Second Pitt ministry

For other uses, see Pitt ministry.

Former prime minister William Pitt the Younger reassumed the premiership of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1804, succeeding Henry Addington as First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer. This second ministry was cut short by Pitt's 1806 death.

Second Pitt ministry
1804–1806
Pitt by John Hoppner
Date formed	10 May 1804 (1804-05-10)
Date dissolved	23 January 1806 (1806-01-23)
People and organisations
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	William Pitt the Younger
Total no. of members	19 appointments
Member parties	Tory Party
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	Whig Party
Opposition leaders	Charles James Fox Lord Grenville
History
Legislature terms	2nd UK Parliament
Predecessor	Addington ministry
Successor	Ministry of All the Talents

Cabinet

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer	William Pitt the Younger (head of ministry)	10 May 1804 (1804-05-10)	23 January 1806 (1806-01-23)		Tory
Lord Chancellor	John Scott, 1st Baron Eldon	Continued	7 February 1806 (1806-02-07)		Tory
Lord President of the Council	William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland	Continued	14 January 1805 (1805-01-14)		Tory
	Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth	14 January 1805 (1805-01-14)	10 July 1805 (1805-07-10)		Tory
	John Pratt, 1st Earl Camden	10 July 1805 (1805-07-10)	19 February 1806 (1806-02-19)		Tory
Lord Privy Seal	John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland	Continued	5 February 1806 (1806-02-05)		Tory
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	Dudley Ryder, 2nd Baron Harrowby	14 May 1804 (1804-05-14)	11 January 1805 (1805-01-11)		Tory
	Henry Phipps, 3rd Baron Mulgrave	11 January 1805 (1805-01-11)	7 February 1806 (1806-02-07)		Tory
Secretary of State for the Home Department	Robert Jenkinson, Baron Hawkesbury	12 May 1804 (1804-05-12)	5 February 1806 (1806-02-05)		Tory
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies	John Pratt, 1st Earl Camden	14 May 1804 (1804-05-14)	10 July 1805 (1805-07-10)		Tory
	Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh	10 July 1805 (1805-07-10)	5 February 1806 (1806-02-05)		Tory
First Lord of the Admiralty	Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville	1804 (1804)	1805 (1805)		Tory
	Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham	1805 (1805)	1806 (1806)		Tory
Master-General of the Ordnance	John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham	Continued	1806 (1806)		Independent
President of the Board of Trade	James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose	7 June 1804 (1804-06-07)	5 February 1806 (1806-02-05)		Tory
President of the Board of Control	Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh	Continued	11 February 1806 (1806-02-11)		Tory
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Henry Phipps, 3rd Baron Mulgrave	6 June 1804 (1804-06-06)	14 January 1805 (1805-01-14)		Tory
	Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire	14 January 1805 (1805-01-14)	10 July 1805 (1805-07-10)		Tory
	Dudley Ryder, 2nd Baron Harrowby	10 July 1805 (1805-07-10)	12 February 1806 (1806-02-12)		Tory
Minister without Portfolio	William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland	January 1805 (1805-01)	February 1806 (1806-02)		Tory

Changes

• January 1805 –
  • Lord Mulgrave succeeds Lord Harrowby as Foreign Secretary.
  • Lord Buckinghamshire (Lord Hobart before November 1804) succeeds Mulgrave at the Duchy of Lancaster.
  • Lord Sidmouth succeeds the Duke of Portland as Lord President. Portland becomes a minister without portfolio.
• April 1805 – Lord Barham succeeds Lord Melville as First Lord of the Admiralty.
• July 1805 –
  • Lord Harrowby succeeds Lord Buckinghamshire as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
  • Lord Camden succeeds Lord Sidmouth as Lord President.
  • Lord Castlereagh succeeds Camden as Colonial Secretary. He remains at the Board of Control.

References

• Cook, Chris; Stevenson, John (1980). British Historical Facts: 1760–1830. Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 978-0-333-21512-8.
• Fisher, David R. "The 'New Opposition', 1801–4". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 15 November 2017.

Preceded by Addington ministry

Government of the United Kingdom 1804–1806

Succeeded by Ministry of All the Talents