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.

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.[ citation needed ] They were separated again in 1854.

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

NameEntered officeLeft office
John Sullivan 18011804
Edward Cooke 18041806
Sir George Shee, Bt
and Sir James Cockburn, Bt
18061807
Edward Cooke
and Hon. Charles Stewart
18071809
Hon. Frederick John Robinson
and Hon. Charles Jenkinson
18091809
Hon. Charles Jenkinson
and Henry Bunbury
18091810
Henry Bunbury
and Robert Peel [1]
18101812
Henry Bunbury
and Henry Goulburn
18121816
Henry Goulburn [2] 18161821
R. W. Horton [3] 18211827
Edward Stanley [ citation needed ]18271828
Lord Francis Leveson-Gower 18281828
Horace Twiss 18281830
Viscount Howick 18301833
Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre [4] 18331834
Sir George Grey, Bt 18341834
Hon. John Stuart-Wortley 18341835
William Ewart Gladstone [5] 18351835
Sir George Grey, Bt 18351839
Henry Labouchere 18391839
Robert Vernon Smith 18391841
George William Hope 18411846
The Lord Lyttelton 18461846
Benjamin Hawes 18461851
Frederick Peel 18511852
The Earl of Desart 18521852
Frederick Peel 18521854

Separate posts of Under-Secretary of State for War and Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies re-established 1854

History of English and British government departments with responsibility for foreign affairs and those with responsibility for the colonies, dominions and the Commonwealth
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1782: diplomatic responsibilities transferred to new Foreign Office
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Home Office
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War and Colonial Office
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India Office
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India Office and Burma Office
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Commonwealth Relations Office
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Commonwealth Office
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
1968–2020
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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References

  1. Peel, Robert (1853). The Speeches of the Late Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel, Bart. Routledge. p. 30.
  2. Hannon, Kieran (2021). Designing and Dangerous Men. ISBN   9781922327932.
  3. Ontario History (vol. 38-40 ed.). Ontario Historical Society. 1946. p. 54.
  4. Rigney, Daryle (2008). "Letters patent, native title, and the Crown in South Australia".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. Funnel, Warwick (1996). "Why 1886? Historical Notes on the Passage of the Exchequer and Audit Departments Act" . Abacus. 32 (1): 102–110. doi:10.1111/j.1467-6281.1996.tb00453.x via Wiley.