Broad Bottom ministry

The Broad Bottom Ministry was a coalition administration of 1744–46 and 1746–54 in the Parliament of Great Britain.^[1] It was led by the Pelham brothers, Henry Pelham as Prime Minister and the Duke of Newcastle as Secretary of State. Early in 1746 the king wished a change of Prime Minister, and Pelham lost power, but only briefly (see Short-lived Ministry). Returning to office he put in place a strengthened broad coalition. It persisted until his death in 1754. Beyond the more senior ministers listed below, other significant figures in the ministry from 1746 were Henry Fox as Secretary at War and William Pitt as Paymaster of the Forces.^[2]

The Ministry

Office	Name	Term
First Lord of the Treasury[3]	Henry Pelham	1744–1754
Chancellor of the Exchequer[4]
Lord Chancellor[5]	The Lord Hardwicke	1744–1754
Lord President of the Council[6]	The Earl of Harrington	1744–1745
	The Duke of Dorset	1745–1751
	The Earl Granville	1751–1754
Lord Privy Seal[7]	The Lord Gower	1744–1754
Secretary of State for the Southern Department[8]	The Duke of Newcastle	1744–1748
	The Duke of Bedford	1748–1751
	The Earl of Holderness	1751–1754
Secretary of State for the Northern Department[8]	The Earl of Harrington	1744–1746
	The Earl of Chesterfield	1746–1748
	The Duke of Newcastle	1748–1754
Master-General of the Ordnance[9]	The Duke of Montagu	1744–1749
	Vacant	1749–1754
First Lord of the Admiralty[10]	The Duke of Bedford	1744–1748
	The Earl of Sandwich	1748–1751
	The Lord Anson	1751–1754
Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland[11]	The Duke of Argyll	1744–1754
Secretary of State for Scotland[12]	The Marquess of Tweeddale	1744–1746
Lord Chamberlain of the Household[13]	The Duke of Grafton	1744–1754
Master of the Horse[14]	The Duke of Richmond	1744–1750
	Vacant	1750–1751
	Marquess of Hartington	1751–1754

References

1. Linda Colley (28 November 1985). In Defiance of Oligarchy: The Tory Party 1714–60. Cambridge University Press. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-521-31311-7. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
2. Kulisheck, P. J. "Pelham, Henry". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/21789. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
3. "Haydn's Book of Dignities, 1851, page 112".
4. "Haydn's Book of Dignities, 1851, page 168".
5. "Haydn's Book of Dignities, 1851, page 105".
6. "Haydn's Book of Dignities, 1851, page 119".
7. "Haydn's Book of Dignities, 1851, page 147".
8. "Haydn's Book of Dignities, 1851, page 172".
9. "Haydn's Book of Dignities, 1851, page 192".
10. "Haydn's Book of Dignities, 1851, page 160".
11. "Haydn's Book of Dignities, 1851, page 401".
12. "Haydn's Book of Dignities, 1851, page 409".
13. "Haydn's Book of Dignities, 1851, page 206".
14. "Haydn's Book of Dignities, 1851, page 209".