Secretary at War
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Historical English political position
Not to be confused with Secretary of War.
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The Secretary at War was a political position in the English and later British government, with some responsibility over the administration and organization of the Army, but not over military policy. The Secretary at War ran the War Office. After 1794 it was occasionally a Cabinet-level position, although it was considered of subordinate rank to the Secretary of State for War. The position was combined with that of Secretary of State for War in 1854 and abolished in 1863.[1]
Notable holders of the position include Robert Walpole, the Henry Pelham, Henry Fox, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, William Windham. and Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay.
Secretaries at War, 1661–1854
[edit ]Secretaries of State for War and Secretaries at War, 1854–1863
[edit ]| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle | 1854 | 1855 |
| Fox Maule-Ramsay, Baron Panmure | 1855 | 1858 |
| Jonathan Peel | 1858 | 1859 |
| Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea | 1859 | 1861 |
| Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Baronet | 1861 | 1863 |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Senior Cabinet posts". The National Archives . Retrieved 7 May 2020.