Short-lived ministry

Bath–Granville ministry
February 1746
Date formed	10 February 1746 (1746-02-10)
Date dissolved	12 February 1746 (1746-02-12)
People and organisations
Head of state	George II
Head of government	Lord Bath
Deputy head of government	Lord Granville
Total no. of ministers	8 appointments
Member party	Patriot Whigs
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	Cobhamites
History
Legislature term(s)	9th GB Parliament
Predecessor	First Pelham ministry
Successor	Second Pelham ministry

The "short-lived" ministry, also known as the Bath–Granville ministry or derisively as the "Silly Little Ministry", was a British government that existed briefly in 1746. On 10 February, upon the resignation of Henry Pelham, the Earl of Bath undertook the formation of a ministry with Lord Granville, the former Northern Secretary. However, it only lasted two days, collapsing on 12 February even before all the members could be appointed, and Pelham reassumed the government.

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 King George II.

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

References

• Cook, Chris; Stevenson, John (1988). British Historical Facts: 1688–1760 (1st ed.). Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 978-1-349-02369-1.