Gillray's People
Ministries
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Between 1775 when Gillray began producing prints under the tutelage of William Humphrey and 1815 when he died, there were eleven different administrations. Some of them were short-lived such as the Fox-North Coalition; others were of surprisingly long duration such as the first Pitt Ministry. To serve as a handy reference, I have provided a list of them below. I've also included some of the major figures associated with each administration, especially if they figure in Gillray's prints. Sometimes the same person held more than one position at a time. And sometimes (especially in long-lived administrations) more than one person held the same position during the course of the administation. The list is intended to provide a representative, not a comprehensive, view.
- North Ministry - (Jan. 28 1770 - March 27 1782)
- First Lord of the Treasury - Lord North
- Chancellor of the Exchequer - Lord North
- Lord Chancellor - Lord Thurlow
- Lord Chamberlain - The Earl of Hertford
- Second Rockingham Ministry - (March 27 1782 - July 1 1782)
- First Lord of the Treasury - The Marquess of Rockingham
- Chancellor of the Exchequer - Lord John Cavendish
- Lord Chancellor - Lord Thurlow
- Secretary of State for the Home Department - The Earl of Shelburne
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs - Charles James Fox
- First Lord of the Admiralty - Viscount Keppel
- Paymaster of the Forces - Edmund Burke
- Shelburne Ministry - (July 4 1782 - March 20 1783)
The Giant Factotum Amusing Himself [1797]
© Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University- First Lord of the Treasury - The Earl of Shelburne
- Lord Chancellor - Lord Thurlow
- Chancellor of the Exchequer - Wiliam Pitt
- First Lord of the Admiralty - Viscount Keppel
- Henry Dundas - Treasurer of the Navy
- Fox-North Coalition - (April 2 1783 - December 18, 1783)
- First Lord of the Treasury - The Duke of Portland
- Chancellor of the Exchequer - Lord John Cavendish
- Secretary of State for the Home Department - Lord North
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs - Charles James Fox
- Paymaster of the Forces - Edmund Burke
- First Pitt Ministry - (December 19 1783 - March 14 1801)
- First Lord of the Treasury - William Pitt
- Chancellor of the Exchequer - William Pitt
- Lord Chancellor - Lord Thurlow
- Secretary of State for the Home Department - Lord Grenville
- Secretary of State for the Home Department - Henry Dundas
- Secretary of State for the Home Department - The Duke of Portland
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs - The Duke of Leeds
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs - Lord Grenville
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs - Lord Hawkesbury
- Secretary of State for War - Henry Dundas
- Secretary at War - William Windham
- First Lord of the Admiralty - Viscount Howe
- First Lord of the Admiralty - The Earl of St. Vincent
- Addington Ministry - (March 17 1801 - May 10 1804)
- First Lord of the Treasury - Henry Addington
- Chancellor of the Exchequer - Henry Addington
- Secretary of State for the Home Department - The Duke of Portland
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs - Lord Hawkesbury
- First Lord of the Admiralty - The Earl of St. Vincent
- Second Pitt Ministry - (May 10 1804 - January 23 1806)
Confederated Coalition, or The Giants Storming Heaven [1804]
© National Portrait Gallery, London- First Lord of the Treasury - William Pitt
- Chancellor of the Exchequer - William Pitt
- Lord Chancellor - Lord Eldon
- Secretary of State for the Home Department - Lord Hawkesbury
- Secretary of State for War and the Colonies - Viscount Castlereagh
- First Lord of the Admiralty - Viscount Melville (Henry Dundas)
- Ministry of All the Talents - (Fabruary 11 1806 - March 31 1807)
- First Lord of the Treasury - Lord Grenville
- Chancellor of the Exchequer - Lord Henry Petty
- Lord Chancellor - Lord Erskine
- Secretary of State for the Home Department - Earl Spencer
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs - Charles James Fox
- First Lord of the Admiralty - Thomas Grenville
- Second Portland Ministry - March 31 1807 - October 4 1809)
- First Lord of the Treasury - The Duke of Portland
- Chancellor of the Exchequer - Spencer Perceval
- Lord Chancellor - Lord Eldon
- Home Secretary - Lord Hawkesbury
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs - George Canning
- Secretary of State for War and the Colonies - Viscount Castlereagh
- First Lord of the Admiralty - Lord Mulgrave
- Perceval Ministry - (October 4 1809 - May 11 1812)
- First Lord of the Treasury - Spencer Perceval
- Chancellor of the Exchequer - Nicholas Vansittart
- Lord Chancellor - Lord Eldon
- Secretary of State for the Home Department - Richard Ryder
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs - The Marquess Wellesley
- First Lord of the Admiralty - Lord Mulgrave
- Liverpool Ministry - (June 8 1812 - April 9, 1827)
- First Lord of the Treasury - Lord Liverpool
- Chancellor of the Exchequer - Nicholas Vansittart
- Lord Chancellor - Lord Eldon
- Secretary of State for the Home Department - Lord Sidmouth (Addington)
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs - Lord Castlereagh
- First Lord of the Admiralty - Lord Melville (Robert Dundas)