England and the Maori Wars
Secretaries Of State And Ministries
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Secretaries Of State And Ministries
The Secretaries of State for the Colonies and the Ministries in England and New Zealand during the period with which we deal were:
ENGLAND Secretary of State Ministry 1855 Sir William Molesworth (d. Oct. 22) Lord Palmerston (Liberal) (Feb. 5, 1855 to Feb. 22, 1858) 1855 Henry Labourchere (Lord Taunton) 1858 Lord Stanley (resigned in May) Earl of Derby (Conservative) (Feb. 22, 1858 to June 11, 1859) 1858 Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton 1859 The Duke of Newcastle Lord Palmerston (d. Oct. 18, 1865) and Earl Russell (Liberal) (June 13, 1859 to June 27, 1866) 1864 Edward Cardwell (from April 8) 1866 Lord Carnarvon (resigned Mar. 2, 1867) Earl of Derby (resigned Feb. 25, 1868) and Mr. Disraeli (Conservative) (June 27, 1866 to Dec. 3, 1868) 1867 The Duke of Buckingham 1868 Lord Granville (became Foreign Secretary, July 1, 1870) Mr. Gladstone (Liberal) (Dec. 10, 1868 to Feb. 17, 1874) 1870–4 Lord Kimberley
The Permanent Under-Secretaries of State were: Herman Merivale (1847–60); Sir Frederic Rogers (Lord Blachford) (1860–71); Sir Robert Herbert (1871–92).
NEW ZEALAND The New Zealand Ministries were: The Governors were: May 7–20, 1856: BELL-SEWELL Colonel T. Gore Browne (Sept. 6, 1855 to Oct. 2, 1861) May 20 to June 2, 1856: Fox June 2, 1856 to July 12, 1861: STAFFORD July 12, 1861 to Aug. 6, 1862: FOX Sir George Grey (Oct. 3, 1861 to Feb. 5, 1868) Aug. 6, 1862 to Oct. 30, 1863: DOMETT Oct. 30, 1863 to Nov. 24, 1864: WHITAKER-FOX Nov. 24, 1864 to Oct. 16, 1865: WELD Oct. 16, 1865 to June 28, 1869: STAFFORD Sir George Bowen (Feb. 5, 1868 to March 19, 1873) June 28, 1869 to Sept. 10, 1872: FOX