Short-lived ministry

The Bath–Granville ministry,[1] better known as the "short-lived" ministry or derisively as the "Silly Little Ministry", was a ministry of Patriot Whigs that existed briefly in February 1746.

Bath–Granville ministry
Bath (top) and Granville (bottom)

On 10 February, with the resignation of Henry Pelham and the Cobhamites, 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 the King 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.

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft office
First Lord of the Treasury[3]The Earl of Bath*10 February 1746 (1746-02-10)12 February 1746 (1746-02-12)
Lord Privy Seal[3]The Earl of Carlisle10 February 1746 (1746-02-10)12 February 1746 (1746-02-12)
First Lord of the Admiralty[3]The Earl of Winchilsea10 February 1746 (1746-02-10)12 February 1746 (1746-02-12)
The Earl Granville*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:

Notes
  1. Sedgwick 1970
  2. Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 42
  3. Haydn 1851, p. 93
  4. Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 42; Haydn 1851, p. 93

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, ISBN 978-0-11-880098-3, retrieved 7 October 2020 – via History of Parliament Online
Preceded by
First Broad Bottom ministry		 Government of Great Britain
10–12 February 1746 (1746-02-10 – 1746-02-12)		 Succeeded by
Second Broad Bottom ministry
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