The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet official in charge of managing the various British colonies. The position was first created in 1768 to deal with the increasingly troublesome North American colonies. Previously those responsibilities had fallen to the Secretary of State for the Southern Department, who was responsible for Southern England, Wales, Ireland, the American colonies, and relations with the Catholic and Muslim states of Europe. In the Politics of the United Kingdom, the Cabinet is a formal body comprised of government officials chosen by the Prime Minister. ... This article refers to a colony in politics and history. ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... The Secretary of State for the Southern Department was a position in the cabinet of the government of United Kingdom up to 1782. ... Motto: (Welsh for Wales for ever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) English, Welsh Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779 km² (3rd... For other uses, including people named Islam, see Islam (disambiguation). ... World map showing Europe Political map (neighboring countries in Asia and Africa also shown) Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ...

The men who held office were:

• Wills Hill, 1st Earl of Hillsborough (February 27, 1768 - August 27, 1772)
• William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth (August 27, 1772 - 10 November 1775)
• Lord George Germain (10 November 1775 - February 1782
• Welbore Ellis (February - March 8, 1782)

In 1782, following the loss of the American colonies, the office was abolished, and its duties given to the Home Secretary, then Lord Sydney. In 1794 a new office was created for Henry Dundas — the Secretary of State for War, which now took responsibility for the Colonies, and was renamed the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies in 1801. In 1854, military reforms led to the Colonial and Military responsibilities of this secretary of state being split into two separate offices, with Sir George Grey becoming the first Secretary of State for the Colonies under the new arrangement. Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire (30 May 1718 - 7 October 1793), was a British politician of the Georgian era. ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... Catherine IIs soldiers in the Russo-Turkish War, by Alexandre Benois. ... William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth (June 20, 1731 - July 7, 1801) was a British statesman who is most remembered for his part in the government before and during the American Revolution. ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... Catherine IIs soldiers in the Russo-Turkish War, by Alexandre Benois. ... November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... George Sackville, 1st Viscount Sackville (January 26, 1716 - August 26, 1785) was a British soldier and politician who was Secretary of State for America in Lord Norths cabinet during the American Revolution. ... November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip (15 December 1713 – 2 February 1802) was a British statesman. ... March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Secretary of State for the Home Department (the Home Secretary) is the chief United Kingdom government minister responsible for law and order in England and Wales; his or her remit includes policing, the criminal justice system, the prison service, internal security, and matters of citizenship and immigration. ... Frognal House by George Shepherd appears in Thomas Irelands History of Kent published c. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (April 28, 1742 - May 28, 1811) was a British statesman. ... The secretary of war in cabinet position was Henry Knox. ... 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). ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Sir George Grey, of Fallodon, 2nd Baronet (1799-1882) was a perennial Whig cabinet minister in the mid-19th century, serving in the cabinets of Lord Melbourne, Lord John Russell, Lord Aberdeen, and Lord Palmerston. ...

• Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet (June 12, 1854 - February 8, 1855)
• Sidney Herbert (February 8, 1855 - February 23, 1855)
• Lord John Russell (February 23, 1855 - July 21, 1855)
• Sir William Molesworth, 8th Baronet (July 21, 1855 - November 21, 1855)
• Henry Labouchere (November 21, 1855 - February 21, 1858)
• Edward Henry Stanley, Lord Stanley (February 26, 1858 - June 5, 1858)
• Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton (June 5, 1858 - June 11, 1859)
• Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle (June 18, 1859 - April 7, 1864)
• Edward Cardwell (April 7, 1864 - June 26, 1866)
• Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (July 6, 1866 - March 8, 1867)
• Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (March 8, 1867 - December 1, 1868)
• Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (December 9, 1868 - July 6, 1870)
• John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley (July 6, 1870 - February 17, 1874)
• Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (February 21, 1874 - February 4, 1878)
• Sir Michael Hicks Beach (February 4, 1878 - April 21, 1880)
• John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley (April 21, 1880 - December 16, 1882)
• Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby (December 16, 1882 - June 9, 1885)
• Frederick Arthur Stanley (June 24, 1885 - January 28, 1886)
• Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (February 6, 1886 - July 20, 1886)
• Edward Stanhope (August 3, 1886 - January 14, 1887)
• Henry Thurstan Holland, 1st Baron Knutsford (January 14, 1887 - August 11, 1892)
• George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon (August 18, 1892 - June 21, 1895)
• Joseph Chamberlain (June 29, 1895 - September 16, 1903) (Resigned)
• Alfred Lyttelton (October 11, 1903 - December 4, 1905)
• Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin (December 10, 1905 - April 12, 1908)
• Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Earl of Crewe (April 12, 1908 - November 3, 1910)
• Lewis Vernon Harcourt (November 3, 1910 - May 25, 1915)
• Andrew Bonar Law (May 25, 1915 - December 10, 1916)
• Walter Hume Long (December 10, 1916 - January 10, 1919)
• Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner (January 10, 1919 - February 13, 1921)
• Winston Churchill (February 13, 1921 - October 19, 1922)
• Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (October 24, 1922 - January 22, 1924)
• James Henry Thomas (January 22, 1924 - November 3, 1924)
• Leo Amery (November 6, 1924 - June 4, 1929)
• Sidney James Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (June 7, 1929 - August 24, 1931)
• James Henry Thomas (August 25, 1931 - November 5, 1931)
• Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister (November 5, 1931 - June 7, 1935)
• Malcolm MacDonald (June 7, 1935 - November 22, 1935)
• James Henry Thomas (November 22, 1935 - May 22, 1936) (Resigned)
• William Ormsby-Gore (May 28, 1936 - May 16, 1938)
• Malcolm MacDonald (May 16, 1938 - May 12, 1940)
• George Ambrose Lloyd, 1st Baron Lloyd (May 12, 1940 - February 8, 1941)
• Walter Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne (February 8, 1941 - February 22, 1942)
• Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne (February 22, 1942 - November 22, 1942)
• Oliver Stanley (November 22, 1942 - July 26, 1945)
• George Hall (August 3, 1945 - October 4, 1946)
• Arthur Creech Jones (October 4, 1946 - February 28, 1950)
• James Griffiths (February 28, 1950 - October 26, 1951)
• Oliver Lyttelton (October 28, 1951 - July 28, 1954)
• Alan Lennox-Boyd (July 28, 1954 - October 14, 1959)
• Iain Macleod (October 14, 1959 - October 9, 1961)
• Reginald Maudling (October 9, 1961 - July 13, 1962)
• Duncan Sandys (July 13, 1962 - October 16, 1964)
• Anthony Greenwood (October 18, 1964 - December 23, 1965)
• Francis Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford (December 23, 1965 - April 6, 1966)
• Frederick Lee (April 6, 1966 - August 1, 1966)

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November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech (1885 - 1964), British Conservative politician and banker. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Malcolm Ian Macdonald (born January 7, 1950, Fulham, England) was an English footballer always known as Supermac. Born in Fulham, London, Macdonald started out as a full back before switching to centre forward. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... George Ambrose Lloyd, 1st Baron Lloyd (1879-February 4, 1941) was a British Conservative politician strongly associated with the Diehard wing of the party. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Walter Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne (29 March 1880 - 6 November 1944) was a British politician. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury KG (August 27, 1893-February 23, 1972) was a grandson of the great 3rd Marquess. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Oliver Frederick George Stanley (1896-1950) was a prominent British Conservative politician who held many ministerial posts before his early death when it was assumed he would soon assume higher office. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... George Henry Hall, 1st Viscount Hall PC (December 1881 - November 8, 1965) was a Welsh Labour politician. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... James Jim Griffiths (1890-1975) was a Welsh Labour politician, the prime mover in the establishment of the Welsh Office. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos (1893-1972) was a British businessman who was brought into government during the Second World War, holding a number of ministerial posts. ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lt. ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Right Honourable Iain Macleod, PC (1913 – 1970) was a UK Conservative politician. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Rt. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Insert non-formatted text here July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Duncan Edwin Sandys, Baron Duncan-Sandys1 (January 24, 1908-November 26, 1987) was a British politician and a minister in successive Conservative governments. ... Insert non-formatted text here July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Arthur William James Anthony Greenwood, 1st Baron Greenwood , known as Anthony Greenwood, (14 September 1911 – 12 April 1982) was a prominent British Labour Party politician in the 1950s and 1960s. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Francis Aungier Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, KG, PC (December 5, 1905 - August 3, 2001) was a politician, author, and social reformer. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton PC (3 August 1906 - 4 February 1984) was a British Labour politician and peer. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The position of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was a British cabinet level position created in 1925 to deal with British relations with the Dominions — Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Newfoundland, and the Irish Free State. ... The office of Secretary of State for India or India Secretary was created in 1858 when India was brought under direct British rule (British Raj). ... The Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations was a British Cabinet office existing between 1947 and 1966, responsible for dealing with British relationship with members of the Commonwealth of Nations (its former colonies). ... The position of Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs was created on August 1, 1966 by the merger of the old positions of Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations and Secretary of State for the Colonies. ...

In 1968 the Commonwealth Office was subsumed into the Foreign Office, which became known as the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Whitehall, seen from St. ...

From 1768 until 1966 the Secretary of State was supported by an Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies (at times an Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies), and latterly by a Minister of State. Under-Secretaries of State for the Colonies, 1768-1782 1768: R. Phillipps and J. Pownall 1772: W. Knox 1776: C. DOyly 1778: T. De Grey 1780: B. Thompson Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State for the Colonies, 1854-1966 For earlier office-holders see Under-Secretary of State for War... Under-Secretaries of State for War and the Colonies, 1801-1854 1801: J. Sullivan 1804: E. Cooke 1806: Sir G. Shee, Bt and Sir J. Cockburn 1807: E. Cooke (replacing Shee) and C.W. Stewart (replacing Cockburn) 1809: Frederick John Robinson (replacing Stewart) and C. Jenkinson (replacing Cooke) 1809: H... Under-Secretaries of State for the Colonies, 1768-1782 1768: R. Phillipps and J. Pownall 1772: W. Knox 1776: C. DOyly 1778: T. De Grey 1780: B. Thompson Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State for the Colonies, 1854-1966 For earlier office-holders see Under-Secretary of State for War...