Short-lived ministry

The Bath–Granville ministry,[1] better known as the "short-lived" ministry, was a ministry of Patriot Whigs that existed briefly in February 1746. On 10 February, with the resignation of Henry Pelham and the Cobhamites,

Bath–Granville Ministry

(Disputed) Cabinet of Great Britain
Bath–Granville ministry
Bath (left) and Granville (right)
Date formed10 February 1746
Date dissolved12 February 1746
People and organisations
MonarchGeorge II
Prime MinisterWilliam Pulteney
Total no. of members4
Member party
  •   Whigs
Status in legislatureNone
Opposition party
Opposition leader
History
Election1741 general election
Legislature terms1741–1747
PredecessorBroad Bottom ministry
SuccessorBroad Bottom ministry

William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath undertook the formation of a ministry with John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, the former Northern Secretary. However, it only lasted two days, collapsing on 12 February (even before all the ministers could be appointed), and Pelham was reappointed by George II to resume the Broad Bottom ministry on 14 February.[2]

Cabinet

Below are Bath's appointments before he abandoned the attempt to form a ministry; it does not appear that either Carlisle or Winchilsea actually received the seals of office from the King.

Cabinet members
Portfolio Minister Took office Left office
First Lord of the Treasury[3](head of ministry)10 February 1746 (1746-02-10)12 February 1746 (1746-02-12)
Lord Privy Seal[4]10 February 1746 (1746-02-10)12 February 1746 (1746-02-12)
First Lord of the Admiralty[3]10 February 1746 (1746-02-10)12 February 1746 (1746-02-12)
(head of ministry)10 February 1746 (1746-02-10)12 February 1746 (1746-02-12)

Other appointments which had been determined upon but not made, according to contemporary rumour, were:

Citations

References

  • Cook, Chris; Stevenson, John (1988), British Historical Facts: 1688–1760, Palgrave Macmillan UK, ISBN 978-1-349-02369-1
  • Haydn, Joseph Timothy (1851), The Book of Dignities, London: Longman Brown
  • Sedgwick, Romney R. (1970), "IV. Oppositions, 1742–4 and 1747–51", in R. Sedgwick (ed.), The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715–1754, Longmans, Green, ISBN 978-0-11-880098-3, retrieved 7 October 2020 – via History of Parliament Online
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