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Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Great Britain · Government / Liberal Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

6Records

1839–1908Date range

5Named people

0Places

Chronological records

1839

John Russell Kingston, 1st1839

Government / Liberal Party Government

Appointed Secretary for War & the Colonies

1861

George Cornewall Lewis1861

Government / Liberal Party Government

Appointed Secretary for War

1866

Spencer Cavendish Devonshire, 8th1866

Government / Liberal Party Government

Appointed Secretary of State for War, 1st term

1868

Cardwell1868

Government / Liberal Party Government

Appointed Secretary for War

1882

Spencer Cavendish Devonshire, 8th1882

Government / Liberal Party Government

Appointed Secretary of State for War, 2nd term

1908

Robert Anthony Haldane Cloan, 1st1908

Government / Liberal Party Government

Appointed Secretary of State for War. continues in position under Asquith

Names involved

CardwellGeorge Cornewall LewisJohn Russell Kingston, 1stRobert Anthony Haldane Cloan, 1stSpencer Cavendish Devonshire, 8th

Provenance

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