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Secretary of State

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

6Records

1756–1794Date range

6Named people

0Places

Chronological records

1756

William Pitt the Elder Chatham, 1st1756

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Secretary of State

1762

George Nugent Temple Grenville Temple, 3rd1762

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Secretary of State

George Montague Dunk Halifax, 2nd1762

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Secretary of State

1765

Grafton Grafton, 3rd1765

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Secretary of State for the Northern Department

1782

Netherlands1782

Government / Whig Party Government

Serves under Rockingham but resigns when he is succeeded by Shelburne

1794

Henry Melville Dundas Melville, 1st1794

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Secretary of State for War

Names involved

George Montague Dunk Halifax, 2ndGeorge Nugent Temple Grenville Temple, 3rdGrafton Grafton, 3rdHenry Melville Dundas Melville, 1stNetherlandsWilliam Pitt the Elder Chatham, 1st

Provenance

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