# Perceval ministry

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Perceval ministry 1809–1812 Perceval (1812) Date formed 4 October 1809 (1809-10-04) Date dissolved 11 May 1812 (1812-05-11) People and organisations Monarch George III Represented by Prince Regent (1811–12) Prime Minister Spencer Perceval Total no. of members 95 appointments Member party Tory Party Status in legislature Majority Opposition party Whig Party Opposition leaders George Ponsonby in the House of Commons Lord Grenville in the House of Lords History Legislature terms 4th UK Parliament Predecessor Second Portland ministry Successor Liverpool ministry

This is a list of members of the [government of the United Kingdom](/source/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom) in office under the leadership of [Spencer Perceval](/source/Spencer_Perceval) from 1809 to 1812.[a]

## Cabinet

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons Chancellor of the Exchequer Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Spencer Perceval (head of ministry) 4 October 1809 (1809-10-04) 11 May 1812 (1812-05-11) Lord Chancellor John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon 1807 (1807) 1827 (1827) Lord President of the Council John Pratt, 1st Earl Camden 26 March 1807 (1807-03-26) 8 April 1812 (1812-04-08) Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth 8 April 1812 (1812-04-08) 11 June 1812 (1812-06-11) Lord Privy Seal John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland 1807 (1807) 1827 (1827) Secretary of State for the Home Department Richard Ryder 1 November 1809 (1809-11-01) 8 June 1812 (1812-06-08) Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst 1 November 1809 (1809-11-01) 6 December 1809 (1809-12-06) Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley 6 December 1809 (1809-12-06) 4 March 1812 (1812-03-04) Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh 4 March 1812 (1812-03-04) 12 August 1822 (1822-08-12) President of the Board of Trade Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst 31 March 1807 (1807-03-31) 29 September 1812 (1812-09-29) Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Leader of the House of Lords Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool 1 November 1809 (1809-11-01) 11 June 1812 (1812-06-11) First Lord of the Admiralty Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave 1807 (1807) 1810 (1810) Charles Philip Yorke 1810 (1810) 1812 (1812) Master-General of the Ordnance John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham 1807 (1807) 1810 (1810) Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave 1810 (1810) 1819 (1819) Minister without Portfolio Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby November 1809 (1809-11) June 1812 (1812-06) John Pratt, 1st Earl Camden 8 April 1812 (1812-04-08) December 1812 (1812-12)

### Changes

- December 1809 – [Lord Wellesley](/source/Lord_Wellesley) succeeds Lord Bathurst as Foreign Secretary. Bathurst continues at the Board of Trade.

- May 1810 – Lord Mulgrave succeeds Lord Chatham as Master-General of the Ordnance. [Charles Philip Yorke](/source/Charles_Philip_Yorke) succeeds Mulgrave as First Lord of the Admiralty.

- March 1812 – [Lord Castlereagh](/source/Lord_Castlereagh) succeeds Wellesley as Foreign Secretary.

- April 1812 – [Lord Sidmouth](/source/Henry_Addington) succeeds Lord Camden as Lord President. Camden remains in the cabinet as a [minister without portfolio](/source/Minister_without_portfolio_(United_Kingdom)).

- May 1812 – [Perceval](/source/Spencer_Perceval) is [shot and killed](/source/Assassination_of_Spencer_Perceval) in the lobby of the [House of Commons](/source/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom).

## List of ministers

Cabinet members are listed in **bold face**.

Office Name Date First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons Chancellor of the Exchequer Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Spencer Perceval 4 Oct 1809 – 11 May 1812 Secretaries to the Treasury Charles Arbuthnot[b] continued in office Richard Wharton[c] 8 Dec 1809 Junior Lords of the Treasury John Foster 6 Dec 1809 – 6 Jan 1812 William Brodrick 6 Dec 1809 – 16 Jun 1812 William Eliot 6 Dec 1809 – 6 Jan 1812 John Otway Cuffe, 2nd Earl of Desart 6 Dec 1809 – 23 Jun 1810 Snowdon Barne 6 Dec 1809 – 16 Jun 1812 Berkeley Paget 23 Jun 1810 – 16 Jun 1812 William Wellesley-Pole 6 Jan 1812 – 16 Jun 1812 Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley 6 Jan 1812 – 16 Jun 1812 Lord Chancellor John Scott, 1st Baron Eldon continued in office Lord President of the Council John Pratt, 1st Earl Camden continued in office Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth 8 Apr 1812 Lord Privy Seal John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland continued in office Home Secretary Richard Ryder 1 Nov 1809 Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department Charles Jenkinson continued in office Henry Goulburn Feb 1810 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst 11 Oct 1809 Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley 6 Dec 1809 Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Charles Bagot continued in office – Dec 1809 Charles Culling Smith Dec 1809 – Feb 1812 Edward Cooke Feb 1812 – Jun 1812 Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool 1 Nov 1809 Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies Edward Cooke continued in office Charles Jenkinson 2 Nov 1809 Robert Peel 10 Jun 1810 Under-Secretary of State for War Frederick Robinson continued in office Henry Bunbury 2 Nov 1809 First Lord of the Admiralty Henry Phipps, 3rd Baron Mulgrave continued in office Charles Philip Yorke 4 May 1810 The Viscount Melville 25 Mar 1812 First Secretary to the Admiralty John Wilson Croker 12 Oct 1809 Civil Lords of the Admiralty Robert Plumer Ward continued in office – 17 Jun 1811 The Viscount Palmerston continued in office – 24 Nov 1809 James Buller continued in office – 25 Mar 1812 Viscount Lowther 24 Nov 1809 – 3 Jul 1810 Hon. F. J. Robinson 3 Jul 1810 – 16 Jun 1812 Lord Walpole 17 Jun 1811 – 16 Jun 1812 William Dundas 25 Mar 1812 – 16 Jun 1812 President of the Board of Trade The Earl Bathurst continued in office Master of the Mint Vice-President of the Board of Trade George Rose continued in office President of the Board of Control The Earl of Harrowby continued in office Hon. Robert Dundas[d] 13 Nov 1809 The Earl of Buckinghamshire 7 Apr 1812 Secretary to the Board of Control George Peter Holford continued in office Sir Patrick Murray Jan 1810 John Bruce Mar 1812 Master-General of the Ordnance The Earl of Chatham continued in office Henry Phipps, 3rd Baron Mulgrave 5 May 1810 Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance Sir Thomas Trigge continued in office Treasurer of the Ordnance Joseph Hunt continued in office Thomas Alcock 30 Jan 1810 Surveyor-General of the Ordnance James Murray Hadden continued in office Robert Moorsom 20 Jul 1810 Clerk of the Ordnance Cropley Ashley-Cooper continued in office Robert Plumer Ward 14 Jun 1811 Clerk of the Deliveries of the Ordnance Thomas Thoroton continued in office Storekeeper of the Ordnance Mark Singleton continued in office Treasurer of the Navy George Rose continued in office Secretary at War Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston continued in office Paymaster of the Forces Charles Long continued in office Lord Charles Somerset continued in office Postmaster General Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester continued in office John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich continued in office Surveyor General of Woods, Forests, Parks, and Chases[e] Sylvester Douglas, 1st Baron Glenbervie continued in office – Jul 1810 First Commissioner of Woods and Forests Sylvester Douglas, 1st Baron Glenbervie Jul 1810 Ministers without Portfolio William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland 4 Oct 1809 – 30 Oct 1809 Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby Nov 1809 – Jun 1812 John Pratt, 1st Earl Camden 8 Apr 1812 – Jun 1812 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond continued in office Chief Secretary for Ireland William Wellesley-Pole Oct 1809 Attorney General Sir Vicary Gibbs continued in office Solicitor General Sir Thomas Plumer continued in office Judge Advocate General Charles Manners-Sutton 8 Nov 1809 Lord Advocate Archibald Colquhoun continued in office Solicitor General for Scotland David Boyle continued in office David Monypenny 22 Feb 1811 Attorney-General for Ireland William Saurin continued in office Solicitor-General for Ireland Charles Kendal Bushe continued in office Lord Steward of the Household Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford continued in office George Cholmondeley, 4th Earl of Cholmondeley 19 Feb 1812 Treasurer of the Household James Stopford, Viscount Stopford[f] continued in office Robert Jocelyn, Viscount Jocelyn 8 May 1812 Comptroller of the Household Lord George Thynne continued in office Lord Chamberlain of the Household George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth continued in office vacant[g] 10 Nov 1810 Francis Ingram-Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford 7 Mar 1812 Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Lord John Thynne continued in office Francis Seymour-Conway, Earl of Yarmouth 14 Mar 1812 Master of the Horse James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose continued in office Master of the Buckhounds Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis continued in office Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe continued in office James Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown 26 Mar 1812 Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard George Parker, 4th Earl of Macclesfield continued in office

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** The **Perceval ministry** coincided with the start of the [Regency era](/source/Regency_era), when [George III](/source/George_III) was formally deemed unfit to reign while his son ruled in his stead as [prince regent](/source/Prince_regent). It dissolved with the [assassination of Perceval](/source/Assassination_of_Perceval) in May 1812—the first and only assassination of a British prime minister.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Arbuthnot served as Senior Secretary.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Wharton served as Junior Secretary.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Dundas succeeded as the 2nd [Viscount Melville](/source/Viscount_Melville) on 28 May 1811.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Merged to form the Commissioners of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Stopford succeeded as the 3rd [Earl of Courtown](/source/Earl_of_Courtown) on 30 March 1810.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Upon the death of Dartmouth.

## References

- Cook, Chris; Stevenson, John (1980). [*British Historical Facts: 1760–1830*](https://archive.org/details/britishhistorica0000cook_t2t9). Palgrave Macmillan UK. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-333-21512-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-333-21512-8).

- [Haydn, Joseph](/source/Joseph_Timothy_Haydn); Ockerby, Horace (1890). [*The Book of Dignities*](https://archive.org/details/bookofdignitiesc00haydrich). London: W.H. Allen and Co. [OL](/source/OL_(identifier)) [13505280M](https://openlibrary.org/books/OL13505280M).

Preceded by Second Portland ministry Government of the United Kingdom 1809–1812 Succeeded by Liverpool ministry

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