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 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[edit]

	Term of office		Political party
Lord Hobart	17 March 1801	12 May 1804	Tory	Henry Addington
The Earl Camden	14 May 1804	10 July 1805	Tory	William Pitt the Younger
Viscount Castlereagh	10 July 1805	5 February 1806	Tory	William Pitt the Younger
William Windham	5 February 1806	25 March 1807	Whig	Lord Grenville (Ministry of All the Talents)
Viscount Castlereagh	25 March 1807	1 November 1809	Tory	The Duke of Portland
The Earl of Liverpool	1 November 1809	11 June 1812	Tory	Spencer Perceval
The Earl Bathurst	11 June 1812	30 April 1827	Tory	The Earl of Liverpool
The Viscount Goderich	30 April 1827	3 September 1827	Tory	George Canning
William Huskisson	3 September 1827	30 May 1828	Tory	The Viscount Goderich
Sir George Murray	30 May 1828	22 November 1830	Tory	The Duke of Wellington
The Viscount Goderich	22 November 1830	3 April 1833	Whig	The Earl Grey
Hon. Edward Stanley (subsequently Earl of Derby)	3 April 1833	5 June 1834	Whig	The Earl Grey
Thomas Spring Rice	5 June 1834	14 November 1834	Whig	The Viscount Melbourne
The Duke of Wellington (caretaker)	17 November 1834	9 December 1834	Tory	The Duke of Wellington
The Earl of Aberdeen	20 December 1834	8 April 1835	Conservative	Sir Robert Peel
The Lord Glenelg	18 April 1835	20 February 1839	Whig	The Viscount Melbourne
The Marquess of Normanby	20 February 1839	30 August 1839	Whig
Lord John Russell	30 August 1839	30 August 1841	Whig
Lord Stanley (subsequently Earl of Derby)	3 September 1841	23 December 1845	Conservative	Sir Robert Peel
William Ewart Gladstone	23 December 1845	27 June 1846	Conservative	Sir Robert Peel
The Earl Grey	6 July 1846	21 February 1852	Whig	Lord John Russell
Sir John Pakington, Bt	27 February 1852	17 December 1852	Conservative	The Earl of Derby
The Duke of Newcastle	28 December 1852	10 June 1854	Peelite	The Earl of Aberdeen (Coalition)

History of United Kingdom government departments with responsibility for foreign affairs
Northern Department 1660–1782 Secretaries Undersecretaries	Foreign Office 1782–1968 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries							Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1968–present Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries
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
	Southern Department 1768–1782 Secretaries Undersecretaries	Home Office 1782–1794 Secretaries Undersecretaries	War Office 1794–1801 Secretaries Undersecretaries		Colonial Office 1854–1925 Secretaries Undersecretaries	Dominions Office 1925–1947 Secretaries Undersecretaries	Commonwealth Relations Office 1947–1966 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries
.					India Office 1858–1937 Secretaries Undersecretaries	India Office and Burma Office 1937–1947 Secretaries Undersecretaries

Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Secretaries of State for War and the Colonies, 1801–1854[edit]

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