The Cabinet

OFFICE	NAME	TERM
First Lord of the Treasury	Benjamin Disraeli†	February 1874–April 1880
Lord Chancellor	The Lord Cairns§	February 1874–April 1880
Lord President of the Council	The Duke of Richmond	February 1874–April 1880
Lord Privy Seal	The Earl of Malmesbury	February 1874–August 1876
	The Earl of Beaconsfield	August 1876–April 1878
	The Duke of Northumberland	April 1878–April 1880
Home Secretary	Richard A. Cross	February 1874–April 1880
Foreign Secretary	The Earl of Derby	February 1874–April 1878
	The Marquess of Salisbury	April 1878–April 1880
Secretary of State for the Colonies	The Earl of Carnarvon	February 1874–February 1878
	Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Bt	February 1878–April 1880
Secretary of State for War	Gathorne Hardy‡	February 1874–April 1878
	Sir Frederick Stanley	April 1878–April 1880
Secretary of State for India	The Marquess of Salisbury	February 1874–April 1878
	The Viscount Cranbrook	April 1878–April 1880
Chancellor of the Exchequer	Sir Stafford Northcote, Bt	February 1874–April 1880
First Lord of the Admiralty	George Ward Hunt	February 1874–August 1877
	William Henry Smith	August 1877–April 1880
President of the Board of Trade	Viscount Sandon	April 1878–April 1880
Postmaster General	Lord John Manners	February 1874–April 1880
Chief Secretary for Ireland	Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Bt	August 1877–February 1878
	incumbent not in the cabinet
Leader of the House of Commons	Benjamin Disraeli	February 1874–August 1876
	Sir Stafford Northcote, Bt	August 1876–April 1880
Leader of the House of Lords	The Duke of Richmond	February 1874–August 1876
	The Earl of Beaconsfield	August 1876–April 1880

• See here for a more detailed list, including those not in the Cabinet.

† The Earl of Beaconsfield from August 1876.
§ The Earl Cairns from September 1878.
‡ The Viscount Cranbrook from May 1878.

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