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. 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.

List of Secretaries of State for War and the Colonies (1801–1854)

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