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The Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies was a junior Ministerial post in the United Kingdom government, subordinate to the Secretary of State for the Colonies and, from 1948, also to a Minister of State.
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Under-Secretaries of State for the Colonies, 1768-1782
Name Entered office Left office R. Phelps 1768 1768 John Pownall 1768 1770 John Pownall and William Knox 1770 1776 William Knox and C. D'Oyly 1776 1778 William Knox and T. De Grey 1778 1780 William Knox and Benjamin Thompson 1780 1781 William Knox and J. Fisher 1781 1782 In 1782, following the loss of the American colonies, the office was abolished, and its duties given to the Home Secretary. From there it passed to the War Office, which was later renamed the War and Colonial Office. In 1854 this office was split, and the Colonial Office reestablished.[1]
Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State for the Colonies, 1854-1966
For earlier office-holders see Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.
Abolished 1966. Thereafter, see Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs.
Minister of State for the Colonies (1948-1964)
Name Entered office Left office The Earl of Listowel 1948 1950 John Dugdale 1950 1951 Alan Lennox-Boyd 1951 1952 Henry Hopkinson 1952 1955 Hon. John Hare 1955 1956 Hon. John Maclay 1956 1957 The Earl of Perth 1957 1962 The Marquess of Lansdowne 1962 1964 Abolished 1964. Thereafter, see Minister of State for Commonwealth Affairs.
Permanent Under-Secretaries of State for the Colonies, 1825 and 1854-1966
Name Entered office Left office Robert William Hay 1825 1854 Herman Merivale 1854 1859 Sir Frederic Rogers 1859 1871 Robert Herbert 1871 1892 Sir Robert Henry Meade 1892 1897 Edward Wingfield 1897 1900 Montagu Ommanney 1900 1907 Sir Francis Hopwood 1907 1911 Sir John Anderson 1911 1916 Sir George Fiddes 1916 1921 Sir James Masterton-Smith 1921 1925 Sir S. Wilson 1925 1933 Sir John Maffey 1933 1937 Sir Cosmo Parkinson 1937 1940 Sir George Henry Gater 1940 1940 Sir Cosmo Parkinson 1940 1942 Sir George Henry Gater 1942 1947 Sir Thomas Ingram Lloyd 1947 1956 Sir John Macpherson 1956 1959 Sir Hilton Poynton 1959 1966 History of UK Government Departments with Responsibility for Foreign Affairs Colonial Office
1768 – 1782
Secretaries
UndersecretariesHome Office
1782 – 1794
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UndersecretariesWar Office
1794 – 1801
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UndersecretariesWar and Colonial Office
1801 – 1854
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UndersecretariesColonial Office
1854 – 1925
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UndersecretariesColonial Office
1925 – 1966
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UndersecretariesCommonwealth Office
1966 – 1968
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UndersecretariesForeign and Commonwealth Office
1968 – Present
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UndersecretariesDominions Office
1925 – 1947
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UndersecretariesCommonwealth Relations Office
1947 – 1966
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Ministers
Undersecretaries. India Office
1858 – 1937
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UndersecretariesIndia and Burma Office
1937 – 1947
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UndersecretariesForeign Office
1782 – 1968
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UndersecretariesReferences
- ^ "Lists of appointments". http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=16620#s9. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
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- Defunct ministerial offices in the United Kingdom
- 1768 establishments in Great Britain
- 1966 disestablishments
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