Short-lived ministry
# Short-lived ministry

The Bath–Granville ministry, better known as the "short-lived" ministry, was a ministry of Patriot Whigs that existed briefly in February 1746.

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.

## 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.

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
| - | - | - | - |
| First Lord of the Treasury | The Earl of Bath* | 10 February 1746 (1746-02-10) | 12 February 1746 (1746-02-12) |
| Lord Privy Seal | The Earl of Carlisle | 10 February 1746 (1746-02-10) | 12 February 1746 (1746-02-12) |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | The Earl of Winchilsea | 10 February 1746 (1746-02-10) | 12 February 1746 (1746-02-12) |
| Secretary of State for the Southern DepartmentSecretary of State for the Northern Department | 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:

* Secretary of State – The Earl of Cholmondeley
* Lord Lieutenant of Ireland – The Duke of Bolton
* Master of the Horse – The Duke of Portland
* Leader of the House of Commons – Sir John Rushout

## Citations

* ↑ Sedgwick 1970
* ↑ Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 42
* 1 2 Haydn 1851, p. 93
* ↑ Haydn 1851, p. 93
* ↑ Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 42; Haydn 1851, p. 93
