Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

The Most Noble Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, PC, FRS (c. 1 May 1769–14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, widely considered one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century. Commissioned an Ensign in the British Army, he would rise to prominence in the Napoleonic Wars, eventually reaching the rank of Field Marshal.

The Duke of Wellington's Government, January 1828–November 1830

• The Duke of Wellington—First Lord of the Treasury and Leader of the House of Lords
• Lord Lyndhurst—Lord Chancellor
• Lord Bathurst—Lord President of the Council
• Lord Ellenborough—Lord Privy Seal
• Robert Peel—Secretary of State for the Home Department and Leader of the House of Commons
• Lord Dudley—Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
• William Huskisson—Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
• Henry Goulburn—Chancellor of the Exchequer
• Charles Grant—President of the Board of Trade and Treasurer of the Navy
• Lord Melville—President of the Board of Control
• John Charles Herries—Master of the Mint
• Lord Aberdeen—Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
• Lord Palmerston—Secretary at War

Changes

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• May, 1828—Sir George Murray becomes Colonial Secretary on the death of Huskisson.
• June, 1828—Lord Aberdeen succeeds Lord Dudley as Foreign Secretary. Aberdeen's successor at the Duchy of Lancaster is not in the Cabinet. William Vesey Fitzgerald succeeds Grant as President of the Board of Trade and Treasurer of the Navy. Lord Palmerston leaves the Cabinet. His successor as Secretary at War is not in the Cabinet.
• September, 1828—Lord Melville becomes First Lord of the Admiralty. He is succeeded as President of the Board of Control by Lord Ellenborough, who remains also Lord Privy Seal
• June, 1829—Lord Rosslyn succeeds Lord Ellenborough as Lord Privy Seal. Ellenborough remains at the Board of Control.