Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
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The Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies was a junior Ministerial post in the United Kingdom government, subordinate to the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
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In 1801 the offices of Under-Secretary of State for War
and Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
were merged to create the new office. They were separated again in 1854.
Separate posts of Under-Secretary of State for War
and Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
re-established 1854
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 . The Department was created in 1801...
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In 1801 the offices of Under-Secretary of State for War
Under-Secretary of State for War
The position of Under-Secretary of State for War was a British government position, first applied to Evan Nepean . In 1801 the offices for War and the Colonies were merged and the post became that of Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies...
and Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
The Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies was a junior Ministerial post in the United Kingdom government, subordinate to the Secretary of State for the Colonies and, from 1948, also to a Minister of State....
were merged to create the new office. They were separated again in 1854.
Under-Secretaries of State for War and the Colonies, 1801-1854
Name | Entered office | Left office |
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John Sullivan | 1801 | 1804 |
Edward Cooke Edward Cooke (British politician) -Family and Early life:He was born at Denham, Buckinghamshire, the third but only surviving son of William Cooke , provost of King's College, Cambridge and his wife, Catherine, the daughter of Richard Sleech, a canon of St George's Chapel, Windsor... |
1804 | 1806 |
Sir George Shee, Bt and Sir James Cockburn, Bt Sir James Cockburn, 9th Baronet Sir James Cockburn, 9th Baronet was British Governor of Bermuda from 1811 to 1819.He was the eldest son of Sir James Cockburn, 8th Baronet and his second wife Augusta Anne Ayscough... |
1806 | 1807 |
Edward Cooke Edward Cooke (British politician) -Family and Early life:He was born at Denham, Buckinghamshire, the third but only surviving son of William Cooke , provost of King's College, Cambridge and his wife, Catherine, the daughter of Richard Sleech, a canon of St George's Chapel, Windsor... and Hon. Charles Stewart Charles Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry KG, GCB, GCH, PC , styled The Honourable Charles Stewart from 1789 until 1813 and The Honourable Sir Charles Stewart from 1813 to 1814 and known as The Lord Stewart from 1814 to 1822, was a British soldier, politician and nobleman... |
1807 | 1809 |
Hon. Frederick John Robinson Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon PC , styled The Honourable F. J. Robinson until 1827 and known as The Viscount Goderich between 1827 and 1833, the name by which he is best known to history, was a British statesman... and Hon. Charles Jenkinson Charles Jenkinson, 3rd Earl of Liverpool Charles Cecil Cope Jenkinson, 3rd Earl of Liverpool GCB, PC , styled The Honourable Charles Jenkinson between 1786 and 1828, was a British politician.-Background:... |
1809 | 1809 |
Hon. Charles Jenkinson Charles Jenkinson, 3rd Earl of Liverpool Charles Cecil Cope Jenkinson, 3rd Earl of Liverpool GCB, PC , styled The Honourable Charles Jenkinson between 1786 and 1828, was a British politician.-Background:... and Henry Bunbury |
1809 | 1810 |
Henry Bunbury and Robert Peel |
1810 | 1812 |
Henry Bunbury and Henry Goulburn Henry Goulburn Henry Goulburn PC FRS was an English Conservative statesman and a member of the Peelite faction after 1846.-Background and education:... |
1812 | 1816 |
Henry Goulburn Henry Goulburn Henry Goulburn PC FRS was an English Conservative statesman and a member of the Peelite faction after 1846.-Background and education:... |
1816 | 1821 |
R. W. Horton | 1821 | 1827 |
Edward Stanley | 1827 | 1828 |
Lord Francis Leveson-Gower Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere KG, PC , known as Lord Francis Leveson-Gower until 1833, was a British politician, writer, traveller and patron of the arts... |
1828 | 1828 |
Horace Twiss Horace Twiss Horace Twiss KC was an English writer and politician.Twiss was born at Bath, Somerset, the son of Francis Twiss , a Shakespearian scholar. In his youth he wrote light articles for the papers; and, going to the bar, he obtained a considerable practice and became a Queen's Counsel in 1827... |
1828 | 1830 |
Viscount Howick Henry Grey, 3rd Earl Grey Henry George Grey, 3rd Earl Grey , known as Viscount Howick from 1807 until 1845, was an English statesman.-Background:Grey was the eldest son of Prime Minister Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, by his wife the Hon... |
1830 | 1834 |
Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre | 1834 | 1834 |
Sir George Grey, Bt Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet, PC was a British Whig politician. He held office under four Prime Ministers, Lord Melbourne, Lord John Russell, Lord Aberdeen, and Lord Palmerston, and notably served three times as Home Secretary.-Background and education:Grey was the only son of Sir George Grey, 1st... |
1834 | 1834 |
Hon. John Stuart-Wortley John Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 2nd Baron Wharncliffe John Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 2nd Baron Wharncliffe FRS , was a British Tory politician. He served briefly as Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies between December 1834 and January 1835.-Background:... |
1834 | 1835 |
William Ewart Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS was a British Liberal statesman. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times , more than any other person. Gladstone was also Britain's oldest Prime Minister, 84 years old when he resigned for the last time... |
1835 | 1835 |
Sir George Grey, Bt Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet, PC was a British Whig politician. He held office under four Prime Ministers, Lord Melbourne, Lord John Russell, Lord Aberdeen, and Lord Palmerston, and notably served three times as Home Secretary.-Background and education:Grey was the only son of Sir George Grey, 1st... |
1835 | 1839 |
Henry Labouchere Henry Labouchere, 1st Baron Taunton Henry Labouchere, 1st Baron Taunton PC was a prominent British Whig and Liberal Party politician of the mid-19th century.-Background and education:... |
1839 | 1839 |
Robert Vernon Smith | 1839 | 1841 |
George William Hope George William Hope George William Hope , was a British Tory politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies under Sir Robert Peel from 1841 to 1846.-Background and education:... |
1841 | 1846 |
The Lord Lyttelton George Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton George William Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton , was a British aristocrat and Conservative politician.-Early life:... |
1846 | 1846 |
Benjamin Hawes Benjamin Hawes Sir Benjamin Hawes was a British Whig politician. He was born in 1797 to Benjamin Hawes and educated at a private school in Putney. He was a grandson of William Hawes, founder of the Royal Humane Society... |
1846 | 1851 |
Frederick Peel Frederick Peel Sir Frederick Peel was a British Liberal Party politician.The second son of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel, and was educated at Harrow and at Trinity College, Cambridge, becoming a barrister in 1849.... |
1851 | 1852 |
The Earl of Desart John Cuffe, 3rd Earl of Desart John Otway O'Conner Cuffe, 3rd Earl of Desart , styled Viscount Castlecuffe until 1820, was an Irish Conservative politician... |
1852 | 1852 |
Frederick Peel Frederick Peel Sir Frederick Peel was a British Liberal Party politician.The second son of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel, and was educated at Harrow and at Trinity College, Cambridge, becoming a barrister in 1849.... |
1852 | 1854 |
Separate posts of Under-Secretary of State for War
Under-Secretary of State for War
The position of Under-Secretary of State for War was a British government position, first applied to Evan Nepean . In 1801 the offices for War and the Colonies were merged and the post became that of Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies...
and Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
The Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies was a junior Ministerial post in the United Kingdom government, subordinate to the Secretary of State for the Colonies and, from 1948, also to a Minister of State....
re-established 1854