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 (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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> In 1854 it was split into the separate offices of Secretary of State for War and Secretary of State for the Colonies.

List of secretaries of state (1801–1854)

Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Secretary			Term of office		Party	Ministry	Monarch Template:Small
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |		[[Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire|Robert Hobart Template:Small]]	Template:Small 1801	Template:Small 1804	Template:Party shading/Tories | Tory	Template:Party shading/Tories | Addington	George III Template:Small <ref group=Note>The Prince of Wales served as prince regent from 5 February 1811.</ref>
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |		[[John Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden|John Pratt Template:Small]]	Template:Small 1804	Template:Small 1805	Template:Party shading/Tories | Tory	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Tories | Pitt II
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |		[[Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh|Robert Stewart Template:Small]] Template:Small	Template:Small 1805	Template:Small 1806	Template:Party shading/Tories | Tory
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |		William Windham Template:Small	Template:Small 1806	Template:Small 1807	Template:Party shading/Whigs | Whig	Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | All the Talents Template:Small
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |		[[Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh|Robert Stewart Template:Small]] Template:Small	Template:Small 1807	Template:Small 1809	Template:Party shading/Tories | Tory	Template:Party shading/Tories | Portland II
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |		[[Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool|Robert Jenkinson Template:Small]]	Template:Small 1809	Template:Small 1812	Template:Party shading/Tories | Tory	Template:Party shading/Tories | Perceval
rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |		[[Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst|Henry Bathurst Template:Small]]	Template:Small 1812	Template:Small 1827	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Tories | Tory	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Tories | Liverpool
George IV
	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |		[[F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich|F. J. Robinson Template:Small]]	Template:Small 1827	Template:Small 1827	Template:Party shading/Tories | Tory	Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | Canning Template:Small
	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |		William Huskisson Template:Small	Template:Small 1827	Template:Small 1828	Template:Party shading/Tories | Tory	Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | Goderich Template:Small
	rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |		George Murray Template:Small	Template:Small 1828	Template:Small 1830	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Tories | Tory	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Tories | Wellington–Peel
William IV
	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |		[[F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich|F. J. Robinson Template:Small]]	Template:Small 1830	Template:Small 1833	Template:Party shading/Whigs | Whig	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Whigs | Grey
	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |		Edward Smith-Stanley Template:Small	Template:Small 1833	Template:Small 1834	Template:Party shading/Whigs | Whig
	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |		Thomas Spring Rice Template:Small	Template:Small 1834	Template:Small 1834	Template:Party shading/Whigs | Whig	Template:Party shading/Whigs | Melbourne I
	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |		[[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Arthur Wellesley Template:Small]]	Template:Small 1834	Template:Small 1834	Template:Party shading/Tories | Tory	Template:Party shading/Tories | Wellington Caretaker
	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |		[[George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen|George Hamilton-Gordon Template:Small]]	Template:Small 1834	Template:Small 1835	Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative	Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Peel I
	rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |		[[Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg|Charles Grant Template:Small]]	Template:Small 1835	Template:Small 1839	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Whigs | Whig	rowspan=4 Template:Party shading/Whigs | Melbourne II
Victoria
	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |		[[Constantine Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby|Constantine Phipps Template:Small]]	Template:Small 1839	Template:Small 1839	Template:Party shading/Whigs | Whig
	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |		John Russell Template:Small	Template:Small 1839	Template:Small 1841	Template:Party shading/Whigs | Whig
	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |		[[Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby|Edward Smith-Stanley Template:Small]] <ref group=Note>MP for North Lancashire until 1844; thereafter summoned to Parliament through a writ in acceleration in respect of his father's title, Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe.</ref>	Template:Small 1841	Template:Small 1845	Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Peel II
	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |		William Ewart Gladstone <ref group=Note>On appointment to office a ministerial by-election was triggered in the 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.</ref>	Template:Small 1845	Template:Small 1846	Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative
	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |		[[Henry Grey, 3rd Earl Grey|Henry Grey Template:Small]]	Template:Small 1846	Template:Small 1852	Template:Party shading/Whigs | Whig	Template:Party shading/Whigs | Russell I
	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |		John Pakington Template:Small	Template:Small 1852	Template:Small 1852	Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Conservative	Template:Party shading/Conservative (UK) | Who? Who?
	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |		[[Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle|Henry Pelham-Clinton Template:Small]]	Template:Small 1852	Template:Small 1854	Template:Party shading/Peelite | Peelite	Template:Party shading/Coalition (UK) | Aberdeen Template:Small

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