Key Government Officials, 1801 – 1852
| Lord Lieutenants: 1801 – 1852 | appointment |
|---|---|
| Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke | Mar 1801 |
| Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis (did not serve) | Nov 1805 |
| John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford | Feb 1806 |
| Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond | Apr 1807 |
| Charles Whitworth, 1st Viscount Whitworth | Jun 1813 |
| Charles Chetwynd Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot | Sep 1817 |
| Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley | Dec 1821 |
| Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey | Feb 1828 |
| Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland | Feb 1829 |
| Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey | Nov 1830 |
| Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley | Sep 1833 |
| Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington | Dec 1834 |
| Constantine Henry Phipps, 6th Earl of Mulgrave | Apr 1835 |
| Hugh Fortescue, Viscount Ebrington/2nd Earl Fortescue | Mar 1839 |
| Thomas Philip de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey | Sep 1841 |
| William A’Court, 1st Baron Heytesbury | Jul 1844 |
| John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough | Jul 1846 |
| George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon | May 1847 |
| Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton | Feb 1852 |
| Edward Granville Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans | Jan 1853 |
| Chief Secretaries: 1801 – 1852 | appointment |
|---|---|
| Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh | Nov 1798 |
| Charles Abbot | May 1801 |
| William Wickham | Feb 1802 |
| Sir Evan Nepean | Feb 1804 |
| Nicholas Vansittart | Mar 1805 |
| Charles Long | Sep 1805 |
| William Elliot | Mar 1806 |
| Sir Arthur Wellesley | Apr 1807 |
| Robert Dundas | Apr 1809 |
| William Wellesley-Pole | Oct 1809 |
| Robert Peel | Aug 1812 |
| Charles Grant | Aug 1818 |
| Henry Goulburn | Dec 1821 |
| William Lamb | Apr 1827 |
| Sir Francis Leveson Gower | Jun 1828 |
| Sir Henry Hardinge | Jul 1830 |
| Edward Geoffrey Smith-Stanley | Nov 1830 |
| Sir John Cam Hobhouse | Mar 1833 |
| Edward John Littleton | May 1833 |
| Sir Henry Hardinge | Dec 1834 |
| George Howard, Viscount Morpeth | Apr 1835 |
| Edward Granville Eliot, Lord Eliot | Sep 1841 |
| Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle | Feb 1845 |
| Henry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of Lincoln | Feb 1846 |
| Henry Labouchere | Jul 1846 |
| Sir William Meredyth Somerville | Jul 1847 |
| Richard Southwell Bourke, Lord Naas | Mar 1852 |
| Sir John Young | Jan 1853 |
| Under Secretaries: 1801 – 1852 | appointment |
|---|---|
| Edward Cooke | Jun 1796 |
| Alexander Marsden | Oct 1801 |
| James Trail | Sep 1806 |
| Charles Saxton | Sep 1808 |
| William Gregory | Oct 1812 |
| Sir William Gosset | Jan 1831 |
| Thomas Drummond | Jul 1835 |
| Norman Hilton Macdonald | May 1840 |
| Edward Lucas | Sep 1841 |
| Richard Pennefather | Aug 1845 |
| Thomas Nicholas Redington | Jul 1846 |
| John Arthur Wynne | Mar 1852 |
| Thomas Aiskew Larcom | Jan 1853 |
| Attorney Generals: 1801 – 1852 | appointment |
|---|---|
| John Toler | Jul 1798 |
| John Stewart | Dec 1800 |
| Standish O’Grady | Jun 1803 |
| William Conyngham Plunket | Oct 1805 |
| William Saurin | May 1807 |
| William Conyngham Plunket | Jan 1822 |
| Henry Joy | Jun 1827 |
| Francis Blackburne | Jan 1831 |
| Louis Perrin | Apr 1835 |
| Michael O'Loghlen | Aug 1835 |
| John Richards | Nov 1836 |
| Stephen Woulfe | Feb 1837 |
| Nicholas Ball | Jul 1838 |
| Maziere Brady | Feb 1839 |
| David Richard Pigot | Aug 1840 |
| Francis Blackburne | Sep 1841 |
| Thomas Berry Cusack Smith | Nov 1842 |
| Richard Wilson Greene | Feb 1846 |
| Richard Moore | Jul 1846 |
| James Henry Monahan | Dec 1847 |
| John Hatchell | Oct 1850 |
| Joseph Napier | Mar 1852 |
| Abraham Brewster | Jan 1853 |
| Solicitor Generals: 1801 – 1852 | appointment |
|---|---|
| John Stewart | Jul 1798 |
| William Cusack Smith | Dec 1800 |
| James McClelland | Jan 1802 |
| William Conynham Plunket | Nov 1803 |
| Charles Kendal Bushe | Oct 1805 |
| Henry Joy | Mar 1822 |
| John Doherty | Jun 1827 |
| Philip Cecil Crampton | Dec 1830 |
| Michael O'Loghlen | Oct 1834 |
| Edward Pennefather | Jan 1835 |
| Michael O'Loghlen | Apr 1835 |
| John Richards | Sep 1835 |
| Stephen Woulfe | Nov 1836 |
| Maziere Brady | Feb 1837 |
| David Richard Pigot | Feb 1839 |
| Richard Moore | Aug 1840 |
| Edward Pennefather | Sep 1841 |
| Joseph Devonsher Jackson | Nov 1841 |
| Thomas Berry Cusack Smith | Sep 1842 |
| Richard Wilson Greene | Nov 1842 |
| Abraham Brewster | Feb 1846 |
| James Henry Monahan | Jul 1846 |
| John Hatchell | Dec 1847 |
| Henry George Hughes | Oct 1850 |
| James Whiteside | Mar 1852 |
| William Nicholas Keogh | Jan 1853 |