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font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Third_premiership_of_William_Ewart_Gladstone" class="mw-redirect" title="Third premiership of William Ewart Gladstone">February–July 1886</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Franz_von_Lenbach_-_Portrait_of_William_Ewart_Gladstone_(1886).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Franz_von_Lenbach_-_Portrait_of_William_Ewart_Gladstone_%281886%29.jpg/161px-Franz_von_Lenbach_-_Portrait_of_William_Ewart_Gladstone_%281886%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="161" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Franz_von_Lenbach_-_Portrait_of_William_Ewart_Gladstone_%281886%29.jpg/241px-Franz_von_Lenbach_-_Portrait_of_William_Ewart_Gladstone_%281886%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Franz_von_Lenbach_-_Portrait_of_William_Ewart_Gladstone_%281886%29.jpg/322px-Franz_von_Lenbach_-_Portrait_of_William_Ewart_Gladstone_%281886%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1310" data-file-height="1629" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Gladstone (1886)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date formed</th><td class="infobox-data">1 February 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1886-02-01</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date dissolved</th><td class="infobox-data">20 July 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1886-07-20</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">People and organisations</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Monarch</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Queen_Victoria" title="Queen Victoria">Victoria</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Prime Minister</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/William_Ewart_Gladstone" title="William Ewart Gladstone">William Gladstone</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total <abbr title="number">no.</abbr> of members</th><td class="infobox-data">68 appointments</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal Party</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status in legislature</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Minority_government" title="Minority government">Minority</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opposition party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative Party</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opposition leaders</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Hicks_Beach,_1st_Earl_St_Aldwyn" title="Michael Hicks Beach, 1st Earl St Aldwyn">Sir Michael Hicks Beach</a><br /><i>in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a></i></div></li><li><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Gascoyne-Cecil,_3rd_Marquess_of_Salisbury" title="Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury">Lord Salisbury</a><br /><i>in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Lords" title="House of Lords">House of Lords</a></i></div></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Election</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1885_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1885 United Kingdom general election">1885 general election</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Outgoing election</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1886_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1886 United Kingdom general election">1886 general election</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Legislature terms</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1885_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1885 United Kingdom general election">23rd UK Parliament</a><br /><i>lost a <a href="/wiki/1886_vote_of_no_confidence_in_the_Gladstone_ministry" class="mw-redirect" title="1886 vote of no confidence in the Gladstone ministry">vote of confidence</a></i></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/First_Salisbury_ministry" title="First Salisbury ministry">First Salisbury ministry</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Second_Salisbury_ministry" title="Second Salisbury ministry">Second Salisbury ministry</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>third Gladstone ministry</b> was one of the shortest-lived ministries in British history. It was led by <a href="/wiki/William_Ewart_Gladstone" title="William Ewart Gladstone">William Ewart Gladstone</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal Party</a> upon his reappointment as <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister of the United Kingdom</a> by <a href="/wiki/Queen_Victoria" title="Queen Victoria">Queen Victoria</a>. It lasted five months until July 1886. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Formation">Formation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Gladstone_ministry&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Formation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gladstone_debate_on_Irish_Home_Rule_8th_April_1886_ILN.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Gladstone_debate_on_Irish_Home_Rule_8th_April_1886_ILN.jpg/220px-Gladstone_debate_on_Irish_Home_Rule_8th_April_1886_ILN.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Gladstone_debate_on_Irish_Home_Rule_8th_April_1886_ILN.jpg/330px-Gladstone_debate_on_Irish_Home_Rule_8th_April_1886_ILN.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Gladstone_debate_on_Irish_Home_Rule_8th_April_1886_ILN.jpg/440px-Gladstone_debate_on_Irish_Home_Rule_8th_April_1886_ILN.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="407" /></a><figcaption>Gladstone speaking during a Commons debate on Irish Home Rule on 8 April 1886.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal Party</a> under the leadership of William Gladstone came to power in the United Kingdom in February 1886 after they, with the support of the Irish Nationalists, defeated the Conservative government of <a href="/wiki/Robert_Gascoyne-Cecil,_3rd_Marquess_of_Salisbury" title="Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury">Lord Salisbury</a>. The ministry was to become one of the most short-lived in British history. Gladstone, aged 76, became <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister of the United Kingdom</a> for the third time. Sir <a href="/wiki/William_Vernon_Harcourt_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="William Vernon Harcourt (politician)">William Vernon Harcourt</a> became <a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer" title="Chancellor of the Exchequer">Chancellor of the Exchequer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Childers" title="Hugh Childers">Hugh Childers</a> <a href="/wiki/Home_Secretary" title="Home Secretary">Home Secretary</a> and future prime minister the <a href="/wiki/Archibald_Primrose,_5th_Earl_of_Rosebery" title="Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery">Earl of Rosebery</a> <a href="/wiki/Foreign_Secretary" title="Foreign Secretary">Foreign Secretary</a>. <a href="/wiki/Roundell_Palmer,_1st_Earl_of_Selborne" title="Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne">Lord Selborne</a> and Sir <a href="/wiki/Henry_James,_1st_Baron_James_of_Hereford" title="Henry James, 1st Baron James of Hereford">Henry James</a> both rejected the <a href="/wiki/Lord_Chancellor" title="Lord Chancellor">Lord Chancellorship</a>, a post, which, however, was accepted by Sir <a href="/wiki/Farrer_Herschell,_1st_Baron_Herschell" title="Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell">Farrer Herschell</a>, who was ennobled as Baron Herschell. Former Foreign Secretary <a href="/wiki/Granville_Leveson-Gower,_2nd_Earl_Granville" title="Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville">Lord Granville</a> became <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_the_Colonies" title="Secretary of State for the Colonies">Secretary of State for the Colonies</a>, while another political veteran, <a href="/wiki/John_Wodehouse,_1st_Earl_of_Kimberley" title="John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley">Lord Kimberley</a>, resumed the post of <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_India" title="Secretary of State for India">Secretary of State for India</a> which he had held from 1882 to 1885. The influential <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Chamberlain" title="Joseph Chamberlain">Joseph Chamberlain</a> was appointed <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Local_Government_Board" title="President of the Local Government Board">President of the Local Government Board</a> while future party leader and Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Henry_Campbell-Bannerman" title="Henry Campbell-Bannerman">Henry Campbell-Bannerman</a> was made <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_War" title="Secretary of State for War">Secretary of State for War</a>. The government also saw <a href="/wiki/John_Morley,_1st_Viscount_Morley_of_Blackburn" class="mw-redirect" title="John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn">John Morley</a> hold his first ministerial post as <a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_for_Ireland" title="Chief Secretary for Ireland">Chief Secretary for Ireland</a>. </p><p>The ministry is chiefly remembered for Gladstone's first attempt to introduce the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Government_Bill_1886" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish Government Bill 1886">Home Rule Bill for Ireland</a>. The bill was defeated by a majority of 30 (93 Liberal MP's having voted against it) on 8 June and on 26 June Parliament was dissolved. The issue split the Liberal Party. <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Cavendish,_8th_Duke_of_Devonshire" title="Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire">Lord Hartington</a>, who had refused to serve under Gladstone because of his <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Irish</a> policies, became leader of the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Unionist_Party" title="Liberal Unionist Party">Liberal Unionists</a>. He was joined by <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Chamberlain" title="Joseph Chamberlain">Joseph Chamberlain</a>, who had resigned over Home Rule in April. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fate">Fate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Gladstone_ministry&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Fate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative Party</a>, with the support of the Liberal Unionists, gained a decisive victory in the <a href="/wiki/1886_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1886 United Kingdom general election">July 1886 general election</a>, and Lord Salisbury once again became prime minister. The Liberals were to remain out of office until 1892, when Gladstone became prime minister for a fourth time. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cabinet">Cabinet</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Gladstone_ministry&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Cabinet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February_1886_to_August_1886">February 1886 to August 1886</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Gladstone_ministry&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: February 1886 to August 1886"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1253789634">@media screen{.mw-parser-output .sticky-header>thead>tr:first-child,.mw-parser-output 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<th>Took office</th> <th>Left office </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Treasury" title="First Lord of the Treasury">First Lord of the Treasury</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Lord_Privy_Seal" title="Lord Privy Seal">Lord Privy Seal</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Commons" title="Leader of the House of Commons">Leader of the House of Commons</a></li></ul></div></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/William_Ewart_Gladstone" title="William Ewart Gladstone">William Gladstone</a></div>(head of ministry)</td><td>1 February 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1886-02-01</span>)</span></td><td>20 July 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1886-07-20</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Chancellor" title="Lord Chancellor">Lord Chancellor</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Farrer_Herschell,_1st_Baron_Herschell" title="Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell">Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell</a></div></td><td>6 February 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1886-02-06</span>)</span></td><td>3 August 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1886-08-03</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Lord_President_of_the_Council" title="Lord President of the Council">Lord President of the Council</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/John_Spencer,_5th_Earl_Spencer" title="John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer">John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer</a></div></td><td>6 February 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1886-02-06</span>)</span></td><td>3 August 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1886-08-03</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Home_Secretary" title="Home Secretary">Secretary of State for the Home Department</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Childers" title="Hugh Childers">Hugh Childers</a></div></td><td>6 February 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1886-02-06</span>)</span></td><td>3 August 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1886-08-03</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><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></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Archibald_Primrose,_5th_Earl_of_Rosebery" title="Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery">Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery</a></div></td><td>6 February 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1886-02-06</span>)</span></td><td>3 August 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1886-08-03</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_the_Colonies" title="Secretary of State for the Colonies">Secretary of State for the Colonies</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Lords" title="Leader of the House of Lords">Leader of the House of Lords</a></li></ul></div></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Granville_Leveson-Gower,_2nd_Earl_Granville" title="Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville">Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville</a></div></td><td>6 February 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1886-02-06</span>)</span></td><td>3 August 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1886-08-03</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_War" title="Secretary of State for War">Secretary of State for War</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Henry_Campbell-Bannerman" title="Henry Campbell-Bannerman">Henry Campbell-Bannerman</a></div></td><td>6 February 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1886-02-06</span>)</span></td><td>3 August 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1886-08-03</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_India" title="Secretary of State for India">Secretary of State for India</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/John_Wodehouse,_1st_Earl_of_Kimberley" title="John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley">John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley</a></div></td><td>6 February 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1886-02-06</span>)</span></td><td>3 August 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1886-08-03</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer" title="Chancellor of the Exchequer">Chancellor of the Exchequer</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;">Sir <a href="/wiki/William_Vernon_Harcourt_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="William Vernon Harcourt (politician)">William Harcourt</a></div></td><td>6 February 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1886-02-06</span>)</span></td><td>3 August 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1886-08-03</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="First Lord of the Admiralty">First Lord of the Admiralty</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/George_Robinson,_1st_Marquess_of_Ripon" title="George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon">George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon</a></div></td><td>6 February 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1886-02-06</span>)</span></td><td>3 August 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1886-08-03</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Board_of_Trade" title="President of the Board of Trade">President of the Board of Trade</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/A._J._Mundella" title="A. J. Mundella">A. J. Mundella</a></div></td><td>6 February 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1886-02-06</span>)</span></td><td>3 August 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1886-08-03</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Local_Government_Board" title="President of the Local Government Board">President of the Local Government Board</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Chamberlain" title="Joseph Chamberlain">Joseph Chamberlain</a></div></td><td>6 February 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1886-02-06</span>)</span></td><td>3 April 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1886-04-03</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/James_Stansfeld" title="James Stansfeld">James Stansfeld</a></div></td><td>3 April 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1886-04-03</span>)</span></td><td>3 August 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1886-08-03</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_for_Ireland" title="Chief Secretary for Ireland">Chief Secretary for Ireland</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/John_Morley" title="John Morley">John Morley</a></div></td><td>6 February 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1886-02-06</span>)</span></td><td>3 August 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1886-08-03</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_for_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary for Scotland">Secretary for Scotland</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sir_George_Trevelyan,_2nd_Baronet" title="Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet">Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet</a></div></td><td>6 February 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1886-02-06</span>)</span></td><td>3 April 1886<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1886-04-03</span>)</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Changes">Changes</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Gladstone_ministry&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>April 1886: James Stansfeld succeeds Joseph Chamberlain at the Local Government Board. George Otto Trevelyan leaves the Cabinet. His successor as Secretary for Scotland is not in the Cabinet. </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=Third_Gladstone_ministry&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: List of ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cabinet members are listed in <b>bold</b> face. </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th>Office </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Date </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td rowspan="3"><b><a href="/wiki/William_Ewart_Gladstone" title="William Ewart Gladstone">William Ewart Gladstone</a></b> </td> <td rowspan="3">1 February 1886 – <br />20 July 1886 </td></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> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Commons" title="Leader of the House of Commons">Leader of the House of Commons</a> </th></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>Sir <a href="/wiki/William_Vernon_Harcourt_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="William Vernon Harcourt (politician)">William Vernon Harcourt</a></b> </td> <td>6 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury">Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Arnold_Morley" title="Arnold Morley">Arnold Morley</a> </td> <td>6 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Financial_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Financial Secretary to the Treasury">Financial Secretary to the Treasury</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Fowler,_1st_Viscount_Wolverhampton" title="Henry Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton">Henry Fowler</a> </td> <td>6 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Lord_of_the_Treasury" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord of the Treasury">Junior Lords of the Treasury</a> </th> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Edward_James_Reed" class="mw-redirect" title="Edward James Reed">Edward James Reed</a> </td> <td>13 February 1886 – <br />20 July 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cyril_Flower,_1st_Baron_Battersea" title="Cyril Flower, 1st Baron Battersea">Cyril Flower</a> </td> <td>13 February 1886 – <br />20 July 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Leveson-Gower" title="George Leveson-Gower">George Leveson-Gower</a> </td> <td>13 February 1886 – <br />20 July 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Chancellor" title="Lord Chancellor">Lord Chancellor</a> </th> <td><b>Sir <a href="/wiki/Farrer_Herschell,_1st_Baron_Herschell" title="Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell">Farrer Herschell</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>6 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><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/John_Spencer,_5th_Earl_Spencer" title="John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer">John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer</a></b> </td> <td>6 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Privy_Seal" title="Lord Privy Seal">Lord Privy Seal</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/William_Ewart_Gladstone" title="William Ewart Gladstone">William Ewart Gladstone</a></b> </td> <td>17 February 1886 </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/Hugh_Childers" title="Hugh Childers">Hugh Childers</a></b> </td> <td>6 February 1886 </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/Henry_Broadhurst" title="Henry Broadhurst">Henry Broadhurst</a> </td> <td>6 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><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> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Archibald_Primrose,_5th_Earl_of_Rosebery" title="Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery">Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery</a></b> </td> <td>6 February 1886 </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/James_Bryce,_1st_Viscount_Bryce" title="James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce">James Bryce</a> </td> <td>7 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_War" title="Secretary of State for War">Secretary of State for War</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Henry_Campbell-Bannerman" title="Henry Campbell-Bannerman">Henry Campbell-Bannerman</a></b> </td> <td>6 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State_for_War" title="Under-Secretary of State for War">Under-Secretary of State for War</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Mansfield,_1st_Viscount_Sandhurst" title="William Mansfield, 1st Viscount Sandhurst">William Mansfield, 1st Viscount Sandhurst</a> </td> <td>6 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Financial_Secretary_to_the_War_Office" title="Financial Secretary to the War Office">Financial Secretary to the War Office</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Herbert_Gladstone,_1st_Viscount_Gladstone" title="Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone">Herbert Gladstone</a> </td> <td>6 February 1886 </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/William_Woodall" title="William Woodall">William Woodall</a> </td> <td>6 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_the_Colonies" title="Secretary of State for the Colonies">Secretary of State for the Colonies</a> <br /> and <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/Granville_Leveson-Gower,_2nd_Earl_Granville" title="Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville">Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville</a></b> </td> <td>6 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State_for_the_Colonies" title="Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies">Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Osborne_Morgan" title="George Osborne Morgan">George Osborne Morgan</a> </td> <td>6 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_India" title="Secretary of State for India">Secretary of State for India</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_Wodehouse,_1st_Earl_of_Kimberley" title="John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley">John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley</a></b> </td> <td>6 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State_for_India" title="Under-Secretary of State for India">Under-Secretary of State for India</a> </th> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Ughtred_Kay-Shuttleworth,_1st_Baron_Shuttleworth" title="Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth, 1st Baron Shuttleworth">Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth</a> </td> <td>7 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stafford_Howard" title="Stafford Howard">Stafford Howard</a> </td> <td>12 April 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><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/George_Robinson,_1st_Marquess_of_Ripon" title="George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon">George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon</a></b> </td> <td>9 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_and_Financial_Secretary_to_the_Admiralty" title="Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty">Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Tomlinson_Hibbert" class="mw-redirect" title="John Tomlinson Hibbert">John Tomlinson Hibbert</a> </td> <td>9 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Civil_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="Civil Lord of the Admiralty">Civil Lord of the Admiralty</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Duff_(politician,_born_1835)" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Duff (politician, born 1835)">Robert Duff</a> </td> <td>15 February 1886 </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><b><a href="/wiki/John_Morley,_1st_Viscount_Morley" class="mw-redirect" title="John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley">John Morley</a></b> </td> <td>6 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Lieutenant_of_Ireland" title="Lord Lieutenant of Ireland">Lord Lieutenant of Ireland</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Hamilton-Gordon,_1st_Marquess_of_Aberdeen_and_Temair" title="John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair">John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair</a> </td> <td>8 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Local_Government_Board" title="President of the Local Government Board">President of the Local Government Board</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Chamberlain" title="Joseph Chamberlain">Joseph Chamberlain</a></b> </td> <td>6 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/James_Stansfeld" title="James Stansfeld">James Stansfeld</a></b> </td> <td>3 April 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Secretary_to_the_Local_Government_Board" title="Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board">Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Collings" title="Jesse Collings">Jesse Collings</a> </td> <td>6 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Copeland_Borlase" title="William Copeland Borlase">William Copeland Borlase</a> </td> <td>3 April 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_for_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary for Scotland">Secretary for Scotland</a> </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sir_George_Trevelyan,_2nd_Baronet" title="Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet">George Trevelyan</a></b> </td> <td>8 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Ramsay,_13th_Earl_of_Dalhousie" title="John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie">John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie</a> </td> <td>5 April 1886 </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><b><a href="/wiki/A._J._Mundella" title="A. J. Mundella">A. J. Mundella</a></b> </td> <td>17 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Secretary_to_the_Board_of_Trade" title="Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade">Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Sir_Charles_Dyke_Acland,_12th_Baronet" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Charles Dyke Acland, 12th Baronet">Charles Dyke Acland</a> </td> <td>6 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Vice-President_of_the_Committee_on_Education" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice-President of the Committee on Education">Vice-President of the Committee on Education</a> </th> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Lyon_Playfair,_1st_Baron_Playfair" title="Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair">Lyon Playfair</a> </td> <td>13 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><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_Heneage,_1st_Baron_Heneage" title="Edward Heneage, 1st Baron Heneage">Edward Heneage</a> </td> <td>6 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Ughtred_Kay-Shuttleworth,_1st_Baron_Shuttleworth" title="Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth, 1st Baron Shuttleworth">Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth</a> </td> <td>16 April 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Paymaster_General" title="Paymaster General">Paymaster General</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce,_5th_Baron_Thurlow" title="Thomas Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 5th Baron Thurlow">Thomas Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 5th Baron Thurlow</a> </td> <td>3 April 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Postmaster_General" class="mw-redirect" title="United Kingdom Postmaster General">Postmaster-General</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Glyn,_2nd_Baron_Wolverton" title="George Glyn, 2nd Baron Wolverton">George Glyn, 2nd Baron Wolverton</a> </td> <td>17 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/First_Commissioner_of_Works" title="First Commissioner of Works">First Commissioner of Works</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Albert_Parker,_3rd_Earl_of_Morley" title="Albert Parker, 3rd Earl of Morley">Albert Parker, 3rd Earl of Morley</a> </td> <td>17 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Victor_Bruce,_9th_Earl_of_Elgin" title="Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin">Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin</a> </td> <td>16 April 1886 </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>Sir <a href="/wiki/Charles_Russell,_Baron_Russell_of_Killowen" title="Charles Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen">Charles Russell</a> </td> <td>9 February 1886 </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>Sir <a href="/wiki/Horace_Davey" class="mw-redirect" title="Horace Davey">Horace Davey</a> </td> <td>16 February 1886 </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/John_William_Mellor" title="John William Mellor">John William Mellor</a> </td> <td>22 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Advocate" title="Lord Advocate">Lord Advocate</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Balfour,_1st_Baron_Kinross" title="John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross">John Balfour</a> </td> <td>13 February 1886 </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/Alexander_Asher" title="Alexander Asher">Alexander Asher</a> </td> <td>13 February 1886 </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/Sir_Samuel_Walker,_1st_Baronet" title="Sir Samuel Walker, 1st Baronet">Samuel Walker</a> </td> <td>February 1886 </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/Hugh_Hyacinth_O%27Rorke_MacDermot" title="Hugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermot">Hugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermot</a> </td> <td>February 1886 </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/John_Townshend,_1st_Earl_Sydney" title="John Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney">John Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney</a> </td> <td>10 February 1886 </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/Valentine_Browne,_4th_Earl_of_Kenmare" title="Valentine Browne, 4th Earl of Kenmare">Valentine Browne, 4th Earl of Kenmare</a> </td> <td>10 February 1886 </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/Frederick_Lambart,_9th_Earl_of_Cavan" title="Frederick Lambart, 9th Earl of Cavan">Viscount Kilcoursie</a> </td> <td>19 February 1886 </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/Richard_Boyle,_9th_Earl_of_Cork" title="Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork">Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork</a> </td> <td>10 February 1886 </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/Victor_Bruce,_9th_Earl_of_Elgin" title="Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin">Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin</a> </td> <td>17 February 1886 </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/Edward_Marjoribanks,_2nd_Baron_Tweedmouth" title="Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth">Edward Marjoribanks</a> </td> <td>10 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Captain_of_the_Gentlemen-at-Arms" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms">Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Hanbury-Tracy,_4th_Baron_Sudeley" title="Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 4th Baron Sudeley">Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 4th Baron Sudeley</a> </td> <td>10 February 1886 </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/William_Monson,_1st_Viscount_Oxenbridge" title="William Monson, 1st Viscount Oxenbridge">Lord Monson</a> </td> <td>10 February 1886 </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/Charles_Harbord,_5th_Baron_Suffield" title="Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield">Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield</a> </td> <td>17 February 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Mistress_of_the_Robes" title="Mistress of the Robes">Mistress of the Robes</a> </th> <td><i>vacant</i> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Lord-in-waiting" title="Lord-in-waiting">Lords in Waiting</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Methuen,_2nd_Baron_Methuen" title="Frederick Methuen, 2nd Baron Methuen">Frederick Methuen, 2nd Baron Methuen</a> </td> <td>16 February 1886 – <br />20 July 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce,_5th_Baron_Thurlow" title="Thomas Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 5th Baron Thurlow">Thomas Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 5th Baron Thurlow</a> </td> <td>16 February 1886 – <br />20 July 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Francis_Stonor,_4th_Baron_Camoys" title="Francis Stonor, 4th Baron Camoys">Francis Stonor, 4th Baron Camoys</a> </td> <td>16 February 1886 – <br />20 July 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Crewe-Milnes,_1st_Marquess_of_Crewe" title="Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe">Lord Houghton</a> </td> <td>16 February 1886 – <br />20 July 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Edwardes,_4th_Baron_Kensington" title="William Edwardes, 4th Baron Kensington">William Edwardes, 4th Baron Kensington</a> </td> <td>1 March 1886 – <br />20 July 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Tufton,_1st_Baron_Hothfield" title="Henry Tufton, 1st Baron Hothfield">Henry Tufton, 1st Baron Hothfield</a> </td> <td>1 March 1886 – <br />20 July 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Lister,_4th_Baron_Ribblesdale" title="Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale">Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale</a> </td> <td>1 March 1886 – <br />27 March 1886 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extra_Lord_in_Waiting&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Extra Lord in Waiting (page does not exist)">Extra Lord in Waiting</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mortimer_Sackville-West,_1st_Baron_Sackville" title="Mortimer Sackville-West, 1st Baron Sackville">Mortimer Sackville-West, 1st Baron Sackville</a> </td> <td>1 October 1876 – <br />1 October 1888 </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 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Prime Minister was not a formal ministerial office..</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Created Lord Herschell on 8 February 1886.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <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=Third_Gladstone_ministry&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>C. 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