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The secretary of war in cabinet position was Henry Knox. The position of Secretary of State for War, commonly called War Secretary, a British cabinet-level position, first applied to Henry Dundas (appointed in 1794). In 1801 the post became that of Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. The position was re-instated in 1854 and remained until 1 April 1964, when the cabinet position (along with that of First Lord of the Admiralty and Secretary of State for Air) was replaced by the Secretary of State for Defence - in charge of a new united Ministry of Defence. The former office of the Secretary of State for War became that of the new Minister of Defence for the Army. Knox can refer to these things: Fort Knox, a United States Army post in Kentucky. ... A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (April 28, 1742 - May 28, 1811) was a British statesman. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... 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). ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... The First Lord of the Admiralty was a British government position in charge of the Admiralty. ... The Secretary of State for Air was a cabinet level British position, in charge of the Air Ministry. ... The Secretary of State for Defence is the senior United Kingdom government minister in charge of the Ministry of Defence. ... Main Building - The Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence, Whitehall, Westminster, London Tri-service badge of the UK armed forces The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the UK military. ...

The Secretary of State headed the War Office and was assisted by a Parliamentary Private Secretary, who was also a Member of Parliament, and a Military Secretary, who was a general. Old War Office Building, Whitehall, London - the former location of the War Office The War Office was a former department of the British Government, responsible for the administration of the British Army between the 17th century and 1963, when its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Defence. ... A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to British Government MPs to act as the Parliamentary contact of senior Ministers. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The Military Secretary is the senior military assistant to the British Secretary of State for Defence and formerly to the Secretary of State for War. ... General is a high military rank, used by nearly every country in the world. ...

Secretaries of State for War, 1794-1801

Henry Dundas (July 11, 1794 - March 17, 1801) (also President of the Board of Control)

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (April 28, 1742 - May 28, 1811) was a British statesman. ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... The President of the Board of Control was a British government official in the late 18th and early 19th century responsible for overseeing the British East India Company and generally serving as the chief official in London responsible for Indian affairs. ...

Secretaries of State for War, 1854-1964

Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle (June 12, 1854 - January 30, 1855)
Fox Maule, 2nd Baron Panmure (February 8, 1855 - February 21, 1858)
Jonathan Peel (February 26, 1858 - June 11, 1859)
Sidney Herbert (June 18, 1859 - July 22, 1861)
Sir George Cornewall Lewis (July 23, 1861 - April 13, 1863) (died in office)
George Robinson, 3rd Earl de Grey (April 28, 1863 - February 16, 1866)
Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington (February 16, 1866 - June 26, 1866)
Jonathan Peel (July 6, 1866 - March 8, 1867)
Sir John Pakington (March 8, 1867 - December 1, 1868)
Edward Cardwell (December 9, 1868 - February 17, 1874)
Gathorne Hardy (February 21, 1874 - April 2, 1878)
Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley (April 2, 1878 - April 21, 1880)
Hugh Culling Eardley Childers (April 28, 1880 - December 16, 1882)
Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington (December 16, 1882 - June 9, 1885)
William Henry Smith (June 24, 1885 - January 21, 1886)
Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Viscount Cranbrook (January 21, 1886 - February 6, 1886)
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (February 6, 1886 - July 20, 1886)
William Henry Smith (August 3, 1886 - January 14, 1887)
Edward Stanhope (January 14, 1887 - August 11, 1892)
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (August 18, 1892 - June 21, 1895)
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne (July 4, 1895 - November 12, 1900)
William St John Brodrick (November 12, 1900 - October 6, 1903)
Hugh Oakeley Arnold-Forster (October 6, 1903 - December 4, 1905)
Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane (1911) (December 10, 1905 - June 12, 1912)
John Seely (June 12, 1912 - March 30, 1914) (resigned)
Herbert Henry Asquith (March 30, 1914 - August 5, 1914)
Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (August 5, 1914 - July 5, 1916) (died in office)
David Lloyd George (July 6, 1916 - December 5, 1916) (resigned)
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby (December 10, 1916 - April 18, 1918)
Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner (April 18, 1918 - January 10, 1919)
Winston Churchill (January 10, 1919 - February 13, 1921)
Sir Laming Worthington-Evans (February 13, 1921 - October 19, 1922)
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby (October 24, 1922 - January 22, 1924)
Stephen Walsh (January 22, 1924 - November 3, 1924)
Sir Laming Worthington-Evans (November 6, 1924 - June 4, 1929)
Thomas Shaw (June 7, 1929 - August 24, 1931)
Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe (August 25, 1931 - November 5, 1931)
Douglas McGarel Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham (November 5, 1931 - June 7, 1935)
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 3rd Viscount Halifax (June 7, 1935 - November 22, 1935)
Alfred Duff Cooper (November 22, 1935 - May 28, 1937)
Leslie Hore-Belisha (May 28, 1937 - January 5, 1940) (dismissed)
Oliver Stanley (January 5, 1940 - May 11, 1940)
Anthony Eden (May 11, 1940 - December 22, 1940)
David Margesson (December 22, 1940 - February 22, 1942)
Sir P.J. Grigg (February 22, 1942 - July 26, 1945)
Jack Lawson (August 3, 1945 - October 4, 1946)
Frederick Bellenger (October 4, 1946 - October 7, 1947)
Emanuel Shinwell (October 7, 1947 - February 28, 1950)
John Strachey (February 28, 1950 - October 26, 1951)
Anthony Head, 1st Viscount Head (October 31, 1951 - October 18, 1956)
John Hare, 1st Viscount Blakenham (October 18, 1956 - January 6, 1958)
Christopher Soames (January 6, 1958 - July 27, 1960)
John Profumo (July 27, 1960 - June 5, 1963) (resigned)
Joseph Godber (June 27, 1963 - October 21, 1963)
James Ramsden (October 21, 1963 - April 1, 1964)

Henry Pelham Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme, 12th Earl of Lincoln (also known as Henry Pelham Clinton-Hope) (22 May 1811 - 18 October 1864) was a British politician, who eventually rose to the position of Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Fox Maule Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie (22 April 1801 – 6 July 1874) was British politician. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 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Secretaries of State for War, 1854-1964

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Secretaries of State for War, 1794-1801