Secretary of State for War and the Colonies facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Secretary of State for War and the Colonies |
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| Style | The Right Honourable |
| Member of | Cabinet · Privy Council · Parliament |
| Appointer | Monarch of the United Kingdom based on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 17 March 1801 |
| First holder | The Lord Hobart |
| Final holder | The Duke of Newcastle |
| Abolished | 10 June 1854 |
| Succession | Secretary of State for War · Secretary of State for the Colonies |
| Deputy | Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies |
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 Secretary was supported by an Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.
History
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.
| Royal Navy | British Army | Royal Air Force | Co-ordination | |
| 1628 | First Lord of the Admiralty (1628–1964) |
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| 1794 | Secretary of State for War (1794–1801) |
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| 1801 | Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (1801–1854) |
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| 1854 | Secretary of State for War (1854–1964) |
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| 1919 | Secretary of State for Air (1919–1964) |
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| 1936 | Minister for Co-ordination of Defence (1936–1940) |
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| 1940 | Minister of Defence (1940–1964) | |||
| 1964 | Secretary of State for Defence (1964–present) | |||
List of secretaries of state (1801–1854)
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Robert Hobart Baron Hobart |
17 March 1801 |
12 May 1804 |
Tory | Addington | George III.svg) (1760–1820) |
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John Pratt 2nd Earl Camden |
14 May 1804 |
10 July 1805 |
Tory | Pitt II | ||
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Robert Stewart Viscount Castlereagh MP for Boroughbridge |
10 July 1805 |
5 February 1806 |
Tory | |||
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William Windham MP for New Romney |
5 February 1806 |
25 March 1807 |
Whig | All the Talents (Whig–Tory) |
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Robert Stewart Viscount Castlereagh MP for Plympton Erle |
25 March 1807 |
1 November 1809 |
Tory | Portland II | ||
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Robert Jenkinson 2nd Earl of Liverpool |
1 November 1809 |
11 June 1812 |
Tory | Perceval | ||
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Henry Bathurst 3rd Earl Bathurst |
11 June 1812 |
30 April 1827 |
Tory | Liverpool | ||
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F. J. Robinson 1st Viscount Goderich |
30 April 1827 |
3 September 1827 |
Tory | Canning (Canningite–Whig) |
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William Huskisson MP for Liverpool |
3 September 1827 |
30 May 1828 |
Tory | Goderich (Canningite–Whig) |
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George Murray MP for Perthshire |
30 May 1828 |
22 November 1830 |
Tory | Wellington–Peel | ||
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F. J. Robinson 1st Viscount Goderich |
22 November 1830 |
3 April 1833 |
Whig | Grey | ||
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Edward Smith-Stanley MP for North Lancashire |
3 April 1833 |
5 June 1834 |
Whig | |||
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Thomas Spring Rice MP for Cambridge |
5 June 1834 |
14 November 1834 |
Whig | Melbourne I | ||
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Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington |
17 November 1834 |
9 December 1834 |
Tory | Wellington Caretaker | ||
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George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl of Aberdeen |
20 December 1834 |
8 April 1835 |
Conservative | Peel I | ||
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Charles Grant 1st Baron Glenelg |
18 April 1835 |
20 February 1839 |
Whig | Melbourne II | ||
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Constantine Phipps 1st Marquess of Normanby |
20 February 1839 |
30 August 1839 |
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John Russell MP for Stroud |
30 August 1839 |
30 August 1841 |
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Edward Smith-Stanley Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe |
3 September 1841 |
23 December 1845 |
Conservative | Peel II | ||
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William Ewart Gladstone |
23 December 1845 |
27 June 1846 |
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Henry Grey 3rd Earl Grey |
6 July 1846 |
21 February 1852 |
Whig | Russell I | ||
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John Pakington MP for Droitwich |
27 February 1852 |
17 December 1852 |
Conservative | Who? Who? | ||
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Henry Pelham-Clinton 5th Duke of Newcastle |
28 December 1852 |
10 June 1854 |
Peelite | Aberdeen (Peelite–Whig) |
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- Notes
UK History of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
| Northern Department 1660–1782 Secretaries Undersecretaries |
Foreign Office 1782–1968 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries |
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1968–2020 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office since 2020 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries |
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| Southern Department 1660–1768 Secretaries Undersecretaries |
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 |
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| Southern Department 1768–1782 Secretaries Undersecretaries |
Dominions Office 1925–1947 Secretaries Undersecretaries |
Commonwealth Relations Office 1947–1966 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries |
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| . | India Office 1858–1937 Secretaries Undersecretaries |
India Office and Burma Office 1937–1947 Secretaries Undersecretaries |
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