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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

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Name Entered office Left office
John Sullivan 1801 1804
Edward Cooke 1804 1806
Sir George Shee, Bt
and Sir James Cockburn, Bt
1806 1807
Edward Cooke
and Hon. Charles Stewart
1807 1809
Hon. Frederick John Robinson
and Hon. Charles Jenkinson
1809 1809
Hon. Charles Jenkinson
and Henry Bunbury
1809 1810
Henry Bunbury
and Robert Peel[1]
1810 1812
Henry Bunbury
and Henry Goulburn
1812 1816
Henry Goulburn[2] 1816 1821
R. W. Horton[3] 1821 1827
Edward Stanley[citation needed] 1827 1828
Lord Francis Leveson-Gower 1828 1828
Horace Twiss 1828 1830
Viscount Howick 1830 1834
Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre[4] 1834 1834
Sir George Grey, Bt 1834 1834
Hon. John Stuart-Wortley 1834 1835
William Ewart Gladstone[5] 1835 1835
Sir George Grey, Bt 1835 1839
Henry Labouchere 1839 1839
Robert Vernon Smith 1839 1841
George William Hope 1841 1846
The Lord Lyttelton 1846 1846
Benjamin Hawes 1846 1851
Frederick Peel 1851 1852
The Earl of Desart 1852 1852
Frederick Peel 1852 1854

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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Southern Department
1660–1768
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Southern Department
1768–1782
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1782: diplomatic responsibilities transferred to new Foreign Office
Colonial Office
1768–1782
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Foreign Office
1782–1968
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Home Office
1782–1794
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War Office
1794–1801
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War and Colonial Office
1801–1854
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Colonial Office
1854–1925
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India Office
1858–1937
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Colonial Office
1925–1966
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Dominions Office
1925–1947
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India Office and Burma Office
1937–1947
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Commonwealth Relations Office
1947–1966
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Commonwealth Office
1966–1968
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
1968–2020
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Since 2020
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References

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  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.