Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
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The Secretary of State for War and the Colonies was a British cabinet level position responsible for the army and the British colonies (other than India). The Department was created in 1801. In 1854 it was split into the separate offices of Secretary of State for War and Secretary of State for the Colonies. The Secretary was supported by an Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.

Secretaries of State for War and the Colonies, 1801-1854

Robert Hobart, Lord Hobart (17 March 1801 - 12 May 1804)
John Jeffreys Pratt, 2nd Earl Camden (14 May 1804 - 10 July 1805)
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (10 July 1805 - 5 February 1806)
William Windham (5 February 1806 - 25 March 1807)
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (25 March 1807 - 1 November 1809)
Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (1 November 1809 - 11 June 1812)
Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst (11 June 1812 - 30 April 1827)
Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich (30 April 1827 - 3 September 1827)
William Huskisson (3 September 1827 - 30 May 1828)
Sir George Murray (30 May 1828 - 22 November 1830)
Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich 22 November 1830 - 3 April 1833)
Edward Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, Lord Stanley (3 April 1833 - 5 June 1834)
Thomas Spring Rice (5 June 1834 - 14 November 1834)
The Duke of Wellington served as a Secretary of State pro tem (15 November 1834 - 15 December 1834)
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (20 December 1834 - 8 April 1835)
Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg (18 April 1835 - 20 February 1839)
Constantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby (20 February 1839 - 30 August 1839)
Lord John Russell (30 August 1839 - 30 August 1841)
Edward Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, Lord Stanley (3 September 1841 - 23 December 1845)
William Ewart Gladstone (23 December 1845 - 27 June 1846)
Henry Grey, 3rd Earl Grey (6 July 1846 - 21 February 1852)
Sir John Pakington (27 February 1852 - 17 December 1852)
Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle (28 December 1852 - 10 June 1854)

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History of UK Government Departments with Responsibility for Foreign Affairs
Colonial Office 1768 – 1782 Secretaries Undersecretaries	Home Office 1782 – 1794 Secretaries Undersecretaries	War Office 1794 – 1801 Secretaries Undersecretaries	War and Colonial Office 1801 – 1854 Secretaries Undersecretaries	Colonial Office 1854 – 1925 Secretaries Undersecretaries	Colonial Office 1925 – 1966 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries		Commonwealth Office 1966 – 1968 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries	Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1968 – Present Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries
	Home Office 1782 – 1794 Secretaries Undersecretaries	War Office 1794 – 1801 Secretaries Undersecretaries			Dominions Office 1925 – 1947 Secretaries Undersecretaries	Commonwealth Relations Office 1947 – 1966 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries
.				India Office 1858 – 1937 Secretaries Undersecretaries	India and Burma Office 1937 – 1947 Secretaries Undersecretaries
Foreign Office 1782 – 1968 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries

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