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navigation-not-searchable">"Government of All the Talents" redirects here. For the term under Gordon Brown, see <a href="/wiki/Premiership_of_Gordon_Brown#"Government_of_All_the_Talents"" title="Premiership of Gordon Brown">Premiership of Gordon Brown § "Government of All the Talents"</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Grenville coalition" redirects here. Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/Grenville_ministry" title="Grenville ministry">Grenville ministry</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charon%27s_Boat.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A group of naked British Whig politicians, including three Grenvilles, Sheridan, St. Vincent, Moira, Temple, Erskine, Howick, Petty, Whitbread, Sheridan, Windham, and Tomline, Bishop of Lincoln, crossing the river Styx in a boat named the Broad Bottom Packet. Sidmouth's head emerges from the water next to the boat. The boat's torn sail has inscription "Catholic Emancipation" and the centre mast is crowned with the Prince of Wales feathers and motto "Ich Dien". On the far side the shades of Cromwell, Charles Fox and Robespierre wave to them. Overhead, on brooms, are the Three Fates; to the left a three-headed dog. Above the boat three birds soil the boat and politicians." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Charon%27s_Boat.jpg/330px-Charon%27s_Boat.jpg" decoding="async" width="330" height="236" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Charon%27s_Boat.jpg/495px-Charon%27s_Boat.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Charon%27s_Boat.jpg/660px-Charon%27s_Boat.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4264" data-file-height="3044" /></a><figcaption>A caricature of the ministry's break-up: <a href="/wiki/James_Gillray" title="James Gillray">James Gillray</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Charon_(mythology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Charon (mythology)">Charon</a>'s Boat.—or—the Ghosts of "all the Talents" taking their last voyage</i> (1807). <a href="/wiki/Charles_Grey,_2nd_Earl_Grey" title="Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey">Charles Grey, Lord Howick</a> rows and <a href="/wiki/John_Jervis,_1st_Earl_of_St_Vincent" title="John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent">John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent</a> steers.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Ministry of All the Talents</b> was a <a href="/wiki/National_unity_government" title="National unity government">national unity government</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> formed by <a href="/wiki/William_Grenville,_1st_Baron_Grenville" title="William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville">William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville</a>, on his appointment as Prime Minister on 11 February 1806, following the death of <a href="/wiki/William_Pitt_the_Younger" title="William Pitt the Younger">William Pitt the Younger</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_All_the_Talents&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With the country remaining <a href="/wiki/War_of_the_Third_Coalition" title="War of the Third Coalition">at war</a>, Grenville aimed to form the strongest possible government and so included most leading politicians from almost all groupings, although some followers of the younger Pitt, led by <a href="/wiki/George_Canning" title="George Canning">George Canning</a>, refused to join. </p><p>The inclusion of <a href="/wiki/Charles_James_Fox" title="Charles James Fox">Charles James Fox</a> surprised some as King <a href="/wiki/George_III_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="George III of the United Kingdom">George III</a> had previously been very hostile to Fox, but the King's willingness to put aside past enmities for the sake of national unity encouraged many others to join or support the government as well. The ministry boasted a fairly progressive agenda, much of it inherited from Pitt. </p><p>The Ministry of All the Talents had comparatively little success, failing to bring the sought-after peace with France. In fact, the war continued for nearly another decade. It did, however, <a href="/wiki/Slave_Trade_Act_1807" title="Slave Trade Act 1807">abolish the slave trade in Britain in 1807</a> before breaking up in 1807 over the question of <a href="/wiki/Catholic_emancipation" title="Catholic emancipation">Catholic emancipation</a>. </p><p>It was succeeded by the <a href="/wiki/Second_Portland_ministry" title="Second Portland ministry">Second Portland ministry</a>, headed by <a href="/wiki/William_Cavendish-Bentinck,_3rd_Duke_of_Portland" title="William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland">William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_ministers">List of ministers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_All_the_Talents&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: List of ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Members of the Cabinet are in <b>bold</b> face. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1st_Baron_Grenville.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/1st_Baron_Grenville.jpg/220px-1st_Baron_Grenville.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="269" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/1st_Baron_Grenville.jpg/330px-1st_Baron_Grenville.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/1st_Baron_Grenville.jpg/440px-1st_Baron_Grenville.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="2939" /></a><figcaption><i><a href="/wiki/Portrait_of_Lord_Grenville" title="Portrait of Lord Grenville">Portrait of Lord Grenville</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/John_Hoppner" title="John Hoppner">John Hoppner</a>. Grenville, a former ally of <a href="/wiki/Pitt_the_Younger" class="mw-redirect" title="Pitt the Younger">Pitt the Younger</a>, led the government during its thirteen months in office.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Joshua_Reynolds_(1723-92)_-_Francis_Rawdon-Hastings_(1754-1826),_Second_Earl_of_Moira_and_First_Marquess_of_Hastings_-_RCIN_407508_-_Royal_Collection.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds_%281723-92%29_-_Francis_Rawdon-Hastings_%281754-1826%29%2C_Second_Earl_of_Moira_and_First_Marquess_of_Hastings_-_RCIN_407508_-_Royal_Collection.jpg/220px-Sir_Joshua_Reynolds_%281723-92%29_-_Francis_Rawdon-Hastings_%281754-1826%29%2C_Second_Earl_of_Moira_and_First_Marquess_of_Hastings_-_RCIN_407508_-_Royal_Collection.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="358" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds_%281723-92%29_-_Francis_Rawdon-Hastings_%281754-1826%29%2C_Second_Earl_of_Moira_and_First_Marquess_of_Hastings_-_RCIN_407508_-_Royal_Collection.jpg/330px-Sir_Joshua_Reynolds_%281723-92%29_-_Francis_Rawdon-Hastings_%281754-1826%29%2C_Second_Earl_of_Moira_and_First_Marquess_of_Hastings_-_RCIN_407508_-_Royal_Collection.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Sir_Joshua_Reynolds_%281723-92%29_-_Francis_Rawdon-Hastings_%281754-1826%29%2C_Second_Earl_of_Moira_and_First_Marquess_of_Hastings_-_RCIN_407508_-_Royal_Collection.jpg/440px-Sir_Joshua_Reynolds_%281723-92%29_-_Francis_Rawdon-Hastings_%281754-1826%29%2C_Second_Earl_of_Moira_and_First_Marquess_of_Hastings_-_RCIN_407508_-_Royal_Collection.jpg 2x" data-file-width="923" data-file-height="1500" /></a><figcaption><i><a href="/wiki/Portrait_of_Lord_Moira" title="Portrait of Lord Moira">Portrait of Lord Moira</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Joshua_Reynolds" title="Joshua Reynolds">Joshua Reynolds</a>. Moira represented the supporters of the <a href="/wiki/George_IV" title="George IV">Prince of Wales</a> in the cabinet.</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th>Office </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Date </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Treasury" title="First Lord of the Treasury">First Lord of the Treasury</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Lords" title="Leader of the House of Lords">Leader of the House of Lords</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/William_Grenville,_1st_Baron_Grenville" title="William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville">The Lord Grenville</a></b> </td> <td>11 February 1806 – <br /> 31 March 1807 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer" title="Chancellor of the Exchequer">Chancellor of the Exchequer</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Henry_Petty-Fitzmaurice,_3rd_Marquess_of_Lansdowne" title="Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne">Lord Henry Petty</a></b> </td> <td>11 February 1806 – <br /> 31 March 1807 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Secretary to the Treasury">Joint Secretaries to the Treasury</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Vansittart,_1st_Baron_Bexley" title="Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley">Nicholas Vansittart</a> </td> <td>February 1806 – <br /> March 1807 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_King_(official)" title="John King (official)">John King</a> </td> <td>February – <br /> July 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Fremantle_(politician)" title="William Fremantle (politician)">William Henry Fremantle</a> </td> <td>July 1806 – <br /> March 1807 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lord_of_the_Treasury" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord of the Treasury">Junior Lords of the Treasury</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Spencer,_3rd_Earl_Spencer" title="John Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer">Viscount Althorp</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/William_Wickham_(1761%E2%80%931840)" class="mw-redirect" title="William Wickham (1761–1840)">William Wickham</a><br />and <a href="/wiki/John_Courtenay_(1738%E2%80%931816)" title="John Courtenay (1738–1816)">John Courtenay</a> </td> <td>11 February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Chancellor" title="Lord Chancellor">Lord Chancellor</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Erskine,_1st_Baron_Erskine" title="Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine">The Lord Erskine</a></b> </td> <td>February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lord_President_of_the_Council" title="Lord President of the Council">Lord President of the Council</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/William_Fitzwilliam,_4th_Earl_Fitzwilliam" title="William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam">The Earl Fitzwilliam</a></b> </td> <td>19 February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Henry_Addington,_1st_Viscount_Sidmouth" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth">The Viscount Sidmouth</a></b> </td> <td>8 October 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Privy_Seal" title="Lord Privy Seal">Lord Privy Seal</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Henry_Addington,_1st_Viscount_Sidmouth" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth">The Viscount Sidmouth</a></b> </td> <td>February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Henry_Vassall-Fox,_3rd_Baron_Holland" title="Henry Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland">The Lord Holland</a></b> </td> <td>8 October 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_the_Home_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for the Home Department">Secretary of State for the Home Department</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/George_Spencer,_2nd_Earl_Spencer" title="George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer">The Earl Spencer</a></b> </td> <td>5 February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State_for_the_Home_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department">Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Williams-Wynn_(1775%E2%80%931850)" title="Charles Williams-Wynn (1775–1850)">Charles Williams-Wynn</a> </td> <td>February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Foreign_Affairs_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (UK)">Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Commons" title="Leader of the House of Commons">Leader of the House of Commons</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Charles_James_Fox" title="Charles James Fox">Charles James Fox</a></b> </td> <td>7 February 1806 – <br /> 13 September 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Charles_Grey,_2nd_Earl_Grey" title="Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey">Viscount Howick</a></b> </td> <td>24 September 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Foreign_Affairs" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs">Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Walpole_(British_Army_officer)" title="George Walpole (British Army officer)">George Walpole</a><br />and <a href="/wiki/Sir_Francis_Vincent,_3rd_Baronet" title="Sir Francis Vincent, 3rd Baronet">Sir Francis Vincent</a> </td> <td>February 1806 – <br /> March 1807 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_War_and_the_Colonies" title="Secretary of State for War and the Colonies">Secretary of State for War and the Colonies</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/William_Windham" title="William Windham">William Windham</a></b> </td> <td>February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State_for_War_and_the_Colonies" title="Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies">Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Sir_George_Shee,_1st_Baronet" title="Sir George Shee, 1st Baronet">Sir George Shee</a><br />and <a href="/wiki/Sir_James_Cockburn,_9th_Baronet" title="Sir James Cockburn, 9th Baronet">Sir James Cockburn</a> </td> <td>February 1806 – <br /> March 1807 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="First Lord of the Admiralty">First Lord of the Admiralty</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Charles_Grey,_2nd_Earl_Grey" title="Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey">Charles Grey</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>10 February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Grenville" title="Thomas Grenville">Thomas Grenville</a></b> </td> <td>29 September 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/First_Secretary_to_the_Admiralty" class="mw-redirect" title="First Secretary to the Admiralty">First Secretary to the Admiralty</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Marsden_(orientalist)" title="William Marsden (orientalist)">William Marsden</a> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Commissioner_of_the_Admiralty" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty">Civil Lords of the Admiralty</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Sir_Philip_Stephens,_1st_Baronet" title="Sir Philip Stephens, 1st Baronet">Sir Philip Stephens</a> </td> <td>10 February – <br /> 23 October 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_William_Russell" title="Lord William Russell">Lord William Russell</a><br />and <a href="/wiki/William_Edwardes,_2nd_Baron_Kensington" title="William Edwardes, 2nd Baron Kensington">The Lord Kensington</a> </td> <td>10 February 1806 – <br /> 31 March 1807 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Frankland_(1761%E2%80%931816)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William Frankland (1761–1816) (page does not exist)">William Frankland</a> </td> <td>23 October 1806 – <br /> 31 March 1807 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Board_of_Trade" title="President of the Board of Trade">President of the Board of Trade</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Eden,_1st_Baron_Auckland" title="William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland">The Lord Auckland</a> </td> <td>5 February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Vice-President_of_the_Board_of_Trade" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice-President of the Board of Trade">Vice-President of the Board of Trade</a><sup id="cite_ref-Temple_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Temple-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville,_1st_Duke_of_Buckingham_and_Chandos" title="Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos">Earl Temple</a> </td> <td>5 February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Board_of_Control" title="President of the Board of Control">President of the Board of Control</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound,_1st_Earl_of_Minto" title="Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto">The Lord Minto</a> </td> <td>12 February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Grenville" title="Thomas Grenville">Thomas Grenville</a></b> </td> <td>16 July 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/George_Tierney" title="George Tierney">George Tierney</a></b> </td> <td>1 October 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_to_the_Board_of_Control" title="Secretary to the Board of Control">Secretary to the Board of Control</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Creevey" title="Thomas Creevey">Thomas Creevey</a> </td> <td>14 February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Duchy_of_Lancaster" title="Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster">Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Smith-Stanley,_12th_Earl_of_Derby" title="Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby">The Earl of Derby</a> </td> <td>12 February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Master-General_of_the_Ordnance" title="Master-General of the Ordnance">Master-General of the Ordnance</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Francis_Rawdon-Hastings,_1st_Marquess_of_Hastings" title="Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings">The Earl of Moira</a></b> </td> <td>February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-General_of_the_Ordnance" title="Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance">Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Trigge" title="Thomas Trigge">Sir Thomas Trigge</a> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Treasurer_of_the_Ordnance" title="Treasurer of the Ordnance">Treasurer of the Ordnance</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Davison" title="Alexander Davison">Alexander Davison</a> </td> <td>20 February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Surveyor-General_of_the_Ordnance" title="Surveyor-General of the Ordnance">Surveyor-General of the Ordnance</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Murray_Hadden" title="James Murray Hadden">James Murray Hadden</a> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Clerk_of_the_Ordnance" title="Clerk of the Ordnance">Clerk of the Ordnance</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Calcraft_(the_younger)" title="John Calcraft (the younger)">John Calcraft</a> </td> <td>22 February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Clerk_of_the_Deliveries_of_the_Ordnance" title="Clerk of the Deliveries of the Ordnance">Clerk of the Deliveries of the Ordnance</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Lloyd_(baronet)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Lloyd (baronet)">James Lloyd</a> </td> <td>12 March 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Storekeeper_of_the_Ordnance" title="Storekeeper of the Ordnance">Storekeeper of the Ordnance</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Sir_John_McMahon,_1st_Baronet" title="Sir John McMahon, 1st Baronet">John McMahon</a> </td> <td>22 February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Treasurer_of_the_Navy" title="Treasurer of the Navy">Treasurer of the Navy</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Brinsley_Sheridan" title="Richard Brinsley Sheridan">Richard Brinsley Sheridan</a> </td> <td>February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_at_War" title="Secretary at War">Secretary at War</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_FitzPatrick" title="Richard FitzPatrick">Richard FitzPatrick</a> </td> <td>February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Master_of_the_Mint" title="Master of the Mint">Master of the Mint</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Charles_Spencer" title="Lord Charles Spencer">Lord Charles Spencer</a> </td> <td>February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Bathurst" title="Charles Bathurst">Charles Bathurst</a> </td> <td>October 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Paymaster_of_the_Forces" title="Paymaster of the Forces">Paymaster of the Forces</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville,_1st_Duke_of_Buckingham_and_Chandos" title="Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos">Earl Temple</a><br />and <a href="/wiki/Lord_John_Townshend" title="Lord John Townshend">Lord John Townshend</a> </td> <td>February 1806 – <br /> March 1807 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Postmaster_General_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Postmaster General of the United Kingdom">Postmaster General</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Proby,_1st_Earl_of_Carysfort" title="John Proby, 1st Earl of Carysfort">The Earl of Carysfort</a><br />and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Hobart,_4th_Earl_of_Buckinghamshire" title="Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire">The Earl of Buckinghamshire</a> </td> <td>February 1806 – <br /> March 1807 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Minister_without_portfolio_(United_Kingdom)" title="Minister without portfolio (United Kingdom)">Minister without Portfolio</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/William_Fitzwilliam,_4th_Earl_Fitzwilliam" title="William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam">The Earl Fitzwilliam</a></b> </td> <td>October 1806 – <br /> March 1807 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Lieutenant_of_Ireland" title="Lord Lieutenant of Ireland">Lord Lieutenant of Ireland</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Russell,_6th_Duke_of_Bedford" title="John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford">The Duke of Bedford</a> </td> <td>12 March 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Lennox,_4th_Duke_of_Richmond" title="Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond">The Duke of Richmond</a> </td> <td>11 April 1807 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_for_Ireland" title="Chief Secretary for Ireland">Chief Secretary for Ireland</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Elliot_(Irish_politician)" title="William Elliot (Irish politician)">William Elliot</a> </td> <td>February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Chief_Justice_of_England_and_Wales" title="Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales">Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Edward_Law,_1st_Baron_Ellenborough" title="Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough">The Lord Ellenborough</a></b> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_for_England_and_Wales" title="Attorney General for England and Wales">Attorney General</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Piggott" title="Arthur Piggott">Sir Arthur Piggott</a> </td> <td>12 February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Solicitor_General_for_England_and_Wales" title="Solicitor General for England and Wales">Solicitor General</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Romilly" title="Samuel Romilly">Sir Samuel Romilly</a> </td> <td>12 February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Judge_Advocate_General_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Judge Advocate General (United Kingdom)">Judge Advocate General</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Nathaniel_Bond_(born_1754)" title="Nathaniel Bond (born 1754)">Nathaniel Bond</a> </td> <td>8 March 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Advocate" title="Lord Advocate">Lord Advocate</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Erskine_(lawyer)" title="Henry Erskine (lawyer)">Henry Erskine</a> </td> <td>February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Solicitor_General_for_Scotland" title="Solicitor General for Scotland">Solicitor General for Scotland</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Clerk,_Lord_Eldin" title="John Clerk, Lord Eldin">John Clerk</a> </td> <td>February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_for_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Attorney General for Ireland">Attorney General for Ireland</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Plunket,_1st_Baron_Plunket" title="William Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket">William Plunket</a> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Solicitor_General_for_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Solicitor General for Ireland">Solicitor General for Ireland</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Kendal_Bushe" title="Charles Kendal Bushe">Charles Kendal Bushe</a> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Steward_of_the_Household" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Steward of the Household">Lord Steward of the Household</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Heneage_Finch,_4th_Earl_of_Aylesford" title="Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford">The Earl of Aylesford</a> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Treasurer_of_the_Household" title="Treasurer of the Household">Treasurer of the Household</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Bennet,_5th_Earl_of_Tankerville" title="Charles Bennet, 5th Earl of Tankerville">Lord Ossulston</a> </td> <td>12 February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Comptroller_of_the_Household" title="Comptroller of the Household">Comptroller of the Household</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Thynne,_2nd_Baron_Carteret" title="George Thynne, 2nd Baron Carteret">Lord George Thynne</a> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Chamberlain_of_the_Household" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Chamberlain of the Household">Lord Chamberlain of the Household</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Legge,_3rd_Earl_of_Dartmouth" title="George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth">The Earl of Dartmouth</a> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Vice-Chamberlain_of_the_Household" title="Vice-Chamberlain of the Household">Vice-Chamberlain of the Household</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Thynne,_3rd_Baron_Carteret" title="John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret">Lord John Thynne</a> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Master_of_the_Horse" title="Master of the Horse">Master of the Horse</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Herbert,_1st_Earl_of_Carnarvon" title="Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon">The Earl of Carnarvon</a> </td> <td>8 February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Master_of_the_Buckhounds" title="Master of the Buckhounds">Master of the Buckhounds</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Keppel,_4th_Earl_of_Albemarle" title="William Keppel, 4th Earl of Albemarle">The Earl of Albemarle</a> </td> <td>12 February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Captain_of_the_Gentlemen_Pensioners" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners">Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Andrew_St_John,_14th_Baron_St_John_of_Bletso" title="St Andrew St John, 14th Baron St John of Bletso">The Lord St John of Bletso</a> </td> <td>12 February 1806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Captain_of_the_Yeomen_of_the_Guard" title="Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard">Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Parker,_4th_Earl_of_Macclesfield" title="George Parker, 4th Earl of Macclesfield">The Earl of Macclesfield</a> </td> <td>Continued in office </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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id="cite_note-Temple-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Temple_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Earl Temple concurrently served as <a href="/wiki/Paymaster_of_the_Forces" title="Paymaster of the Forces">Paymaster of the Forces</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vice-President_of_the_Board_of_Trade" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice-President of the Board of Trade">Vice-President of the Board of Trade</a>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_uses_of_the_term">Other uses of the term</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_All_the_Talents&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Other uses of the term"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The term has since been used in politics to describe an administration with members from more than one party or even a non-coalition government that enjoys cross-party support due to gifted and/or non-partisan members. Examples include the <a href="/wiki/Churchill_war_ministry" title="Churchill war ministry">coalition government which led the United Kingdom</a> through the <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">Second World War</a> and the <a href="/wiki/8th_Canadian_Ministry" title="8th Canadian Ministry">Canadian government</a> that won the <a href="/wiki/1896_Canadian_federal_election" title="1896 Canadian federal election">1896 election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_20th_D%C3%A1il" title="Government of the 20th Dáil">Government of the 20th Dáil</a> (a <a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a>–<a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour</a> coalition that was in office between 1973 and 1977) was widely called the "cabinet of all the talents."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_All_the_Talents&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_unity_government" title="National unity government">National unity government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Government_(United_Kingdom)" title="National Government (United Kingdom)">National Government (United Kingdom)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_All_the_Talents&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFHarvey1972" class="citation journal cs1">Harvey, A.D. 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II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short-lived_ministry" title="Short-lived ministry">Short-lived</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Newcastle_ministry" title="First Newcastle ministry">Newcastle I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pitt%E2%80%93Devonshire_ministry" title="Pitt–Devonshire ministry">Pitt–Devonshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1757_caretaker_ministry" title="1757 caretaker ministry">1757 Caretaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pitt%E2%80%93Newcastle_ministry" title="Pitt–Newcastle ministry">Pitt–Newcastle (Newcastle II)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bute_ministry" title="Bute ministry">Bute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grenville_ministry" title="Grenville ministry">Grenville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Rockingham_ministry" title="First Rockingham ministry">Rockingham I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chatham_ministry" title="Chatham ministry">Chatham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grafton_ministry" title="Grafton ministry">Grafton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_ministry" title="North 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Who? ministry">Who? Who? (Derby–Disraeli I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aberdeen_ministry" title="Aberdeen ministry">Aberdeen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Palmerston_ministry" title="First Palmerston ministry">Palmerston I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Derby%E2%80%93Disraeli_ministry" title="Second Derby–Disraeli ministry">Derby–Disraeli II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_government,_1859%E2%80%931866" title="Liberal government, 1859–1866">Palmerston II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_government,_1859%E2%80%931866" title="Liberal government, 1859–1866">Russell II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Derby%E2%80%93Disraeli_ministry" title="Third Derby–Disraeli ministry">Derby–Disraeli III (Disraeli I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Gladstone_ministry" title="First Gladstone ministry">Gladstone I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Disraeli_ministry" title="Second Disraeli ministry">Disraeli II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Gladstone_ministry" title="Second Gladstone ministry">Gladstone 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