived from the courtesy title Viscount Castlereagh ( ) by which he was styled from 1796 to 1821, was an Kingdom of Ireland, Ir ...

(Lord Londonderry after 1821) –

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Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst (22 May 1762 – 27 July 1834), was a High Tory, High church, High Church Tories (British political party), Pittite. He was an MP for thirty years before ennoblement. A personal friend of William Pitt the Young ...

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* Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville –

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* Nicholas Vansittart –

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Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave General Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave, (14 February 17557 April 1831), styled The Honourable Henry Phipps until 1792 and known as The Lord Mulgrave from 1792 to 1812, was a British Army officer and politician who served as Foreign Secret ...

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Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire, (6 May 17604 February 1816), styled Lord Hobart from 1798 to 1804, was a British Tory politician. Life Buckinghamshire was born at Hampden House, the son of George Hobart, 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshi ...

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President of the Board of Control President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

* Charles Bathurst –

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* John Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden –

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Changes

*Late 1812 – Lord Camden leaves the Cabinet *September 1814 – William Wellesley-Pole (Lord Maryborough from 1821), the

Master of the Mint Master of the Mint is a title within the Royal Mint given to the most senior person responsible for its operation. It was an office in the governments of Scotland and England, and later Great Britain and then the United Kingdom, between the 16th ...

, enters the Cabinet *February 1816 –

George Canning George Canning (; 11 April 17708 August 1827) was a British Tory statesman. He held various senior cabinet positions under numerous prime ministers, including two important terms as foreign secretary, finally becoming Prime Minister of the U ...

succeeds Lord Buckinghamshire at the Board of Control *January 1818 – Frederick John Robinson, the

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, enters the Cabinet *January 1819 –

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Field marshal (United Kingdom), Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (; 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was a British Army officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during t ...

succeeds Lord Mulgrave as Master-General of the Ordnance. Lord Mulgrave becomes

*1820 – Lord Mulgrave leaves the cabinet *January 1821 – Charles Bathurst succeeds Canning as President of the Board of Control, remaining also at the Duchy of Lancaster *January 1822 –

Robert Peel Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet (5 February 1788 – 2 July 1850), was a British Conservative statesman who twice was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834–1835, 1841–1846), and simultaneously was Chancellor of the Exchequer (1834–183 ...

succeeds Lord Sidmouth as Home Secretary *February 1822 – Charles Williams-Wynn succeeds Charles Bathurst at the Board of Control. Bathurst remains at the Duchy of Lancaster and in the Cabinet *September 1822 – Following the suicide of Lord Londonderry,

becomes Foreign Secretary and Leader of the House of Commons *January 1823 – Vansittart, elevated to the peerage as Lord Bexley, succeeds Charles Bathurst as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. F.J. Robinson succeeds Vansittart as Chancellor of the Exchequer. He is succeeded at the Board of Trade by William Huskisson *1823 – Lord Maryborough, the Master of the Mint, leaves the Cabinet. His successor in the office is not a Cabinet member

Full list of ministers

Members of the Cabinet are in bold face. ;Notes

References

* Chris Cook and John Stevenson, ''British Historical Facts 1760–1830'' * Joseph Haydn and Horace Ockerby, ''The Book of Dignities'' {{British ministries British ministries 1812 establishments in the United Kingdom 1827 disestablishments in the United Kingdom 1810s in the United Kingdom 1820s in the United Kingdom Ministries of George III Ministries of George IV Cabinets established in 1812 Cabinets disestablished in 1827 Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool