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{{Short description|British cabinet position (1801–1854)}}

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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.{{Principal political leaders of the British Armed Forces}}

List of secretaries of state (1801–1854)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:Center"|+Secretary of State for War and the Colonies! colspan=3 | Secretary! colspan=2 | Term of office! Party! Ministry! Monarch{{Small|(Reign)}}75px)Baron Hobart}}17 March}}180112 May}}1804 Tory Addington George III of Great BritainGeorge III(File:Coat of Arms of Great Britain (1714-1801).svg>60px){{SmallRegency era>1820)}}The Prince of Wales served as prince regent from 5 February 1811.75px)2nd Earl Camden}}14 May}}180410 July}}1805 Tory Pitt II75px)Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh>Robert Stewart'''{{Small{{Small>MP for Boroughbridge}}10 July}}18055 February}}1806 Tory75px)William Windham{{Small>MP for New Romney}}5 February}}180625 March}}1807 Whig Ministry of All the Talents{{Small>(''Whigs (British political party){{Ndash}}Tories (British political party)>Tory'')}}75px)Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh>Robert Stewart'''{{Small{{Small>MP for Plympton Erle}}25 March}}18071 November}}1809 Tory Portland II75px)2nd Earl of Liverpool}}1 November}}180911 June}}1812 Tory Perceval (File:Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst by William Salter.jpg|75px) Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst3rd Earl Bathurst}} {{Small|11 June}}1812 {{Small|30 April}}1827 Tory Liverpool George IV of the United KingdomGeorge IV(File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1816-1837).svg>60px)75px)1st Viscount Goderich}}30 April}}18273 September}}1827 Tory Canningite government, 1827–1828{{Small>(Canningite–Whig)}}75px)William Huskisson{{Small>MP for Liverpool}}3 September}}182730 May}}1828 Tory Canningite government, 1827–1828{{Small>(Canningite–Whig)}} (File:George Murray Portrait.jpg|75px) '''George Murray (British Army officer)'''{{Small>MP for Perthshire}} {{Small|30 May}}1828 {{Small|22 November}}1830 Tory Wellington–Peel William IV of the United KingdomWilliam IV(File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1816-1837).svg>60px)75px)1st Viscount Goderich}}22 November}}18303 April}}1833 Whig Grey75px)Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby>Edward Smith-Stanley{{SmallNorth Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency)>North Lancashire}}3 April}}18335 June}}1834 Whig75px)Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon>Thomas Spring Rice{{SmallCambridge (UK Parliament constituency)>Cambridge}}5 June}}183414 November}}1834 Whig Melbourne I75px)1st Duke of Wellington}}17 November}}18349 December}}1834 Tory Wellington Caretaker75px)4th Earl of Aberdeen}}20 December}}18348 April}}1835 Conservative Peel I (File:Lord-glenelg.jpg|75px) Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg1st Baron Glenelg}} {{Small|18 April}}1835 {{Small|20 February}}1839 Whig Melbourne II Queen VictoriaVictoria(File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg>60px)75px)1st Marquess of Normanby}}20 February}}183930 August}}1839 Whig75px)John Russell, 1st Earl Russell>John Russell{{SmallStroud (UK Parliament constituency)>Stroud}}30 August}}183930 August}}1841 Whig75px)Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby>Edward Smith-Stanley'''{{SmallMP for North Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency)>North Lancashire until 1844; thereafter summoned to Parliament through a writ in acceleration in respect of his father's title, Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe.3 September}}184123 December}}1845 Conservative Peel II75px)William Ewart GladstoneOn appointment to office a ministerial by-election was triggered in the Newark (UK Parliament constituency)>Newark-upon-Trent constituency that Gladstone had represented since 1832. Gladstone did not contest the seat, and was not returned to Parliament until the 1847 general election.23 December}}184527 June}}1846 Conservative75px)3rd Earl Grey}}6 July}}184621 February}}1852 Whig Russell I75px)John Pakington, 1st Baron Hampton>John Pakington{{SmallDroitwich (UK Parliament constituency)>Droitwich}}27 February}}185217 December}}1852 Conservative Who? Who?75px)5th Duke of Newcastle}}28 December}}185210 June}}1854 Peelite Aberdeen ministry{{Small>(Peelite–Whig)}}

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UK History of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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